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Theberton Lion
Theberton Lion
formerly White Lion, Red Lion
North East, 52.23659,1.56869
Real Ale is sold here.
The St, IP16 4RU
grid reference TM 437 658
opened pre-1874
This large and lively village bar has various seating areas and a central fireplace. Many local pictures on walls and horse brasses adorn the beams. It also still retains outdoor toilets and has recently reinstated the patio seating areas to the front of the pub. Two log cabin letting rooms - both ensuite. Real cider (Giggler 6.3% plus others)
The Lion Beer Club convenes on the first Monday of every month at 2045: The Theberton Lion Beer Club is designed to celebrate all that is good about beer in all its incarnations. Each week those attending contribute £5 in order to sample five beers and have a say in shaping the Lion's future beer list. For each ale or lager sampled, the club will compile their thoughts on 'see', 'smell' and 'taste' as well as assessing the mix of bitterness and sweetness. An overall mark on each will be recorded and over the course of the year a league table developed to identity the Theberton Lion Beer Club's Beer of the Year.
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Accommodation available: 2 log cabins
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
CamROT (Campaign for Real Outside Toilets) approved
Cider (real draught, not keg) available
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Family friendly
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Parking
Pub sells beer from local brewers
Real fire
Traditional pub games available
Village shop or similar facility on-site
WiFi available
Railway station about 3.9 miles away (see transport links for details)
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Historical interest
The pub is shown on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map)
The pub was known as the White Lion between 1844 and 1881.
To be sold by auction, on the premises of Mr John Day, at the Lion Inn, Theberton, Suffolk, who is retiring from business. Two useful cart geldings, a yearling colt, mare and foal, 2 fat heifers, 2 foot ploughs, pair of harrows, cart and plough harness, barn tilt, barley screen some sacks, with many other articles in husbandry. Household furniture consists of 2 dozen wood and other chairs, square and other dining tables, circular settle, capital wind up range, crane, fire irons, wind up roasting jack, barrel churn, hand ditto, milk keelers, bowls, cheese vats and braids; quantity of iron, and many other articles in the housekeeping line.Ipswich Journal…
Landlords
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper information from Stuart Ansell)
(*** magazine information from Malcolm Fairley)
