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The Ship and Bell

3.0 star property
Travelers find classic comfort at this welcoming establishment where they can connect to WiFi in public areas and choose from a variety of tasty dining options

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The Ship and Bell offers genuine hospitality with an inviting bar and restaurant. Visitors enjoy free WiFi throughout the smoke-free premises and convenient extended parking. Previous guests consistently share positive feedback about their experience.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping

Room options

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Standard Suite, Ensuite, Garden View

Standard Suite, Ensuite, Garden View

  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Double Bed
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About the area

Waterlooville is home to The Ship and Bell. Butser Ancient Farm and Wedgewood Rooms are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Stansted Maze and West Sussex Falconry. PlayZone Portsmouth and Funland Hayling Island are also worth visiting. Visit our Waterlooville travel guide
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6 London Road, Horndean, Waterlooville, England, PO8 0BZ

What's nearby

  • South Downs National Park
    South Downs National Park
    4 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Queen Elizabeth Country Park
    Queen Elizabeth Country Park
    5 min drive - 5.7 km
  • Staunton Country Park
    4 min drive - 5.1 km
  • Staunton Park
    5 min drive - 5.8 km
  • Butser Ancient Farm
    6 min drive - 6.0 km

Getting around

  • Rowlands Castle Station
    5 min drive
  • Southampton (SOU)
    35 min drive

Restaurants

  • The Bumblebee Cafe
    4 min drive
  • Village Coffee Shop
    4 min drive
  • New Golden Leaf
    4 min drive
  • Kens Fried Chicken, Kebabs & Speedy Pizza
    3 min drive
  • The Robin Hood
    4 min drive

About this property

The Ship and Bell

  • Inn near South Downs National Park
  • The Ship and Bell provides amenities, such as a bar and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
  • You'll also find perks such as:
    • Free self-parking
    • Smoke-free property

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 8:30 PM

Early check-in subject to availability

Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types at the property

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 and debit cards

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Frequently asked questions

Is The Ship and Bell pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Ship and Bell?

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

What time is check-in at The Ship and Bell?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 8:30 PM.

What time is check-out at The Ship and Bell?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Ship and Bell located?

Situated in Waterlooville, this inn is within 3 miles (5 km) of South Downs National Park, Butser Ancient Farm and Queen Elizabeth Country Park. Staunton Park and Stansted Park are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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Reviews

The Ship and Bell Reviews

8.4

Very good

8.4

Cleanliness

9.0

Location

9.0

Staff & service

8.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 34 reviews

Reviews

Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Live bands Saturday and Sunday if you’re trying to have a peaceful time
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Nichola

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

eekend break

Weekend break for anniversary. Lovely service room a bit tired
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good one-night stay

Good no-fuss overnight stay, in a pleasant enclave with several nice bars and eateries.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
have stayed several times and always enjoyed the time here
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Roger

Liked: Staff & service
Ok accommodation Food good Location is ok but not much of interest within walking distance
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, with excellent food. The bedroom was very spacious. also very helpful about booking a table for evening
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Christopher

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

Good spacious room, well worth a stay

Spacious room, very comfortable bed and great shower. Tea, coffee, bottled water provided. Only slight downside was that the street light shon in past the edges of the curtains, but over all would fully recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very spacious for 3 people and the beds were very comfortable and linen and soap and shower gel provided on arrival, the young members of staff were very helpful especially Brandon he was superb host, the main chef was very nice man as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely and well-equipped room, charming staff, good breakfast. A number of the light bulbs, and the bathroom fan, were not working but apart from that our stay was delightful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Pub closed very early we had to go round back to beer garden to get in needed a torch room not clean bin didnt get emptied asked for a refund and moved out
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was wonderful. We really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pete

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

Great place for a couple of nights

Great staff made me feel welcome let me stick motorbike in beer garden at the end of the night Great atmosphere excellent food can’t gonwrong
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nicky

