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| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Abbot Reserve | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - George & The Flagon | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Morland - Old Session Hen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | Labelled as currently conditioning. |
| Greene King - Abbot Reserve | 6.50 | Not Tried | Labelled as coming soon. |
| Greene King - George & The Flagon | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Morland - Old Session Hen | 3.40 | Not Tried | Labelled as currently conditioning. |
The pub is found in Old Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9LP.
Stepping into The Old Bell at 68 High Street, Old Oxted, on a visit in April 2026 was like a walk through five centuries of English history. Originally built in the late 1400s as a medieval hall house, this Grade-II listed treasure still boasts its iconic "black and white" Tudor timber framing and a storied "dragon-post" on its jettied first floor, and which is a rare and specialised vertical corner post in traditional timber-framed architecture. Its primary purpose is to support a dragon beam, a horizontal diagonal timber that allows an upper floor to "jetty" or overhang in two directions at once. While "dragon" sounds mythical, historians believe it likely comes from a corruption of the word "diagonal" (referring to the beam's position) or the Old English "dragan," meaning "to carry or bear." Over the years, the building has evolved from a 17th-century T-shaped expansion to a favourite haunt for the Old Surrey Hounds, who gathered here for a traditional morning port. The building was further extended in 2002 to accommodate its current role as a Chef & Brewer restaurant (owned by Greene King), but retains a country feel about the place. It is predominantly laid out for dining in. You can settle in beside one of the three log fires, look up at the 15th-century beamed ceilings, or catch a glimpse of the rare Crown-post in the southern chamber. This particular post is a short, vertical timber used in medieval roof construction that stands on a horizontal tie-beam and supports a beam running the length of the roof. Below the floorboards, ancient caves and a spring-fed well hint at the pub’s brewing past. If you linger late enough which was not on our agenda, you might encounter the resident female ghost, said to light candles long after the doors have been locked up for the night. Just one Greene King cask was on, on this visit with another three Greene King's labelled as coming soon or currently conditioning.
We have visited this pub once, seen 4 different beers and tried 0 of them.
Postcode: RH8 9LP