The Red Lion has a rich history, since its beginnings over a hundred and fifty years ago. It was, according to the locals who always know best, “the best pub in town” and to this day is remembered as an excellent watering hole, despite some wallpaper malfunctions! It has also boasted an excellent darts team, shown here in 1970.
The Darts Team circa 1970
The dining room in 1960. Look at that cracking wallpaper!
Millie & Ivor Phillips behind the bar at The Red Lion. They took over this pub around 1960
The Red Lion 1960
Sadly, it was closed in 2009, and after that became a storeroom for a herbal remedy company (we are still finding pills underneath the floorboards!), before being bought by Harry who dreamed of opening a pizza restaurant. Unfortunately, this was never to be and in 2015 Neil and Kath Taylor brought the Red Lion and went to work to rejuvenate what had become a sadly neglected building. They were successful in creating a fine B&B and for a period a successful restaurant. Ultimately the restaurant came to an end, but the B&B continued and changed hands again to its now present owner and is ongoing as the Red Lion we know today.