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

Comfy overnight stay

Lovely welcome and immediately showed me to my room.. Welcomed with ample complementary toiletries and tea/coffee facilities. Lovely full English breakfast. Great overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Breakfasts and staff service excellent. Nice old-fashioned ambience. Beds very tired - mattresses need replacing. Sadly, only one (v. low) chair in the twin room. Upon arrival, we were misleadby SatNav into trying (unsuccessfully) to access a nearby former annex, which is now a private property, . There was a terrible parking problem - but once a passer-by explained, all became obvious - but we could have done without the extra hassle at the end of a long day.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Arrived at the property, having let them know we would be late. Staff very nice and helpful. Shown to our room, but they couldn't unlock the door, so had to give us another room. We had booked a family room, but fortunately our son didn't stay, as the alternative room only had two single beds. What they would have done if he had come, I don't know. Room was ok, but dated. One of the plug sockets didn't work. The lamp next to my husband's bed didn't work. The light above the mirror in the bathroom didn't work. There was no mirror in the room. The toiletries provided in the bathroom were good and useful. We booked breakfast for 8.45am, but when we came down, we found the door locked and no sign of any staff. The kitchen was empty. Managed to let ourselves out through a back door. At 9am, a member of staff arrived apologising, saying he'd had a late night and slept in!!! I know he'd had alate night, because I could hear him chatting until 1am the night before. Told him we didn't have time to wait for breakfast and he did refund us the cost of breakfast, which was kind. But still not a good enough service and guess what, we won't be returning!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We attended for a function where staff were lovely, however glad didn’t pay full price for accommodation as it didn’t match the service to date. Room had cobwebs at height & bathroom windows & walls. Bathroom window was clear glass with net curtain overlooking restaurant next door. Breakfast cold & I apologised. Wanted to give feedback at checkout but not interested.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

K J

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

Good older style

Fine older style of property but clean. Staff a bit matter of fact.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed our 2 nights stay.room was large, clean and warm, Breakfast had a large selection of items, The food in the main dining room was also good. The one thing that I would recommend to be looked into is to have a thicker curtain in the bath room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely comfy spacious room and Breakfast was outstanding
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed here for last 12 years on and off. staff always pleasant but we were let down on first morning as chef was not around for breakfast after we went all round the bar areas he turned up, breakfast was on a cold plate and butter was solid. for toast. On 2nd day we went down for breakfast at 7.45am,'b.fast is from 7.30am. but place was deserted and in darkness so we returned to our room until 8.30am when we saw a car coming into the c.park . on returning to the restaurant, a young lady met us followed by the assistant manager who was doing the breakfast. which was covered in burnt residue and was not edible. the young lady made a note of the fact and was going to let Jenny the Manager know when she arrived later. The kitchen area was covered with dirty dishes from the night before on both occasions and was not clean. burnt marks on splashbacks etc. When we went to check out the fella told us he was told to do b.fast at 9.am but did not let us know. After all this trouble we will not be using the hotel side of the pub in future
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic room, lovely and spaceous with great facilities and very welcoming staff. The breakfast was top notch too! Had a lovely stay and would definitely recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Excellent place.

Great service, comfy rooms, nothing too much trouble, would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rich

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

Support the local place

Premier in. Right over the road, I preferred to stay in an independent hotel. Nice room with a bath! Good evening meal in the pub downstairs. Nice cooked breakfast in the morning. Very welcoming with car park and WiFi. Will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John

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

Nice Inn in convenient South Hampshire vlocation.

We were made to feel welcome by the friendly proprietor. Our family room was excellently equipped, spacious and clean. The dining area was very pleasant and the breakfast and evening dinner delicious. The public areas were spotless and the whole ambience most pleasant. It was a most pleasing find and we shall certainly stay there again when next in the area. Access to the A3(M) was easy and quick. We consider that the family room, with breakfast was good value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Clark Tjon

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