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Theberton Lion
opening hours
- Mon-Thu: 1200-1500, 1800-2300
- Fri: 1700-2300
- Sat: 1200-1500, 1800-2300
- Sun: 1200-1800
food times
- Mon-Sat: 1200-1400, 1800-2000
- Sun: 1200-1700
guest beers
This pub serves 2 guest ales.
source: Local
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Theberton is East Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated Jun 7th, 2020.
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Theberton Lion
formerly White Lion, Red Lion
Due to the latest government regulations, pubs currently have to close by 10pm. Opening hours displayed on this page may not take account of this change.
The pub has reopened.
The Theberton Lion is offering take away drinks daily including Star Wing Gospel Oak and other real ales, craft lagers and Briarbank Black Horse Stout. Bring your own cleaned container. These must be ordered over the phone on 01728 830185 in advance for collection between 12-2 and 6-8 by prior arrangement. We are also serving Fish and Chips on Fridays for Takeaways in the evening.
Real Ale is sold here.
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…
Facilities
Accessible to disabled customers
Accommodation available
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
Darsham: 3.9 miles (6.3km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
Eel's Foot 0.94 mile
Bell 1.36 miles
Crown 1.98 miles
White Horse 2.0 miles
Engineer's Arms 2.0 miles
Bar 2.1 milesHistorical 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)
