The Golden Lion
Location
Opening Times
Facilities
- accessibleStep-free access
- baby_changing_stationBaby change
- deckLicensed outside area
- tvTV screens
- wifiWi-Fi
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Autumn beer festival international brewers
The brewers for the autumn festival are from China, Denmark, Singapore, Ukraine and the USA.
It is the first time that brewers from Singapore and Ukraine have been involved in the festival.
Autumn beer festival
A range of 30 real ales, including five from international brewers, will be available during a 12-day beer festival this October.
The festival will run from Wednesday 7 to Sunday 18 October, inclusive.
Christmas at Wetherspoon
Celebrate Christmas with some fabulously festive food, including the return of some firm favourites, alongside some brand-new festive dishes.
The Christmas menu will be available at Wetherspoon’s pubs from Thursday 12 November until Thursday 31 December (excluding Christmas Day).
Get your mitts on a fabulous spritz
Wetherspoon’s spritz cocktail range, a choice of nine classic and fruity recipes for all tastes.
Guest ale and craft tasting notes
View the Jul-Sep tasting notes for guest ales and craft cans.
Hot honey
Wetherspoon’s pubs are now serving the Hot honey Chicken Bowl. The dish comprises Southern-fried chicken strips tossed in a sticky hot honey sauce and topped with sliced chilies.
Wetherspoon hotels rated highly by Which?
Wetherspoon has rated highly for its hotels in the Which? Survey of the best and worst hotel chains in the UK.
Ale enthusiasts decide spoons can’t be licked
Two hundred and eighty Wetherspoon pubs have been acclaimed for the quality of their real ale – by members of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
The pubs are listed in CAMRA’s publication The Good Beer Guide 2026, the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide.
Pub history
This pub is the former Golden Lion, a long-standing fixture on High Street. The sign of The Golden Lion is thought to have originated with King Henry I. Known as the Lion of Justice, Henry started a royal menagerie at Woodstock, which included lions – reputedly the first to be seen in England.
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