Historic Berkshire coaching inn near the Thames

The Olde Bell, Hurley

8.1

Very Good

1,665 reviews

Superior Double room
Hurley Lock
Maidenhead
Classic Double room
Maidenhead
Superior Double room
Hurley Lock
Maidenhead

Property details

A 12th-century Berkshire inn with designer rooms, orchard dining and stellar guest book entries - includes breakfast, optional dinner credit, and late check-out
  • Magnificent past: With staggering 12th-century history to its name, The Olde Bell is the veritable trendsetter of ancient inns, with its timber framed frontage and original walled garden lying a few minutes' meander from the gently flowing River Thames at Hurley, just downriver from Marlow. Lauded guests have slept here, from Winston Churchill to Elizabeth Taylor.

  • Designer charm: Globally renowned designer Ilse Crawford has blown pared-back sophistication into the heritage rooms that are spread across five buildings. Expect handmade mattresses, pure wool blankets, a Roberts radio and a muted bedroom palette for utmost peace.

  • Atmospheric eats: Whether you feast by candlelight on oak tables in the elegant dining room or beneath the dappled shade of the orchard trees on summer weekends, you'll savour sumptuous, tradition-infused English cuisine, whipped up with produce fresh from the Kitchen Garden. Indulge in an afternoon tea or Sunday roast for an extra-tasty treat.

How to get there

The hotel is roughly a 20-minute bus ride or a 10-minute taxi trip from Maidenhead train station, which connects to London Paddington, Reading and nearby Marlow. Alternatively, the hotel is just over an hour's drive from central London; you'll find it a few minutes off the A404.

Entry requirements


The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.

  • Magnificent past: With staggering 12th-century history to its name, The Olde Bell is the veritable trendsetter of ancient inns, with its timber framed frontage and original walled garden lying a few minutes' meander from the gently flowing River Thames at Hurley, just downriver from Marlow. Lauded guests have slept here, from Winston Churchill to Elizabeth Taylor.

  • Designer charm: Globally renowned designer Ilse Crawford has blown pared-back sophistication into the heritage rooms that are spread across five buildings. Expect handmade mattresses, pure wool blankets, a Roberts radio and a muted bedroom palette for utmost peace.

  • Atmospheric eats: Whether you feast by candlelight on oak tables in the elegant dining room or beneath the dappled shade of the orchard trees on summer weekends, you'll savour sumptuous, tradition-infused English cuisine, whipped up with produce fresh from the Kitchen Garden. Indulge in an afternoon tea or Sunday roast for an extra-tasty treat.

How to get there

The hotel is roughly a 20-minute bus ride or a 10-minute taxi trip from Maidenhead train station, which connects to London Paddington, Reading and nearby Marlow. Alternatively, the hotel is just over an hour's drive from central London; you'll find it a few minutes off the A404.

Entry requirements


The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.

Facilities

  • Wi-Fi

  • Terrace

  • Garden

  • Pet friendly

  • Restaurant x2

    See details

  • Bar

    Seasonal

  • Reception

  • Parking

  • Tennis court

  • Concierge service

  • Wi-Fi

  • Terrace

  • Garden

  • Pet friendly

  • Restaurant x2

    See details

  • Bar

    Seasonal

  • Reception

  • Parking

  • Tennis court

  • Concierge service

Some facilities may require reservations and are subject to availability. Additional charges may apply.

Please enquire through our contact us page if you have any questions on the accessibility of this property for persons with reduced mobility.

Location and what's nearby

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High Street, Hurley, Berkshire SL6 5LX

After you've strolled 10 minutes to the 18th-century Hurley Lock to catch some River Thames bustle amongst the towering trees, you could carry on walking the Thames Path up to the plush Georgian market town of Marlow, an hour's walk upriver. Here on the Berks/Bucks border, you'll find high-end boutiques and restaurants and jolly rowers powering through the water.

Further famous waterside elegance can be found at Henley-On-Thames, a 10-minute drive downriver and home to the famous yearly regatta. For far-reaching greenery and bucolic quiet, cross the river to The Chilterns, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.