The Bell Guesthouse

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The Bell Guesthouse The Bell Guesthouse is a friendly, family run coach style pub and guesthouse. A warm welcome awaits you at The Bell Guesthouse located in Horden, County Durham.
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We take pride in offering excellent customer service and making your stay as enjoyable as possible. The site was acquired and built in 1925 by Henry Bell. The Bell has recently gone under extensive refurbishment throughout, whilst retaining the original open fires places to relax and unwind. The Bell provides a comfortable base for exploring the North East of England. In 30 minutes’ drive you can be in the beautiful Durham dales, North Yorkshire moors and the North hills of Northumberland. For pleasure?....
If you Love shopping or sight seeing there’s an array to choose from Hartlepool and the historic Quay, Dalton Park to the bridges in Sunderland. The historical city of Durham with its impressive Cathedral, Castle and the River Wear to Newcastle city centre and the Metro centre. For business?....
We are a stone’s throw away from the commercial business parks which house major companies Walkers Crisps, Caterpillar, TRW to name a few and various call centres.

🎃🕸️ SOMETHING WICKED IS BREWING AT THE BELL! 🕸️🎃Halloween is creeping closer, and we’ve got three spooky cocktails ready...
26/10/2026

🎃🕸️ SOMETHING WICKED IS BREWING AT THE BELL! 🕸️🎃

Halloween is creeping closer, and we’ve got three spooky cocktails ready to get you into the spirit! 🍸👻

🧙‍♀️ Witches Brew – A wickedly fruity purple potion.

🎃 Pumpkin Spice Sour – A little autumn magic in every sip.

🧛‍♀️ Vampire’s Kiss – Dark, fruity and dangerously delicious!

Whether you’re a witch, vampire or just fancy a Halloween tipple, join us at The Bell for some frightfully good drinks and spooky atmosphere! 🦇

Come for the boos, stay for the booze! 🍹👻

25/10/2026
🎉🔔 20 YEARS OF THE BELL — LET’S CELEBRATE! 🔔🎉The celebrations continue today as we mark 20 years under the same ownershi...
24/10/2026

🎉🔔 20 YEARS OF THE BELL — LET’S CELEBRATE! 🔔🎉

The celebrations continue today as we mark 20 years under the same ownership! 💜🥂

We’ve got a fantastic afternoon and evening of live entertainment lined up!

🎤 3pm – Faith
🎶 5.30pm – Jada
🎤 8pm – Wendy

🍻 Doors open from 2pm!

Whether you’ve been part of our journey since 2006 or you’re joining us for the first time, we’d love to see you!

Here’s to 20 years of wonderful customers, great friendships and unforgettable memories. ❤️

Come along, raise a glass and celebrate with us! 🥂🔔

💜💛 20 YEARS OF THE BELL DESERVES A GOLDEN CELEBRATION! 🥂✨Introducing our very special anniversary cocktail…🍹 THE BELL 20...
23/10/2026

💜💛 20 YEARS OF THE BELL DESERVES A GOLDEN CELEBRATION! 🥂✨

Introducing our very special anniversary cocktail…

🍹 THE BELL 20 GOLDEN FIZZ 🍹

A deliciously refreshing blend of vodka, passion fruit, tropical orange and lemonade! 🍊✨

Created especially to celebrate 20 amazing years of The Bell under the same ownership! 💜

💛 £6.95 each
🥂 Or 2 for just £12!

Here’s to 20 years of great people, unforgettable memories, good times and plenty of drinks along the way! 🥳

Available throughout our anniversary weekend, 23rd–25th October!

Who’s joining us for a Golden Fizz? 🍹💜

🎉🔔 TODAY’S THE DAY!!! 🔔🎉🥂 20 YEARS UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP — 20 YEARS TO THE DAY WE OPENED! LET THE CELEBRATIONS BEGIN!...
23/10/2026

🎉🔔 TODAY’S THE DAY!!! 🔔🎉

🥂 20 YEARS UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP — 20 YEARS TO THE DAY WE OPENED!
LET THE CELEBRATIONS BEGIN! 🥂

Well, we made it! 😂❤️

20 years ago, back in 2006, we began our journey at The Bell… and here we are, two decades later, ready to celebrate this incredible milestone!

We’ve had our ups and downs, plenty of challenges, thousands of laughs and some truly unforgettable times. But one thing has remained the same — the wonderful people who make The Bell what it is! 💜

🍻 To our loyal regulars

❤️ To our friends and families

🥰 To our past and present staff

🎉 And to everyone who’s supported us over the last 20 years…

THANK YOU!

