The Red Lyon... Slinfold
Telephone 01403 790339 · Map · Reviews
OS Map : Landranger 187 · Map reference TQ 118 314
Description
Situated in the quiet, picturesque village of Slinfold, the Red Lyon is a pub with restaurant and B and B accommodation. Some parts of the building date from the 14th century. Comfortable, attractive wooden-floored bar area. Beers served are Fullers London Pride and Greene King IPA.
NEWS January 2012: The pub has changed ownership/management.
Large garden with BBQ for hire, canopied patio area (with gas-heaters for that chilly autumn evening) and play area for children. The pub is open all day.
Pub picture: Simon Markham
How to get there
By car
Slinfold is a small attractive village west of Horsham/Broadbridge Heath between the A264 and A281.
Cycling
The best route from Horsham is to cycle along the Guildford Road. Turn left on Hills Farm Lane and then right onto the cycle path that passes Tanbridge School. The path goes over the main A24 and finishes in the Tesco supermarket car park. Cycle out of the car park towards Broadbridge Heath and turn left on the main road [can be busy].
At the next roundabout, turn left towards Billingshurst and Five Oaks. After a short distance, turn right at the Toyota garage into Lyons Road [signposted to Slinfold]. Cycle along this road for 1.25 miles [2 km] into Slinfold village and the pub is on the left.
Suggested cycling routes from here
With your back to the pub, turn right and take the first road on the right [Hayes Lane]. After a short distance [1 km or 0.75 miles], the Downs Link bridleway crosses the road. Turn left on the bridle path towards Christ's Hospital and the Bax Castle.
or turn right on the bridle path towards Rudgwick. The Wheatsheaf at Ellens Green near Rudgwick is worth a visit.
Both these routes feature some nice off-road cycling.
Your reviews
The Red Lyon There are 6 customer reviews with an average rating of
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Under new management it has gone down. Food not as good. Main thing is we have not been given an itemised till receipt as we always did before. Prices seem dearer and presentation of food not as good. We loved that pub and will only drink there in future.
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Booked for lunch today but our booking hadn't been taken. They found us a table. Potatoes were packet frozen we think and not properly cooked, sauce with duck was poor, beans cold. Told the waiting staff, apologetic but offered nothing. Asked to speak to landlord but he was "in a meeting".
Older reviews
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Popped down to the pub for a light lunch, I had the Chicken Liver and Wild Mushroom Terrine with warm bread and Jax had the Goats Cheese with Bacon and salad ...they were both delicious...would recommend them to anyone.
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Just got back from an Afternoon's Pub Lunch at The Red Lyon in Slinfold. We took our kids and the grandparents; because extra hands make Pub Lunches easier.
Food and drink were excellent, the play area for the kids left them and the grandparents busy for a few hours and it's obviously a popular spot for many others.
On the way back to Horsham the kids fell asleep in the car so we count this as a very good thing. Let it be known that this pub is well to be recommended to you.
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The Red Lyon were following my photography group on Twitter. I took a look and suggested calling in for a pre-meet lunch. There was a nice welcome and the lad serving us was very helpful. The real fires were a lovely sight. The lunch was great and the pudding even better! We have decided to arrange our next photography meet in Slinfold so that we can go for dinner and drinks in the Lyon afterwards.
Simon even let me book our table on Twitter! Great service. We will be back!
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Me and my family including two very young children attended the Red Lyon with friends on Sunday. We were greeted by the friendly staff who were extremely helpful throughout our visit. Two fires were blazing. It was a cold day so this was very welcome.
We were all happy with our food and the desserts were particularly good. My wife and I had the sticky toffee pudding and it was the best we have ever come across. The elder of our two kids (2 year old) received a small goody bag with crayons, colouring sheets and stickers. He was really happy with it. A small touch but was very nice. We have already planned our next visit to this pub and would highly recommend it.
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