great family run pub , great 4 families!!... food is very…read morenice... atmosphere of the pub is chilled and relaxed

Nice place looks great on the inside with several rooms to sit in or eat in. Choice of real ales…read moretoo. Worth a visit.

lovely little cottage pub. I recieved great service here!read more

I went to the Blue Bell for an evening meal in a party of 3 on a Friday night. The place was busy,…read morewe had booked a table in advance. The pub is a lovely country pub and the setting is great. We each had a main and desert and were thoroughly impressed. I had the beer batter fish and chips, the chips were fab and the fish was good. The only thing that let the meal down was the batter on the fish was soggy, so it was left to one side. For dessert I had the chocolate fudge fixation cake- a must for any chocoholic, it was delicious. For 2 courses and 2 drinks the bill came to around £20 a head. Good food and a great atmosphere. We will be returning!

A great pub this. Its a CAMRA award winning pub that also does good local food - not pub chain…read morestuff! Lot's of real ale on offer (4/5 at any one time) with beer festivals planned too. Well worth a visit if in area.

Visited Tuesday 17/Jan/2012: They do not server John Smiths :( They had Guinness though & a pint of…read morethat plus a glass of wine was £7 something. Not a place I could afford to go drinking at. The food was nice and home made for a change. Prices wern't bad, but the portions could have been bigger only got about 6 chips. Staff were friendly enough, but it's definately a local pub for local people you get looked at funny when you first walk in. They had a flatscreen TV showing Eastenders which depressed the hell out of me. There's plenty of other pubs in Bawtry, so won't be rushing back to the Ship, will go and try another instead next time.

Good home cooked food excellent well kept beers a very clean and well looked after pub with a…read morefriendly welcome