'Nervous but optimistic' The Bell and Crown is just one of the hostelries that will be reopening in a couple of days, and Robert Daley, who took over the site last year with parents Amanda and Kevin, said it feels "amazing" to prepare for reopening. He is looking forward to catching up with customers and "discussing their lockdown triumphs like building a shed and naming it the 'corona palace' or having to be stuck inside listening to your boyfriend play the same music over and over again". He added: "We're so excited to see how well our new interactive darts do as well.