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Bell Foundry, Loughborough

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20 Swan Street
Loughborough
LE11 5BL

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Loughborough Town

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Strongers . left this review about Bell Foundry

Bell Foundry is a prominent Craft Union pub that seemed to have a constant smoking patrol guarding the entrance during a recent bank holiday Monday late afternoon visit. The entrance opens onto a carpeted walkway that passes an old beaten up shell banquette to the left and some high tables under a television that was airing muted Sky Sports football up the right. At the rear is access to a beer garden that I didn’t investigate, but I was confused why people were constantly smoking in the entrance when there is facility to puff away at the rear. To the right of the entrance is a raised area with a pool table where the local Loughborough yoof, who were stinking of stale puff, had gathered. The busy bar area is located to the left of the entrance where a serving counter across the rear supports standard and premium keg alongside Neck Oil and two hand pumps, one of which was in use drawing a decent London Pride. The television in the bar area was airing muted horse racing while some very slow background music was playing. To the left of the bar is a small split level seating area that was empty. The service was polite, but there are better pubs in the area so I don’t plan on returning.

On 4^th June 2025 - rating: 4
[User has posted 6133 recommendations about 6099 pubs]

Old Boots left this review about Bell Foundry

A long, Brewers Tudor building, it’s a Craft Union pub so predominantly fairly cheap low end kegs, it has two pulls, one going with an average London Pride the other not in use. Raised areas at both ends with a pool table in one, seating at the other. It’s split into various areas with the changing floor levels and odd walls, each area has a screen on some sport or another, lots of machines. At the back is a beer garden. There are a few old photos and some of bell founding. Originally the Saracens Head it’s had a few name changes since 1955 before getting its current name, there was a big bell founding company in Loughborough, John Taylor who supplied a set of bells to St Paul’s Cathedral in London including the 17 ton Great Paul bell, the largest in Britain.

On 25^th April 2025 - no rating submitted
[User has posted 3648 recommendations about 3327 pubs]

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custodian 42 left this review about The Gallery

This place is now called the Bell House. I've no idea what it was like when it was called the Gallery, but this place did nothing for me - Doombore and keg only.

On 26^th March 2017 - rating: 3
[User has posted 1693 recommendations about 1691 pubs]

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