Now it’s time to put the hard work aside for a little while and enjoy ourselves! 😂🥂

🎄🍸 CHRISTMAS JUMPERS & COCKTAILS PARTY! 🍸🎄It’s time to dig out those Christmas jumpers, grab your friends and get ready ...
19/10/2026

🎄🍸 CHRISTMAS JUMPERS & COCKTAILS PARTY! 🍸🎄

It’s time to dig out those Christmas jumpers, grab your friends and get ready for a festive night at The Bell! 🎅🥂

📅 Saturday 19th December
⏰ 7pm – Midnight
🎟️ Tickets just £5!

🎶 DJ playing your favourite Christmas tunes

🏆 Prizes for the BEST and WORST Christmas jumpers!

🍹 Delicious Christmas cocktails

✨ Plenty of festive fun and cheer!

Whether your jumper is stylish, sparkly or absolutely hideous, we want to see it! 😂🎄

Who will be crowned the WORST dressed of the night? 👀🏆

🎟️ TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

Pop into The Bell to get yours and join us for a fabulous festive night! ❤️💚

18/10/2026

🔔💜 20 YEARS… AND IT’S ALL THANKS TO YOU! 💜🔔

🎉 JUST 5 DAYS TO GO! 🎉

As we get closer to celebrating 20 years under the same ownership at The Bell, we wanted to take a moment to say something…

THANK YOU! ❤️

When we started our journey back in 2006, we never imagined just how many wonderful people would become part of our story.

🍻 To our regulars who’ve supported us year after year…

🥰 To the families who’ve celebrated special occasions with us…

🛏️ To the guests who’ve stayed with us from near and far…

❤️ To our past and present staff who’ve helped us along the way…

😂 And to everyone who’s walked through our doors and made us smile!

THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR 20 YEARS! 💜

We’ve seen plenty of changes, shared thousands of laughs and made memories we’ll treasure forever.

And now we’d love you to come and celebrate this milestone with us! 🥂🎉

🔔 FRIDAY 23RD – SUNDAY 25TH OCTOBER

Whether you’ve been coming to The Bell for 20 years or only discovered us recently, you’re all part of our story! ❤️

👇 ONE LITTLE QUESTION…

How many years have YOU been visiting The Bell? 👀

Are you one of our original 2006 customers, or a more recent addition to the Bell family?

Let us know in the comments! 🥰

🔔 THE BELL — 20 YEARS CELEBRATIONS

💜 2006–2026

🎉 5 DAYS TO GO!

20 YEARS. THOUSANDS OF MEMORIES. ONE BIG WEEKEND! 🥂💜

🎉🔔 20 YEARS OF THE BELL! 🔔🎉This October we’re celebrating 20 years under the same ownership — and we’d love you to celeb...
02/10/2026

🎉🔔 20 YEARS OF THE BELL! 🔔🎉

This October we’re celebrating 20 years under the same ownership — and we’d love you to celebrate with us! ❤️

📅 Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th October 2026

20 years. Thousands of memories. One BIG weekend. 🥂

Save the date, tag your Bell crew and come celebrate with us! 💜

⏰💜 THE BELL TIME MACHINE… WHERE ARE YOU GOING?Imagine you could walk through the doors of The Bell tonight and suddenly ...
23/09/2026

⏰💜 THE BELL TIME MACHINE… WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

Imagine you could walk through the doors of The Bell tonight and suddenly be transported back to ONE year from the last 20 years… 👀

🍻 What year are you choosing?

Maybe it’s 2006 and we’re right back at the beginning…
💃 A year when you were always out every weekend
❤️ The year you met someone special
🎂 A birthday you’ll never forget
🎄 One of our Christmas parties
🥂 A wedding or family celebration
😂 Or simply a year when you and your mates had some VERY good nights in The Bell!

👇 COMMENT WITH YOUR YEAR — and tell us WHY you’d go back!

Even better… tag the person you’d take back with you. 😂❤️

We’re loving looking back over the last two decades as we get ready to celebrate…

🎉 20 YEARS UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP
🔔 2006–2026

📅 Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th October 2026

🍾 Thousands of memories. One BIG weekend.

And there’s plenty more anniversary news still to come… 👀🎶🥂

Address

Sunderland Road
Peterlee
SR84PF

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 11pm
Tuesday 4pm - 11pm
Wednesday 4pm - 11pm
Thursday 4pm - 11pm
Friday 4pm - 11pm
Saturday 2pm - 11pm
Sunday 12am - 9pm

Telephone

+441915863863

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