The Debenham Lion

05/09/2026

It’s nearly B**r Fest time! A little sneak peak at the first of our b**rs to be announced from Debenham’s own Oli Watts plus a shot of last year’s rack to whet your appetite. With live music, delicious food, a meet the brewers session and frankly banging b**rs - it’s going to be a great weekend. Get ahead of the game and book your tickets now. I’ll be back tomorrow with the next b**r in the list! 🍻

01/09/2026

What a glorious celebration of the harvest we had here at The Lion last week. With venison from Helmingham , w**e from Burnt House Vineyard , veg from Cam | Five Rod Farm 🌱 , bread from ACRE FARM + BAKERY and fruit from Sam Surl and my own garden as well as some gorgeous cheese from the Salisbury family herd and honey from Crows Hall Celebrations & Stays it was wonderful to see and appreciate so many of our local growers, farmers and producers.

Watch this space for an Autumnal feast and DM me if you are a local producer, we’d love to hear from you!

30/08/2026

Gearing up for another fabulous b**r festival. With pints from Watts & Co, Shortts Farm, Nethergate, Brasserie de Monaco and many more it will be a weekend to remember! Book now for your discounted tickets or just turn up on the day.

Last minute shout out for musicians - we have a couple of spots left so DM me if you would be interested in playing for the festival! 🍻

14/08/2026

Still got a couple of tickets left for our Harvest Supper. With exceptional local produce from all around Debenham, this will be a really special evening celebrating the bounty of our harvest and the hard work of our grower and maker neighbours. Tickets on the website and we look forward to seeing you there 🥂

20/07/2026

⭐️Quiz Night - 30th July⭐️

Hi everyone, Alice of the quiz here!
Leonora has kindly let me write a post for the next quiz on 30th July.
As always I have been busy trying my best to put together a wonderfully weird quiz for you all to enjoy! Rounds next week will include Suffolk Life and a new ‘Animals’ round, with the return of the revered Classic Cars Picture Round, joined with Craft & Skills, and an exciting surprise round with the chance to win back your team’s entry fee in ⭐️CASH!!⭐️ as well as some special botanical prizes for Name That Tune 😊
Also a quick note on logistics, I know we’ve had a couple of timing and temperature issues of late, for which we apologise. Please be assured we have addressed these, and hope to welcome lots of you to a smooth and cool quiz next Thursday.
Tickets can be booked online at debenhamlion.com, £5 per ticket, or £15 including a delicious chicken salad and seasoned potatoes ☀️
See you at the quiz!
Alice 🤩

Norfolk and Suffolk pub of the year, the Debenham Lion is a warm welcoming family run pub in the heart of Suffolk serving great food and local b**r.

20/07/2026

So excited about this. A celebration of the bounty of Suffolk with food from Helmingham ACRE FARM + BAKERY Cam | Five Rod Farm 🌱 and more to be announced soon. Do join us for this special evening 🥂

14/07/2026

Introducing the Chevallier Pale Ale! Made exclusively from Chevallier Barley (it is part of the grain blend in all of their other b**rs), it pays homage to the first commercially viable malting barley ever grown, which happened to be on the Aspall estate in the 1820’s under the watchful eye of Henry & Barry’s great, great, great grandfather the Reverend John ‘Barley’ Chevallier. Chevallier Barley went on to become the mainstay of global brewing for 120 years. Usurped by higher yielding varieties in the 1950’s, Chevallier is now making a comeback and is highly revered by brewers and drinkers alike for the rich malt and nutty character it adds to the b**r brewed from it.

The b**r itself is a delight - Light in colour with a generous malty character. Dry hopped with Idaho 7 to give bold aromas of mango, apricot and a touch of pine to finish. Pop down and sample a pint! 🍻

10/07/2026

This Saturday we’ll be showing England vs Norway in the Great Hall. Pitchers of Lionheart £12. Come and roar for England at The Lion! 🍻

08/07/2026

I honour this creative vandal. Thank you Debenham’s Banksy for making The Lion team laugh.

30/06/2026

It’s W**e Wednesday tomorrow. A rosé special taking place in our sunny courtyard to better enjoy the summeriest of w**es (6pm, pls book online). For those of a sportier bent, the football will be on in the Great Hall from 5pm. Something for all the family - cheers!