The Bell, Walthamstow

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This is a huge former gin palace in another somewhat sparsley-pubbed area of East London. The clientele are a culturally diverse lot, but there's none of the tension you sometimes get in these situations - it's very relaxed and chilled. We wandered in and everyone soon ignored us like they were ignoring everyone else. The main bar area is dominated by the giant screen on one wall, with a few smaller screens dotted around the rest of the pub. The landlady is very friendly, even offering to bring over a drink once the barrel had been changed. It's got the usual suspects on tap, does food and has a good atmosphere. Now has an Indian restaurant at one side of the pub - have to come back to try the Sunday buffet. Worth the walk.
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19 Nov 2011
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The pub is a beautiful building with great character, and would be a great venue for music and the like, shame about who is left to run it. It has had several managers in as many months, and the most recent is taking it back to it's dark days which gained the venue its bad reputation. He has been conning entertainers into doing gigs there, getting them to do his dirty work (making up his posters, doing all the advertisement where he does none etc) and then refusing to pay them at the end of the night. A pub to avoid until the brewery get the message and put someone respectable and honest in place. It will continue falling into ruin until it is turned into flats and lost forever unless it cleans up it's act. Warning to all Dj's and musicians, either don't work there or make sure you get paid upfront first, he WILL try to get out of paying
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617 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4NE

020 8531 2779

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From Walthamstow Central: try to take the right-hand exit from the station and head up the ramp. Cross Selborne Road at the lights, past The Goose, turning left into Hoe Street and carry on up the road. The pub is about 10 minutes walk, and is on the corner opposite the snooker hall.

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This is a huge former gin palace of East London.