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The bell 2017
The Bell, on the corner of Bell Close and Church Street, is the last surviving public house in the village giving a warm welcome at all times. It is a traditional village pub, serving a variety of wines, spirits and real ales.
In January 2018 it became a pub restaurant, The Fat Landlord, offering great pub food. It has teamed up with The Secret Kitchen Co and gone under a transformation to turn it into a great food pub.
Richard Philips (aka The Fat Landlord & the actual Landlord) has recently taken the pub back after leasing it out for 18 months. His dream was to revive the pub to become the heart of Helmdon again. So he has teamed up with The Secret Kitchen Co to take over the kitchen and develop a menu people talk about. Ryan Fullerton (Head Chef) and Ashley Mortiboys (Sous Chef) have teamed up and created a beautiful menu with pub classics with a chef twist.
From everyone here at The Fat Landlord, we hope you enjoy your experience with us here.
Bookings at www.the fatlandlord.co.uk Tel: [phone number removed]
Need a place to stay? Adjacent to the Bell Inn there are three rooms available.
To read more about the history of the Bell, visit the Village Trail.
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Researched and written by Helmdon Local History Group volunteers. We do our best, but we can sometimes get things wrong. Corrections and additions are welcome.