The Bell, Sevenoaks

Traditional village pub, with three small seating / dining areas as you progress through the building, with a subdivided bar counter to your right-hand side. There is also a patio area in the front yard to the left, and a much larger L-shaped grassed beer accessed via the back. As a Greene King house, it was no surprise to find IPA on the bank of four handpumps, but Butcombe Gold (£4.80) was also available as a guest.

Pleasant enough but rather straightforward village pub divided into 2 bars. The front bar has a light and relaxing ambience with cosy armchairs around the fireplace, piano but a rather strangely positioned dart board. A couple of stairs take you to a rear bar which is slightly larger and has more of a pubby feel as opposed to the front roomy ambience of the front bar. Beers are the usual Green King fare, quality OK but the choice hardly enticing. Handy for a quick pint after a countryside ramble but overall, the Bell is a safe but not particularly memorable or interesting place.