Ye Olde Red Lion

Ye Olde Red Lion is a traditional English village pub, restaurant and bed-and-breakfast located on Green Lane in Chieveley, West Berkshire, just off Junction 13 of the M4 near Newbury. It presents itself as a classic country local: comfortable seating, an open fire, real ales and beers, and a menu of hearty home-cooked meals and desserts. The pub is open daily from noon, with food served at lunch and dinner, and it also offers five en-suite double rooms with breakfast for guests who want to stay the night. The building has a long history. A surviving lease dates back to 1782, so the structure is at least two centuries old and possibly older. It was not always a pub: it began as a blacksmith's premises and only combined blacksmithing with the licensed trade in the late 1800s. The two distinct sections of the building were later knocked through to create the present-day establishment, and the car park is said to have once been the local duck pond. The pub was bought by Arkell's in 1992, and a major investment has since added first-class en-suite accommodation. Today the pub is run by host Dougal Nicholls. It serves Arkell's ales and beers and positions itself as a venue for casual meet-ups, family celebrations and romantic meals, as well as a convenient stopover for travellers on the M4 corridor. Its address is Green Lane, Chieveley, Berkshire RG20 8XB, and it can be reached by telephone on 01635 248379.

Ye Olde Red Lion occupies a building whose history predates its life as a pub. A lease dating back to 1782 still survives, indicating that the structure is at least 200 years old and possibly older. The building was first occupied by a blacksmith's, and only in the late 1800s did it combine blacksmithing with the licensed trade. At some point its two distinct sections were knocked through to create the single establishment that exists today. The car park is said to have formerly been the local duck pond. In 1992 the pub was bought by Arkell's, the Swindon-based brewery, bringing it into a family of tied houses supplied with Arkell's ales and beers. A major investment followed, which added first-class en-suite accommodation to the pub's offer. The pub now operates as a traditional village local and restaurant with five en-suite double rooms, serving lunch and dinner daily and welcoming guests for drinks, meals and overnight stays. It is run by host Dougal Nicholls and is located on Green Lane in Chieveley, West Berkshire, just off Junction 13 of the M4 near Newbury.

• 1992

  The pub was bought by Arkell's.

• 1782

  A lease dating back to 1782 survives, indicating the building is at least 200 years old.

• The building was first occupied by a blacksmith's.

• In the late 1800s the building combined blacksmithing with the licensed trade.

• A major investment added first-class en-suite accommodation.

A traditional English village pub and restaurant with rooms, offering real ales, home-cooked food and en-suite accommodation just off the M4 near Newbury.

• Real ales and beers

  Arkell's Ales and Beers served at the pub.

• Home-cooked food

  Lunch and dinner menus with hearty meals and sweet treats.

• En-suite B&B rooms

  Five en-suite double rooms with breakfast.

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