| Hotel Name: | Bell Hotel |
| Pushpin Map: | Norfolk |
| Location: | Thetford, Breckland, Norfolk, England |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Norfolk |
| Address: | King Street Thetford Norfolk IP24 2AZ United Kingdom |
| Coordinates: | 52.4142°N 0.7466°W |
| Opening Date: | 1493 (First documented)[1] |
| Number Of Rooms: | 46 en-suite bedrooms |
| Number Of Restaurants: | 1 |
| Floors: | 3 |
| Parking: | Yes but limited |
| Website: | Hotel Website |
The Bell Hotel is an AA[2] 3-star hotel in the English town of Thetford within the county of Norfolk.[3] The hotel has been a Grade II* listed building since 3 April 1951.
The hotel is located on the corner of King Street and Bridge Street in the centre of Thetford. The hotel is 0.5miles south of Thetford railway station.[4] The hotel is 29.8miles south-west of the city of Norwich. The nearest airport is also at Norwich and that is 32.4miles north-east of the hotel.
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.[5] Actors associated with the BBC comedy show Dad's Army, stayed at the hotel when filming on location.[6]