Step through the low-beamed doorway of The Bell Inn, Monkleigh and find 400 years of West-Country warmth wrapped in a thatched roof.

Inside, crackling inglenook fires, rotating cask ales and a menu of proper home-cooked favourites - from beer-battered fish and chips to juicy burgers and the legendary Sunday carvery - set the scene for unrushed good times.

Venture outside and a rare south-facing beer garden opens onto rolling Devon hills, perfect for golden-hour pints, dog-friendly catch-ups and cyclist pit-stops from the Tarka Trail.

Add weekly quizzes, live folk sessions and a Chatty Café table that turns strangers into neighbours, and you have a pub where heritage meets real community… one plate, pint and smile at a time.