About
The Bell is a traditional and iconic 300 year old community owned pub and live music venue owned by over 700 members and offering a haven from the bustle of city life
Free live music is to be found on Monday nights, every other Tuesday night, Wednesday nights and Sunday afternoons showcasing a wide range of local and international musicians and acts. There are also DJ's every Friday night and all day on Saturdays plus an open mic night on Thursdays
They stock a good selection of real ales and are regularly featured in the good pub guide. There are fresh cooked pizza's available on Wednesday's and Friday to Sunday, which can be enjoyed indoors or outside in our sheltered beer garden
They are proud sponsors the Orchestra of Everything and are a Living Wage employer
Opening Times
| Open: (1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Times | |
| Monday - Tuesday | 16:00 | - 23:00* |
| Wednesday - Saturday | 13:00 | - 23:00* |
| Sunday | 12:00 | - 22:30* |
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Facilities
Accessibility
- Guide dogs permitted
Catering
- Cater for vegetarians
- Licensed
- Serve lunch - Sunday only
Children & Infants
- Accept children (Minimum age) - Before 7pm
Establishment Features
- Al Fresco Dining - Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday
- Beer Garden
- Dog Friendly
- Live Music
- Outdoor Terrace
Key Features
- In town/city centre
- Unique venue
Payment Methods
- Delta accepted
- Maestro accepted
- MasterCard accepted
- Solo accepted
Travel & Trade
- Wi-fi available
Venue Facilities
- Groups Accepted
Show Facilities
Awards
- TripAdvisor Awards
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2017 - Regional and Miscellaneous -
TripAdvisor - Certificate of Excellence - 2018 2018
Events
Tuesday, 7th April 2026 - Tuesday, 7th April 2026
A Band Named Brian at The Bell InnThe indefatigable Mr Madigan generates more ideas in an afternoon than many politicians have had in their entire lives. Some of those have translated into rhymes, acoustic guitar parts, and springboards for Rob on the fiddle.- more info
Wednesday, 8th April 2026 - Wednesday, 8th April 2026
Organ3man at The Bell InnSoul jazz meets psychedelic blues stripped right down to the bare essentials of the groove. Sometimes you don't need anything else; and these are the guys to give it to you.- more info
Sunday, 12th April 2026 - Sunday, 12th April 2026
Dr Zebo's Wheezy Club at The Bell InnAmericana, early jazz and originals in a century of styles. Not quite that long in real life, but the longer they've been on the circuit, the lighter their touch and any temptation to take themselves too seriously.- more info
Monday, 13th April 2026 - Monday, 13th April 2026
Joose Keskitalo & Band at The Bell InnAlchemy, devils and King Henry IV with a wyrd Outsider Folk feel, which the Nordics are pretty darn good at. Finnish home made instruments, Weissenborn lap slide, not quite like anything you will have encountered before...- more info
Wednesday, 15th April 2026 - Wednesday, 15th April 2026
Subject A at The Bell InnOnce again, Walcot abstracts all the grooviest people in Swindon for the evening: they're all in this band, playing two-tone & reggae with vision and originality.- more info
Saturday, 18th April 2026 - Saturday, 18th April 2026
RSVP at The Bell InnEver feel under-celebrated? Maybe your Easter wasn't as joyful as it could have been? Then you need to spend some time with these guys: any party would be enhanced by a swinging Bhangra Bollywood Beat!- more info
Sunday, 19th April 2026 - Sunday, 19th April 2026
Kevin Brown at The Bell InnOur very own Bath Blues legend, Kevin is a master of the slide guitar, his songs recount a lifetime on the road and the people he's met there. Just back from his winter in Goa so more laid-back than ever!- more info
Monday, 20th April 2026 - Monday, 20th April 2026
Around About Dusk at The Bell InnAtmospheric instrumental textures backing the lived-in laughed-in voice of Rachel Lawrence (Gin Bowlers etc.). Experts in a dozen traditions, this band is the one where they play their own thing informed by all of them, from Blues to Gipsy.- more info
Tuesday, 21st April 2026 - Tuesday, 21st April 2026
Sue Harding at The Bell InnSue's emergence as a storyteller in song, a truth-teller, has been inspiring: a working life thinking and talking on her feet in front of a class has brought a way with words and courage in her own voice.- more info
Wednesday, 22nd April 2026 - Wednesday, 22nd April 2026
Olly Love & The Affair at The Bell InnWho knows why these guys aren't mega, 'cos they are in our world - maybe they're all too busy - mixing funk, disco, rock, blue-eyed soul & electronics into the ultimate deterrent against unpeaceful ungrooviness, all on a tiny stage before your very eyes.- more info
Sunday, 26th April 2026 - Sunday, 26th April 2026
Sunday, 26th April 2026 - Sunday, 26th April 2026
Shunta + Tropanka at The Bell InnTwo for the price of none great British Balkan/Klezmer bands - they can play anything from the tradition of a half dozen countries and nobody complains that they're not doing it quite right. Which increases the party still more!- more info
Monday, 27th April 2026 - Monday, 27th April 2026
Ruth Eliza & Band at The Bell InnClawhammer banjo player and associate of our friends Blue Lass & Midnight Skyracer, music rooted in the America-via-Britain-&-Europe traditions - what goes round comes around - and there's a lot of top home-grown talent at the moment.- more info
Wednesday, 29th April 2026 - Wednesday, 29th April 2026
Santarnal at The Bell InnBefore they hit the world via Woodstock, Santana were a bar band, and we're imaginatively taking you back there, pretending too that they'd written those classic albums already... This band of Bell favourites can absolutely do both the feel and the fireworks...- more info
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