Escape to the countryside just 1 hour from London at Blue Bell Hill Residential Recording Studio, Kent

It’s the second great new residential recording studio we’re presenting to you this month! Blue Bell Hill is the home of acclaimed Producer and Engineer Barny Barnicott and is found in the beautiful English countryside in Kent. Whatsmore is that bands in London can get here really easily – around an hour by both car and train/taxi – and its superbly competitive rates are making it an increasingly popular choice for bands wanting quiet, residential recording that is both easily accessible and very affordable.

Blue Bell Hill recording studio is based in a large country house on the outskirts of Bluebell Hill Village, which is just 10 minutes from the major Kentish town of Maidstone. In the last few years Barny has significantly extended this building in order for the Blue Bell to grow from being a smallish mix room into a large, light, spacious and impressively equipped residential recording studio for bands to thrive in.

The 96 Channel SSL console that sits in the heart of the control room was purchased from the now-closed Eden Studios is joined by Avid Pro Tools 10 HD, a good choice of monitors and some outboard. The control room’s attractive skylights let in plenty of that warm, countryside sunshine as do the windows that look through to the large live space next door. Here you’ll find Barny’s brilliant collections of microphones and backline gear, as well as the entrance to a 10 sq meter booth that can double up as a programming room. For the full equipment spec at Blue Bell click here.

The newly extended upstairs space at Blue Bell Hill has also been refurbished to a modern standard and provides bands and artists with the sole use of a comfortable 6 bedroom accommodation with a large lounge/kitchen/dining room. It is the perfect place to relax into after a day downstairs in the studio. And then there is the location – a truly peaceful and inspiring dose of classic English countryside to make the most of for creative inspiration. Go for countless walks, drink at country pubs and take trips to Maidstone or even London.

Find out everything you need to know about Blue Bell Hill, including details on the studio spaces and equipment, photos, floorplans, recent clients and the accommodation by clicking here: www.miloco.co.uk/bluebellhill.