The Lion Inn

The Lion Inn is a traditional Welsh country inn and pub located in the village of Trellech in Monmouthshire, Wales, in the heart of the Wye Valley. According to its official website, the building was constructed in 1580 as a coaching inn, brewhouse and small holding, and it has been welcoming guests for over four centuries. The property is a Grade II listed building, situated about 60 metres north-east of the Church of St Nicholas at the north end of Trellech village. The inn operates as a hospitality business combining a pub, restaurant and accommodation. Its food offering ranges from traditional pub fare such as ham, egg and chips or faggots and mash to regularly changing specials featuring more adventurous and premium ingredients, including pan-fried duck breast with a rich red cherry and port sauce, or local roe deer venison served three ways. The kitchen sources much of its produce from local suppliers throughout Monmouthshire and the surrounding area. As a champion of traditional pub culture, The Lion Inn places particular emphasis on real ales, traditional ciders and perries, premium spirits including gins, rums and malt whiskeys, and fine wines, alongside seasonal specials such as mulled wine or butter beer in winter and Pimm's in summer. It has won 'Best Countryside Inn' for Monmouthshire on a number of occasions and hosts a Summer Real Ale Festival and a Summer Real Cider & Perry Festival, both three-day events with camping. The inn positions itself around traditional charm, award-winning food, carefully kept ales and warm family hospitality, welcoming guests for a relaxing pint by the fire, family meals, romantic dinners or countryside exploration around Trellech. It is an independent, privately operated establishment; no parent company or ownership group is identified in the available evidence.

The Lion Inn is a historic Welsh country inn in the village of Trellech, Monmouthshire, in the Wye Valley. According to its official website, the building was constructed in 1580 as a coaching inn, brewhouse and small holding, and it has been welcoming guests for over four centuries. Its origins as a coaching inn reflect the historic role of such establishments in providing food, drink and lodging to travellers along rural routes. The building is a Grade II listed structure, recognised for its architectural and historic interest. It stands about 60 metres north-east of the Church of St Nicholas at the north end of Trellech village, placing it within the historic core of the settlement. Over the centuries the inn has continued to operate as a hospitality venue, evolving into a pub and restaurant while retaining its traditional character. In the modern era it has built a reputation for its food and its commitment to traditional pub culture. It has won 'Best Countryside Inn' for Monmouthshire on a number of occasions and hosts two annual three-day festivals — a Summer Real Ale Festival and a Summer Real Cider & Perry Festival — both with camping for visitors making a weekend of it. The inn emphasises local sourcing, drawing much of its produce from suppliers throughout Monmouthshire and the surrounding area, and champions real ales alongside traditional ciders and perries, premium spirits and fine wines. It remains an independent, privately operated establishment; the available evidence does not identify a parent company or ownership group.

• 1580

  The building is constructed as a coaching inn, brewhouse and small holding.

• The Lion Inn is designated a Grade II listed building in Monmouthshire.

• The inn wins 'Best Countryside Inn' for Monmouthshire on a number of occasions.

• The inn hosts a Summer Real Ale Festival and a Summer Real Cider & Perry Festival, both three-day events with camping.

Traditional Welsh country inn combining historic charm with award-winning food, carefully kept ales and warm family hospitality.

• Real ales

• Traditional ciders and perries

• Premium spirits including gins, rums and malt whiskeys

• Fine wines

• Traditional pub food such as ham, egg & chips or faggots & mash

• Seasonal specials such as mulled wine or butter beer in winter and Pimm's in summer

• Accommodation

1. 1Homelioninn.co.uk
2. 2The Lion Innwikidata.org