Bell Hotel, Thetford

Bell Hotel
Norfolk
General information
Location Thetford, Breckland, Norfolk, England
Address King Street
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 2AZ
United Kingdom
Coordinates 52°24′51.14″N 0°44′47.91″E / 52.4142056°N 0.7466417°E / 52.4142056; 0.7466417
Opening 1493 (First documented)[1]
Technical details
Floor count 3
Other information
Number of rooms 46 en-suite bedrooms
Number of restaurants 1
Parking Yes but Limited
Website
Hotel Website
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated 3 April 1951
Reference no. 384741[2]

The Bell Hotel is an AA[3] 3-star hotel in the English town of Thetford within the county of Norfolk.[4] The hotel has been a grade II listed building since 3 April 1951.[2]

Location

The hotel is located on the corner of King street and Bridge street in the centre of Thetford. The hotel is 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Thetford railway station.[5] The hotel is 29.8 miles (48.0 km) south-west of the city of Norwich. The nearest airport is also at Norwich and that is 32.4 miles (52.1 km) north-east of the hotel.

History

Documentation shows that there has been an Inn on this site since 1493.[1] The premises served as a principal coaching inn on the London to Norwich mail coach route.[1] The two storey timber framed building which faces on to King street is the oldest part of the present building.[1] With the arrival of the railway connections to Thetford, Norwich and wider Norfolk the inn then was turned into a hotel. In the 17th century and 19th century further wings and extensions have been added with the west wing constructed in the late 20th century.[1] The hotel is reputedly haunted by the ghost of its 18th-century landlady Betty Radcliffe.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Norfolk Heritage Explorer Retrieved 19 January, 2013
  2. 1 2 Building schedule Retrieved 19 January, 2013
  3. ↑ The hotels AA listing
  4. ↑ OS Explorer Map 229 - Thetford Forest in The Brecks. ISBN 0319238032
  5. ↑ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, ISBN 978 1 84348 614 5
  6. ↑ "THETFORD - BELL HOTEL". Norfolk Public Houses. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
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