android appNeedham Market Lion (Barking Lion)
opening hours
- Mon-Tue: closed
- Wed-Sat: 1100-1430
- Sun: 1200-1600
food times
- Mon-Fri: 1200-1400, 1830-2100
- Sat-Sun: 1200-2100
regular cask ales
- Adnams Southwold Bitter [H]
Local licensing authority for Needham Market is Mid Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Nov 29th, 2023.
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Needham Market Lion (Barking Lion)
formerly Cock, Three Feathers, Red Lion
North East, 52.1483,1.05722
Cask Ale is sold here.
22 Ipswich Rd, IP6 8EH
grid reference TM 092 544
bar / diner, opened 1618
A 16th century building with low ceilings and an emphasis on food.
Historically in the parish of Barking, boundary changes mean it's now in Needham Market. It's still often referred to as the "Barking Lion".
Facilities
Family friendly
Railway station about 0.3 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Needham Market: 528 yards (482m)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Rampant Horse 0.29 mile
Swan 0.29 mile
Limes 0.54 mile
Three Tuns 0.63 mile
Highwayman 1.52 miles
Fox 1.92 milesHistorical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1902 (interactive map)
Owner/operator: Pubmaster
C16th pub with low, beamed ceilings and an emphasis on food.
Beer: Tetley Bitter; Whitbread Boddington's Bitter; Whitbread Flowers IPA.CAMRA's 1997 Suffolk Real Ale Guide
Opened 1618 as the Cock, renamed the Three Feathers in 1673 and renamed the Red Lion in 1682. In William Wood's will of 1682 the pub is described with a hall, pantry, parlour, 3 bed chambers, closet, brew-house, great stable, malt-house, orchard and stone yard. The Wood family were malsters and brewers here until 1790 when Robert Hawk (nephew) took over.
From 1793 John Aldrich (Ipswich wine merchant) owned the pub. After 1811 it was owned by Messrs Cobbold of Cliff brewery. The current name dates from 1900…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(census information from Dudley Diaper)
(some information from book "Needham Market Pubs" by Desmond and Shelagh Herring)
(some directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
