Bel and the Dragon
High Street, Cookham Tel: 01628 521263
Fax: 01628 851008
cookham@belandthedragon.co.uk
www.belandthedragon.co.uk/cookham.html
"'Country pub and eating house.' This pub had new owners, Mike and Andrea Mortimer, in October 1997. They closed it for two months for a £150,000 refurbishment. It re-opened in early December 1997 with an interior which is based on what it would have been like originally. The pub has a separate restaurant. Unfortunately the kitchen was destroyed by fire just before Christmas 1997 and the restaurant was shut until the re-opening on Friday 13th February. One of England's oldest licensed houses, the pub was reputedly built in 1417 and is a grade II listed building. And yes, it is spelt with one L..."
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