Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Eat and drink · Ilmington
The Red Lion, Ilmington
A Hook Norton pub on Front Street in Ilmington, with an open fire, a secluded garden, a modern British menu and dogs welcome, and two cottages to let in its old forge and barn.
Dog-friendly
The smaller and cosier of Ilmington's pubs: Hook Norton beer, a fire to sit by with the dog and food every day. On Sundays food stops at 5pm and the pub shuts at 8pm.
- Good: Hook Norton beers and ciders
- Good: Dogs welcome by the fire
- Good: Food every day, all day on Saturdays
- Good: Secluded garden
- Worth knowing: Sunday food ends at 5pm
About
The Red Lion is on Front Street in Ilmington, which the pub describes as the highest village in Warwickshire, 3.5 miles north-west of Shipston-on-Stour. It has a small bar with an open fire, a restaurant and a secluded garden, and pours Hook Norton Brewery beers and ciders. It belongs to a small group whose other pubs include the White Horse at Kings Sutton and the Townhouse in Stratford-upon-Avon.
The menu is modern British, cooked fresh from local producers, with a Sunday lunch menu and a children's menu. Food runs from noon to 3pm and 5pm to 9pm on weekdays, all day from noon to 9pm on Saturdays, and from noon to 5pm on Sundays. The pub opens from noon every day, closing at 11pm, or 8pm on Sundays.
Dogs are welcome, and the pub suggests settling them by the fire. Behind it, two old outbuildings, the Forge and the Barn, are now self-catering cottages to let, each sleeping four, booked by phone, by email or through the pub's online booking page. The pub lists check-in from 3pm to 10pm, check-out by 11am, free parking and breakfast hampers on request. Pets are allowed on request, and a charge may apply. The bedrooms are upstairs, reached by stairs only, and there are no cots or extra beds.
The walk over Ebrington Hill to Hidcote starts in the village, and the Howard Arms on Lower Green is a few minutes' walk away if you want to compare.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Mon 9, 12:00
| Mon | Opening | Food served |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:00 to 21:00 |
| Tuesday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:00 to 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:00 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:00 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 15:00, 17:00 to 21:00 |
| Saturday | 12:00 to 23:00 | 12:00 to 21:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 20:00 | 12:00 to 17:00 |
The details
- Food
- Modern British
- Serving
- Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Dietary
- Children's menu
- Booking a table
- Booking recommended
- Features
- Garden or terrace · Open fire · Real ale · Restaurant · Bar · Private dining · Dogs inside
Photos
A bedroom 
The kitchen in the rooms 
The sitting and dining room 
The Red Lion from the corner Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Location
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The Howard Arms
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The George Townhouse
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Howard Arms 0.2 km away
- Hidcote 3.7 km away
- Kiftsgate Court Gardens 4.0 km away
- The Ebrington Arms 4.5 km away
Sights nearby
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St Mary's Church, Ilmington
Sight · Church · Shipston-on-Stour
St Mary's Church in Ilmington, below the hills north-west of Shipston-on-Stour, is a Norman church of the mid twelfth century with a sixteenth-century porch and eleven carved mice hidden in its oak pews by Robert Thompson of Kilburn. Grade I; open daily from 9am.