Five Bells Wickham

We went for a late lunch on a Friday after viewing the snowdrops at Welford Park (just down the road). Luckily we had booked, as the pub was completely full. There was an excellent value two course "Snowdrops Menu", but with the generous portions for the main course none of us found room for a pudding (even the crumble!). Tasty and well-cooked food. There was a slight delay as might be expected from the crowd, but nothing untoward and the waitress kept us informed.

Needed an overnight stay, booked last min, found it Late Rooms. I’ll be honest it was one of the cheapest in the area that night. But what a find! Room was ideal, small but large enough (room 2). Very comfortable double bed, perfect sized en-suite with shower (no issues with temperature). Staff very friendly and welcoming both for accommodation and bar/food. I said cheap, it was incredible value, I’ve stayed in places triple the cost and much much worse! Room was nicely decorated, fresh and spotless. Decent quality water and soaps in the room, softness linen. No noise from the bar, rooms are in a different wing. Genuinely, they could comfortably charge much more (but hope they don’t!) I also ate in the beer garden, again very good choice, reasonable value. I went with white bait to start and then homemade chicken pie with skinny fries. Again, very good, fresh, tasty. I will certainly be returning, next time in the larger room which features a roll top bath (not seen it but saw the photos in other reviews and website) looks very similar money to the room I had.

Just arrived back from a delightful overnight stay. We have eaten at and enjoyed visiting the pub many times over the years. The food is always very good and the staff are a really friendly bunch. We have been hoping to stay over for some time, so it was a real treat to stay in room number 1 last night. We found our room to be immaculately clean and very spacious. The decor was tasteful and bed was super comfy. The in room roll top bath was a real luxury also! The room didn't look tired or dated, like some pub rooms can - it was up to date and airy. I particularly loved the basket of local handmade treats available in the room! Check in and out was a breeze, it was nice there was a separate access door which means you have the option of getting to your room via the pub or external door. The lobby area was super cute with a nespresso coffee machine to use on a dresser and ample spare mugs, even takeout coffee mugs, what a lovely idea! The little milk bottles assigned to each room tucked away in the minifridge were adorable. Such a lovely place to stay and would recommend to anyone in the area in a heartbeat, will definitely be back again!