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The Five Bells

3.5 star property
Inn with free breakfast, near St. Mary the Blessed Virgin Church

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Step into The Five Bells, a charming pub with a classic tiled roof and welcoming front door, surrounded by a casual outdoor seating area with umbrellas and potted plants.
Situated on a street corner, The Five Bells offers outdoor seating under umbrellas.
Cozy room with a traditional fireplace, perfect for relaxing by the warm flames.
Enjoy a game of pool or challenge friends to a dart game in this cozy space.
Enjoy a warm atmosphere in our restaurant with a bar, booths, and tables.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
The current price is AU$224
includes taxes & fees
16 July - 17 July

Room options

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Double Room (Double Spacious Room / Family)

Double Room (Double Spacious Room / Family)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
TV
Sofa bed - double
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed, 1 Single Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Double Room

Double Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
Daily housekeeping
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Twin Room

Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Free cots/infant beds
TV
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Detached private bathroom
Electric kettle
Coffee/tea maker
  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds
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About the area

Map
The Cross, Lower Street, Eastry, Sandwich, England, CT13 0HX

What's nearby

  • Betteshanger Park - 6 min drive - 5.6 km
  • Wingham Wildlife Park - 9 min drive - 9.6 km
  • Deal Beach - 10 min drive - 9.1 km
  • Sandwich Bay Beach - 10 min drive - 9.1 km
  • Royal St George's Golf Club - 15 min drive - 10.1 km

Getting around

  • Sandwich Station - 6 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Five Bells - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Algar Lodge Farm Shop & Cafe - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Griffins Head - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Ossies fish & chips - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Black Pig - ‬4 min drive

About this property

The Five Bells

Inn near St. Mary the Blessed Virgin Church
Located close to Barnsole Vineyard and Sandwich Guildhall Museum, The Five Bells provides free English breakfast, a coffee shop/cafe and a garden. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities, such as a playground and an arcade/games room.
Other perks include:
  • Free self-parking
  • Outdoor furniture, barbecues and 1 meeting room
  • A billiards/pool table and smoke-free property
Room features
All guest rooms at The Five Bells include amenities, such as free WiFi.
Other amenities include:
  • Showers, free toiletries and hairdryers
  • Wardrobes/cupboards, electric kettles and heating

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking within 2 metres
  • Street parking available
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free English breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours will receive an email with check-in instructions; your host will greet you

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

Five Bells Hotel Deal
Five Bells Hotel
Five Bells Deal
The Five Bells Deal, Kent
Five Bells Inn Deal
Five Bells Inn
The Five Bells Deal Kent
Five Bells Inn Sandwich
Five Bells Sandwich
The Five Bells Inn
The Five Bells Sandwich
The Five Bells Inn Sandwich

Frequently asked questions

Is The Five Bells pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Five Bells?

As of 14 July 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Five Bells on 16 July 2025 start from AU$224.09, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Five Bells?

Self-parking is free at this property; nearby parking is also free.

What time is check-in at The Five Bells?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The Five Bells?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is The Five Bells located?

Situated in Sandwich, this inn is within 3 mi (5 km) of St. Mary the Blessed Virgin Church, Barnsole Vineyard and Sandwich Guildhall Museum. Secret Gardens of Sandwich and Betteshanger Park are also within 3 mi (5 km).

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The Five Bells Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 87 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 87 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 87 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 87 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 87 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Right from Check-in, Mary and her staff made me feel very welcome. Mary was very helpful at every turn even going above and beyond. The room was very good size and very clean. Perfect place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Warm hosts and clean. Great food and pub atmosphere. Perfect for a one night stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent

Fantastic hotel, very friendly staff. Understanding owners who bent over backwards to accommodate my changing dates due to work commitments.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Genuine old pub realky good food and pleasent place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mindy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Visiting Dover

Another room found on the fly based on reviews and was a great find! Room was clean and comfortable. And although the bathroom was shared, they provide robes for your comfort. Breakfast is included & was cooked perfectly! Staff is friendly. Recommend staying here if you’re sightseeing around the Dover area.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The area and the pub b&b was lovely the staff were extremely friendly and professional the locals who used the pub were very friendly and helpful would highly recommend a stay there thank you so much
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent pub and accommodation

Accommodation, food, wine choice, staff were all excellent. Our room met our requirements. One small thing that we appreciated was that the bottom sash window had not been painted shut like so many others we've visted. Eastry is an excellent place to park your car and use public transport to visit Deal, Sandwich, Dover and Canterbury relieving the need to drive and find parking
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

RICHARD

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really lovely stay with great food and service. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Exellent Accommodation First Class Staff.

Superb well run pub great helpful staff good food and drinks very clean and comfortable bed good Wi-Fi.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Friendly place. Made me relaxed. Unfortunately very limited parking and WiFi not great.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Convenient for Dover

We stayed at The Five Bells as a last minute arrangement to avoid queues at Dover Ferry Terminal. It was a great choice, easy access to Dover and a really warm welcome from the staff and landlady. We had a nice evening meal and breakfast too.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely, friendly welcome and service. A bit faded glory in our bedroom with uneven flooring. We did find the separate bathroom a bit inconvenient during the night. Otherwise good food and good value.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Lester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

All good but no Wi-Fi

I have nothing to complain about apart from the Wi-Fi there is not any and it wasn’t me as I was travelling with colleagues. When you’re on business away from Home, this is absolute necessary part of your stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic stay!

Fantastic stay! Parked out front, nice room, very comfy bed, no noise after pub hours, staff friendly as you could ever want! Had a great sleep and woke up to a fantastic full English included. Great gas/boiler shower in a separate bathroom a few feet away (only the twin I believe has a separate bathroom), and even gowns provided. Food was great, and very happy they had some 0% beers and cider and gin, as I’ve given up booze lol. A real gem of a place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Angelique

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Classic local, in a lovely village.

It was a very clean, cosy room, and tastefully decorated. The hospitality tray was nicely displayed. While the bathroom (very clean and roomy) was private it is not ensuite; it required going into the hallway a short distance and up a step. Not a problem unless one needs night time visits. Luckily the light switch for the hallway was easily at hand. The staff was very friendly, very together as a unit, and the whole pub is truly local and buzzing. Surprisingly, the pub noise did not filter upstairs, which felt very private.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Gordon

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Basic accommodation

Very basic accommodation.Bed was not very comfortable. Duvet too small so kept on falling off in the night.Bathroom was a short walk down the hall which is not great late a night. I usually do my homework on places to stay when I am working away from home but this got past me. I received an invitation to review the place before the Hotels.com review invitation came through and received a phone call from the owner to question my review and offering an upgrade the next time I stayed. Never experienced that before.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Simon

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Grant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely pub and staff

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cathy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023