Inn · Winchcombe
The Lion Inn
A restored fifteenth-century coaching inn on North Street, Winchcombe, with nine rooms, run by Butcombe.
Dog-friendly · Walker-friendly
A walker's base in the middle of Winchcombe, with the Cotswold Way on the doorstep, and dogs welcome in every room.
- Good: Nine rooms in the town centre, all dog-friendly
- Good: Food from 8am to 9pm, Monday to Saturday
- Good: Beer garden, and a fireside corner kept for dog owners
- Worth knowing: Dogs in rooms £20 a night each (Sawday's); say when you book
- Worth knowing: No food between 11am and noon on Sundays
About
The Lion Inn, which Butcombe describes as a restored fifteenth-century coaching inn, is at 37 North Street, Winchcombe, one of the Butcombe brewery's boutique inns. It has nine en suite rooms in five grades, from Classic (Ullen) and Cosy Classic (Buckland) up to the Indulgent Hailes and Super Indulgent Oakley rooms, all of which take dogs. The inn's own booking engine lists the Indulgent room, with a roll-top bath, as sleeping three and the others as sleeping two, each with wifi, a television and tea and coffee. Sudeley Castle is a short walk away.
The kitchen serves traditional pub food from seasonal, local produce from breakfast through to dinner, and roasts on Sundays. The bar pours cask ale, craft beer and local cider, and there is a beer garden. Dogs are welcome throughout the pub, with water and treats, and the corner by the fire is kept for dog owners.
It suits walkers and dog owners: the Cotswold Way runs through the town, and the walk to Belas Knap starts nearby. Dogs staying in rooms cost £20 each, which Sawday's lists as per dog per night with a maximum of two, and the inn has a bed and bowl on request; tell the inn when you book. Sawday's also lists a downstairs bedroom with a single step, for anyone who would rather avoid the stairs.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Mon 9, 08:00
| Mon | Opening | Food served |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 08:00 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 21:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 21:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 to 23:00 | 08:00 to 21:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 to 22:00 | 08:00 to 11:00, 12:00 to 20:00 |
Food served: Brunch, lunch and dinner; Sunday roasts from noon.
The details
- Food
- Pub classics
- Serving
- Breakfast · Brunch · Lunch · Dinner · Sunday lunch
- Rooms
- 9
- Check-in
- From 3pm
- Check-out
- By 11am
- Features
- Bar · Restaurant · Garden or terrace · Open fire · Real ale · Dogs in rooms · Dogs inside · Events and meetings
- History
- Restored 15th-century coaching inn
Photos
The dining room 
A bedroom 
A bedroom 
From the kitchen
Location
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Café 21 0.1 km away
- Winchcombe Museum 0.2 km away
- The White Hart Inn 0.2 km away
- Sudeley Castle and Gardens 0.3 km away
Sights nearby
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Dent's Terrace, Winchcombe
Sight · Historic building · Winchcombe
A row of ten almshouses of 1865 on Abbey Terrace, Winchcombe, by Sir George Gilbert Scott and J Drayton Wyatt for John and Emma Dent of Sudeley Castle: cream, yellow and pink stone under stepped gables. Grade II.
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River Isbourne
Sight · River · Winchcombe
The River Isbourne rises at a spring on Cleeve Hill above Winchcombe and runs north past Postlip, Winchcombe, Toddington and Sedgeberrow to join the Avon at Evesham. A waymarked path of some 14 miles, the Isbourne Way, follows it.
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St Peter's Church, Winchcombe
Sight · Church · Winchcombe
St Peter's is Winchcombe's Grade I parish church, built in one campaign in about 1458 to 1468, with some 40 carved grotesques round its walls, a fan-vaulted tower and two stone coffins tied to the St Kenelm story. Usually open daily.
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Vineyard Bridge, Winchcombe
Sight · Bridge · Winchcombe
Vineyard Bridge is the single stone arch of 1891 that carries Vineyard Street over the River Isbourne in Winchcombe, the last work in the town of the architect J. Drayton Wyatt and the way to Sudeley Castle. Listed Grade II.