The Debenham Lion

The Debenham Lion Voted best pub in Norfolk & Suffolk, The Debenham Lion is a beautifully restored, traditional pub with delicious food and local beers.

The poster says it all! We are so excited to announce our second beer festival. 18-20 September. Tickets on sale now on ...
03/06/2026

The poster says it all! We are so excited to announce our second beer festival. 18-20 September. Tickets on sale now on the website. Keep an eye on our socials as we release the beers we’ll be showing as well and new for this year, a great choice of ciders. Can’t wait to see you then 🍻 and many more

 Rye Vodka & orange cured trout, dill infused potato, pickled cucumber and orange. On the menu now - perfectly light for...
02/06/2026

Rye Vodka & orange cured trout, dill infused potato, pickled cucumber and orange. On the menu now - perfectly light for this muggy day.

Delighted to see .bronze headlining in  today. You can still book in to his talk at The Lion on Thursday 2 July. Tickets...
21/05/2026

Delighted to see .bronze headlining in today. You can still book in to his talk at The Lion on Thursday 2 July. Tickets just £5 and can be found on the website. Art and beer - what could be better! 🍻

The East Suffolk Morris descended on The Lion last night and what an absolute blast we all had. Dancing, drinking and si...
14/05/2026

The East Suffolk Morris descended on The Lion last night and what an absolute blast we all had. Dancing, drinking and singing. The bar was abuzz and young and old sang the night away. Can’t wait to have them back 🍻

At last - bread made from wheat grown a stone’s throw away just outside the village. Baked to perfection by the very tal...
08/05/2026

At last - bread made from wheat grown a stone’s throw away just outside the village. Baked to perfection by the very talented at - we can’t wait to get experimenting in the kitchen. The YQ flour is a magical crop of extraordinary diversity and thus retains all the nutrients long gone in most other strains of wheat.

This 1956 beauty has made my day
07/05/2026

This 1956 beauty has made my day

We are tremendously excited to welcome the East Suffolk Morris next week. They’ll be dancing outside the pub at 7.30 and...
06/05/2026

We are tremendously excited to welcome the East Suffolk Morris next week. They’ll be dancing outside the pub at 7.30 and then singing inside afterwards. It’ll be the perfect evening to enjoy a leisurely beer and soak up the atmosphere 🍻

We are so excited to have reached the Muddy Stilettos final for Suffolk & Cambs most loved pub. We’ve got this far from ...
01/05/2026

We are so excited to have reached the Muddy Stilettos final for Suffolk & Cambs most loved pub. We’ve got this far from a cracking write up, our reviews and some very kind nominations. Now it’s down to the votes and every one counts!🍻

28/04/2026

Delighted to welcome Carl Scott to share stories of Suffolk gone by at The Lion!

Thank you  for the very supportive write up! Pics from before the renovation and opening which feels much longer than 3 ...
27/04/2026

Thank you for the very supportive write up! Pics from before the renovation and opening which feels much longer than 3 years ago now. I’ll send you some more up to date ones! 🍻

Address

8 High Street
Debenham
IP146QJ

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 11pm
Wednesday 11am - 11pm
Thursday 11am - 11pm
Friday 11am - 11pm
Saturday 11am - 11pm
Sunday 11am - 10pm

Telephone

+441728901424

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