Inn · Stroud
The Bell Inn, Selsley
A chef-owned 17th-century inn, listed Grade II, with two bedrooms at Selsley, two miles from Stroud, with two AA Rosettes and dogs welcome throughout.
Dog-friendly
A chef-owned village inn above Stroud with two AA Rosettes, two bedrooms and dogs welcome everywhere. It is closed on Mondays and serves no food on Sunday evenings, so plan a stay around that.
- Good: Two AA Rosettes; chef-owners cook
- Good: Dogs welcome throughout, bedrooms included
- Good: Garden with views over the valley
- Worth knowing: Closed on Mondays
- Worth knowing: No food on Sunday evenings, residents included
- Worth knowing: Small car park; roadside parking beside the pub
About
The Bell Inn, which calls itself the Bell at Selsley, is an inn listed Grade II in the village of Selsley, about two miles from Stroud. The inn calls itself 16th century; Historic England's listing dates the building, a former house with three gables to the front, to the mid to late 17th century, with an 18th-century addition. The owners, Mark and Sarah, bought it in July 2015; Mark cooked at Claridge's, became head chef at Cowley Manor in 2008 and started his own business, mark@street, in 2011 in Nailsworth.
The kitchen cooks British food from seasonal and local produce, game included, with pub classics such as burgers, pies and fish and chips beside a restaurant menu. Bread, butter and mayonnaise are made in house. There are sandwiches at lunch from Tuesday to Saturday, a prix fixe, Sunday lunch and a children's menu, and the bar keeps local ales, a gin list and wine. The inn lists two AA Rosettes and an AA four-star inn rating (both 2025) and entries in the Good Food Guide and the Good Pub Guide, and says it was listed by Michelin within 18 months of the couple taking over.
Inside are log burners, a bar, a garden room and a private dining area, and the garden looks over the valley. There are two bedrooms: the Dovecot, the larger, with its own sitting room, a few steps up to a king-size bed and a walk-through rainfall shower, and the Valley, with exposed beams, views across the Stroud valley, a king-size bed and a small en-suite with a walk-in rainfall shower. Dogs are welcome throughout, bedrooms included, for a £20 supplement. The inn’s booking page gives check-in from 2pm to 10pm and check-out by 10.30am, and lists only these two rooms, reached by stairs.
The pub is closed on Sunday evenings and all day Monday, and then serves no food or drink to residents apart from breakfast. On Sunday evenings a cold meat salad and the dessert of the day can be brought to your room if booked ahead; on Mondays the inn points guests to a local restaurant. All Saints' Church, Selsley is a short walk away, the Cotswold Way crosses Selsley Common above the village, and the Rodborough Common and the fort walk is close by.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Tue 10, 11:30
| Mon | Opening | Food served |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11:30 to 15:00, 17:00 to 22:30 | 12:00 to 14:30, 18:00 to 20:30 |
| Wednesday | 11:30 to 15:00, 17:00 to 22:30 | 12:00 to 14:30, 18:00 to 20:30 |
| Thursday | 11:30 to 15:00, 17:00 to 22:30 | 12:00 to 14:30, 18:00 to 20:30 |
| Friday | 11:30 to 22:30 | 12:00 to 14:30, 18:00 to 20:30 |
| Saturday | 11:30 to 22:30 | 12:00 to 14:30, 18:00 to 20:30 |
| Sunday | 11:30 to 17:00 | 12:00 to 15:00 |
Food served: Sandwiches at lunch Tuesday to Saturday. No food on Sunday evenings.
Closed on Mondays. On Sunday evenings and Mondays there is no food or drink for residents apart from breakfast. Christmas hours differ.
The details
- Food
- Modern British · Pub classics
- Serving
- Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Dietary
- Children's menu
- Rooms
- 2
- Check-in
- 2pm to 10pm
- Check-out
- By 10.30am
- Features
- Garden or terrace · Views · Open fire · Real ale · Restaurant · Bar · Private dining · Dogs in rooms · Dogs inside · Parking
- Awards
- Two AA Rosettes (2025)
- The Good Food Guide
- The Good Pub Guide
- AA four-star inn (2025)
- History
- Mid to late 17th-century house, now an inn, listed Grade II
- Parking
- A small car park, plus roadside parking by the pub. If you have mobility needs, ring ahead to reserve a flat space nearer the door.
Photos
By the stove 
From the kitchen 
A pudding 
The bar
Location
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Old Fleece apartments 1.0 km away
- The Prince Albert 1.2 km away
- The Clothiers Arms 1.4 km away
- Cotswold Canals Trust boat trips, Stroud 1.7 km away
Sights nearby
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All Saints' Church, Selsley
Sight · Church · Stroud and the Five Valleys
All Saints, Selsley is a Grade I church of 1862 by G F Bodley on the hillside above Stroud, with some of the first church glass made by Morris and Company: windows by Morris, Burne-Jones, Rossetti, Madox Brown and Philip Webb, among them a Creation rose window. Open in daylight.
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Rodborough Fort
Sight · Historic building · Stroud and the Five Valleys
Rodborough Fort is a battlemented house on the brow of Rodborough Common above Stroud, begun as a folly for Captain Hawker in 1761 and enlarged in 1870 with a four-storey tower, turreted curtain walls and a small chapel. Grade II; a private house, seen from the common.
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Rodborough Common
Sight · Common or park · Stroud and the Five Valleys
Open limestone grassland on the hill between Stroud and the Golden Valley, owned by the National Trust, known for rare pasqueflowers in spring, early purple orchids in May and over 30 kinds of butterfly, grazed by commoners’ cattle, with Rodborough Fort on its brow.
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River Frome, Stroud
Sight · River · Stroud
The River Frome runs along the bottom of Stroud, where four streams join it to make the town's five valleys. It drove the mills of the Stroud cloth trade, and today a riverside path through Frome Banks and the canal towpath follow it below the town.