Blue Bell Inn, Knaresborough

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Official site of Blue Bell Inn - www.thebluebellatarkendale.co.uk

Official site of Blue Bell Inn - www.thebluebellatarkendale.co.uk

A rather swanky modernised pub with designer furnishings and decor and a bit of a restaurant feel, but still catering for the locals. On handpump were Theakston's Best, Harrogate Pale and Copper Dragon Golden Pippin. Despite the focus on dining, this immediately felt comfortable and relaxing and somewhere you could spend the afternoon.

A very nice little pub that was let down by bad service a party of 12 of us booked in advance ie food beer wine etc only to find main courses being delivered to the table very erratically - some people had finished theirs before others had even got theirs!! And this was despite food orders being phoned through a few days beforehand!A lovely place and the beers and the food were nice

The inside is quite unexpected after looking at the fairly conventional outside. Inside is an odd collection of rooms. The front bar is decorated to one side as an upmarket village inn with the usual horse brasses and blackened timbers, the other is like stepping into someone’s well appointed library. Comfy seats and open fires with formal dining set aside in the “library”. A large range of kegged products, John Smith and Tetley extra cold, Carlsberg, Fosters and 1664 lagers plus Strongbow cider and both versions of Guinness. The beer side is rather let down by mediocre Black Sheep and John Smiths cask. Reasonably priced drinks and food for the area, friendly staff and locals, efficient service if a little effusive. I was overcharged by £5 on my bill though.