What a gem of a place. The staff were superb, welcoming on arrival, the locals equally great, this is a real community hub in the making. The beers were great on arrival and the foot menu was just a celebration of pub classics. The room was perfect for a one night stay, great facilities. The evening meal was absolutely delicious, along with finishing off with sticky toffee pudding. Great nights sleep and then it was off again on the South Downs Way. The breakfast provided was plentiful, not freshly cooked but we were aware and had porridge, yogurt, fruit and snacks. If you're travelling the South Downs Way, the Blue Bell at Cocking is a must for a stay over, it will only get better.

Even not getting a cooked breakfast did not spoil the stay.

Everything! All the staff encountered were welcoming, friendly and helpful. Boyd and Mike in particular were keen to ensure guests enjoyed their stay. The Blue Bell is ideally situated. The room was comfortable and the Breakfast provided in the room, was varied and very generous and allowed walkers to get an early start if desired. The Dinner in the evening was excellent! The option of purchasing a packed lunch was also very useful for those walking and proved to be good value. Again the contents were extremely generous. Thank you for all your efforts!

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The staff were really friendly and helpful, especially Alice and the young chap (not sure of his name). Our room was small but perfectly functional and the bed and sheets were probably some of the cosiest and most comfortable I have slept in for a while (which I was very grateful for given the amount of bike riding I had done and was super tired!) - need to find out what the linen/pillows were from as so soft! Room had everything we needed. Good breakfast!

A bit noisy at night when we went to bed as the customers downstairs could be heard easily so a bit of a disturbed sleep until closing (we had an early start and so went to bed early).

Good food, nice ambiance and staff were very welcoming. Enjoyed a drink in the garden before retiring to a nice room.

We booked a triple room for 3 adults but room was very small and third bed (it wasn’t there ready) would have taken all the floor space and you would have had to stand on extra bed to reach bathroom in the night! However, staff were very accommodating and kindly moved us to 2 spare double rooms at no extra charge. Problem swiftly solved for us but we would only consider that room suitable for a child with parents. Absolutely nothing else to fault.

Enjoyed our stay at the Blue Bell, we had a very warm reception and we were very lucky that despite pre-advised staff shortages, a sandwich lunch was able to be offered which was gratefully received. The room was a good size with working amenities, such as TV, coffee/tea making. Bathroom was clean and everything worked as expected. Good breakfast in the morning and very kindly our bags were looked after whilst we went out for the day.

This is purely personal, I found the bed to be on the soft side,

Very cheap price - we stayed during Goodwood festival and it was a total bargain for 3 of us to stay the night, only 15 mins away from Goodwood Festival. The breakfast was very good. The staff were helpful and kind. The room and bathroom were immaculately clean.

The pub is a bit rough around the edges, but no more so than you’d expect given the low prices.

New venture, off to a good start. Friendly staff, pleasant room, excellent shower, good food, nice location for the South Downs.

Would have been nice to be able to eat our breakfast "bag" at a table downstairs instead of in our room, no table.

Great staff. There was no Chef on a Sunday night but you can order takeawys. However the Monday morning breakfast was superb. Plenty of it and fantastic quaity

I was on a bike and the secure area wasn't as secure as I would like but it was still there in the morning. Needed a lockup.

Lovely stay at this cosy friendly village pub/inn. Lovely dinner and breakfast. Boutique operation with just a handful of accommodations. Helpful staff too. Was mu=y first stop after an exhausting first day hiking the South Downs Way.

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Friendly welcoming staff.Comfortable rooms with great wifi Good food and generous breakfast. Very good location for the South downs way as only a short bus ride from Chichester to the village and South downs way trail.

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