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Blue Bell, Peterborough

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Opens at 12:00pm
Welland Road, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, PE1 3SA (View on Google Map)
(01733) 313700
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The oldest pub in Peterborough with parts dating to 1598. It started life as a farmhouse and became a pub in 1810. Bar, lounge and open wood panelled snug off the lounge. The snug and bar are the oldest parts with the lounge being a later addition. The wood panelling in the snug pre-dates the pub and was originally in the foyer.

Information for this venue is provided by the Peterborough Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
City of Peterborough (B)
Last updated
27/07/2024
Last surveyed
14/12/2010
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Elgood
Pub ID
PET/180
Asset of Community Value

Originally a farmhouse, with a datestone of 1669 it became a pub in 1808. In 1923 it was extended to the left in the style of the original part - can you spot the join? The lounge on the left has a stone fireplace from 1923 and some old panelling remains. However the bar fittings date from 1980s?? and dado panelling ?? A wood-panelled corridor leads to a snug where the panelling is very fine indeed; there is also a huge inglenook with a massive beam, sadly despoiled by insertion of a modern fireplace. The panelling has the inscription "ER 35' which dates it as 1594 so must have been brought from elsewhere. The public bar on the right was extended back in the 1960s and retains a tiled fireplace of that date, but the bar fittings are modern. If the bar fittings are all modern this is very marginal.

Originally a farmhouse, with a datestone of 1669 it became a pub in 1808. In 1923 it was extended to the left in the style of the original part - can you spot the join? The lounge on the left has a stone fireplace from 1923 and some old panelling remains. However the bar fittings date from 1980s?? and dado panelling ?? A wood-panelled corridor leads to a snug where the panelling is very fine indeed; there is also a huge inglenook with a massive beam, sadly despoiled by insertion of a modern fireplace. The panelling has the inscription "ER 35' which dates it as 1594 so must have been brought from elsewhere. The public bar on the right was extended back in the 1960s and retains a tiled fireplace of that date, but the bar fittings are modern. If the bar fittings are all modern this is very marginal.

General information about historic pub interiors
Wednesday
1:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
1:00pm - Midnight
Friday
Noon - 1:00am
Saturday
Noon - 1:00am
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
1:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
1:00pm - 11:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves no changing beers and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen
Elgood's - Cambridge Bitter
Elgood's - Cambridge Bitter Session Bitter • 3.8%
Elgood's - Cambridge Bitter
Elgood's - Cambridge Bitter

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 3.8%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Sunday
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Sunday afternoon
Garden Garden
Parking Parking
Games Games
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Features
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Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (50m)
2, 5

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