Bel & The Dragon - Kingsclere

We started walking the Wayfarers walk and had this as our day 1 stopover. What a great find it was! The pub was full of locals, great vibe for an initial drink. Dinner was beautiful and a great wine list. The venue is a very old coach inn called the Swan and the fitout of the room we stayed in was impeccable, with a number of special touches. The only downside was our room was directly over the restaurant and right next to the road so there was no sleeping until 11pm! And then no sleeping after 6am. Breakfast was cooked fresh which was a real treat. Service throughout was top notch. Highly recommend, but if you are a light sleeper or looking for a long rest maybe try and get a room away from the road. That's what I'll be trying next time

We had a great weekend away here at this dog friendly location, the rooms were very nicely presented and clean with a comfy bed. We had breakfast and dinner both days which was excellent. The bar does get very busy in the evening but the staff are very attentive and get to you asap.

Today was my second visit to Bel and The Dragon. We were served by the lovely Chanya who was attentive but not over the top. She was very helpful. The food is top quality, really special. The building has a wonderful ambience with beams and a roaring fire. It isn't cheap here but this place is special and the food was incredible. Parking can be a bit of an issue but you can park on the road.

What an incredible place! The room was lovely and spotless, the bed super comfy and breakfast delicious ... but it's the extra special touches and extra special team there that takes this to another level!!||There's free drinks on arrival in your bedroom, a very comfortable residents only lounge with more complimentary drinks (see the pics). That was a huge bonus and the staff were brilliant!||We were struggling to get a taxi to Highclare Castle so the manager Darren stepped in to make sure we were able to get there and back.||The team have a strong family vibe about them and we left feeling as though we'd stayed with friends - A fabulous stay!!

A sweet place, great choice of drinks on offer and the food menu was very good indeed. I was going to have a main, but because of the choice my colleague and I ordered starters, mains and shared a dessert for two. Very chilled atmosphere. Well worth the visit.

Had lunch there. Food was terrific. Good selection of ales. Outside seating/dining area sheltered but not pretty. Dog water bowls available. Landlady was lovely and had dog treats to hand!

Brilliant little find on the way back up north from the coast; lovley menu with items you won't find in the average pub. Food was fantastic, the pork rolled roast being a total hit with me .. this would be our regular if we weren't 3hrs away ..

Very friendly staff, clean and comfortable room, super breakfast.i had the dippy eggs with marmite soldiers. My husband had scrambled eggs and mushrooms. It was all freshly cooked for us. They had left some drinks in the room for us quite unsolicited. It is very close to HighClere Castle. Can’t recommend highly enough.