The Red Lion, Long Compton

The Red Lion, Long Compton Welcome to The Red Lion, a dog-friendly country inn with rooms, renowned for consistently great food.
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Originally built as a coaching inn in 1748, this Grade II listed free house is located in the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With tales of witches in the village and a nearby prehistoric stone circle (the Roll Right Stones), there is as much of interest to the historian as there is the tourist. Eat in the bar with its settles and inglenook fireplace, or the adjoining restaurant area, choosing from the seasonal menu. Options range from light bites, salads and sharing plates to hearty mains including cod and chips (gluten free option available) and a steak and Hook Norton pie. Wash down your meal of choice with a local real ale, your choice of wine from our carefully curated selection or one of the many options on our extensive 'nos & lows' list. The delightful individually styled seven en suite bedrooms have Egyptian cotton bed linen, luxury toiletries and fluffy towels, tea and coffee making facilities, flat screen televisions and hairdryers.

🐾 Meet Jet the 10 year-old Staffy 🐾 Jet is a rescue dog and her mum and dad were told that she make be part English Bull...
09/09/2026

🐾 Meet Jet the 10 year-old Staffy 🐾

Jet is a rescue dog and her mum and dad were told that she make be part English Bull Terrier, but she's more than happy to be categorised as a Staffy.

Jet came to The Red Lion for lunch last week and was pleased to discover that, although she was visiting one of the most dog-friendly pubs in the Cotswolds, there weren't too many other dogs about during her time here. She's really not sure about other dogs, preferring to hang out with people, especially ones who may share their meals with her and maybe give her cuddles, as food and fuss are two of her favourite things.

Kath knew Jet would make a fantastic dog when she met her, but she had her work cut out trying to get her to stay still for her photos. These are the ones that made the cut. There are at least twice as many where she was just a wiggling blur 🤣. We hope Jet will wiggle back to see us again soon for gravy bones and cuddles.

🐾 Check out the classes for the Dog Day fun dog show on Saturday 26th September!BEST POSER - own the red carpet and pose...
08/09/2026

🐾 Check out the classes for the Dog Day fun dog show on Saturday 26th September!

BEST POSER - own the red carpet and pose for the camera like an Oscar winner
BEST CHILD/CANINE CRIME DUO - who creates the distraction while the other one steals your chips??
BEST OWNER LOOKALIKE - top accessories twinning or an uncanny natural likeness
BEST GOLDEN OLDIE - for dogs over 8 years old
BEST SAUSAGE CATCHER - back by popular demand for 2026!
BEST RESCUE - for dogs that have triumphed over adversity to live their best lives

We have some fantastic prizes lined up for the dog show, donated by some generous local businesses, including Cotswold RAW, pawsthroughthedoors, Xavier Dog Training, Phin & Paddle Indoor Dog Pool & Shop, Mobleys Meadow Secure Dog Field, Hoddy’s Dog Food and Mark & Tracy | luxury dog collection

£2 entry on the day and proceeds go to The Cotswold Dogs and Cats Home.

We look forward to seeing you there!

07/09/2026

✨ announces the winners of our summer holiday colouring and drawing competition ✨ Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to our wonderful winners.

❤ Happy ❤It seems like a good time to share our list of pub quiz dates for the 2026-7 season, along with the charities...
05/09/2026

❤ Happy ❤

It seems like a good time to share our list of pub quiz dates for the 2026-7 season, along with the charities and local good causes each one will support (and a picture of regular quiz-attendee, Tim, who is very happy that the quiz season is starting again soon and giving him the opportunity to win some super raffle prizes again 😁).

11/10/26 - Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
25/10/26 - One Wish Dog Foundation
08/11/26 - Lawrence Nurses
22/11/26 - The Friends of Long Compton Church
06/12/26 - Medical Detection Dogs
20/12/26 - Shelter
03/01/27 - Acorns Primary PTA
17/01/27 - Guts UK Charity
31/01/27 - Dementia Active Charity
28/02/27 - Shipston Community First Responders

Thank you to everyone who nominated a charity on our socials or via email. We had a great response and we're sorry that we couldn't quiz in support of all of them.

We look forward to welcoming our quiz teams for the first quiz of the season on Sunday 11th October, when we will be fundraising for RABI, which provides practical, financial and emotional support to farming people across England and Wales.

Our first creative workshop in conjunction with Creative craft workshops in our Cotswold studio or in your venue went ve...
03/09/2026

Our first creative workshop in conjunction with Creative craft workshops in our Cotswold studio or in your venue went very well yesterday evening. Our lovely attendees were guided through the process of making scented candles, while enjoying drinks, snacks and a bit of signature Larkswold banter from Melinda and Emma.

If you'd like to see The Red Lion's games room transformed into a block printing workshop for our next craft evening (between 7 and 8.30pm on Wednesday 16th September), just get in touch to secure your spot. It's £45, including a welcome drink, snacks and prosecco. Guests will be able to block print a tea towel or a tote bag 😁. We look forward to seeing you then!

🐾 Meet Frank the 9 year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback 🐾Despite having a resting sad face, Frank is actually a very content dog...
26/08/2026

🐾 Meet Frank the 9 year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback 🐾

Despite having a resting sad face, Frank is actually a very content dog, especially when there is a piece of cheese under his nose 🧀.

Frank's lives in Dorset and his favourite thing in life is his mum 🥰. He will follow her everywhere, including on her visit to the Cotswolds to stay at The Red Lion. He was very happy stay here, especially when his mum treated him to a sausage from our Dog Menu. New places don't faze Frank at all, as he has travelled to France and Spain with his mum several times now.

Although he looks like the canine equivalent of a bouncer, Frank is an extremely gentle dog. He loves all his toys and looks after them with great care. He has a pheasant toy that he has been looking after since he was a pup and he proudly parades it and his other favourites round the house visitors come round.

Frank's mum feels very lucky to have him in her life, especially given the huge scare they had when he was five and it was discovered that he had a 3kg tumour on his spleen. Frank hasn't let this get in the way of doing the things he loves and he embraces life with all four paws. We loved having him to stay and we are definitely going to try and be more Frank in our everyday lives 😁.

It's today so we want to send our love to everyone who is remembering a much-loved dog who is no longer with us. It se...
26/08/2026

It's today so we want to send our love to everyone who is remembering a much-loved dog who is no longer with us.

It seems like a good time to share this lovely picture of two doggos who have been super important to The Red Lion team. Cocoa the Chocolate Lab was Lisa and Sarah's original pub dog and created the big pawprints for Bella to fill, and Coco the Yorkie, was the former canine sidekick to our Deputy Manager, Lesca.

Dog people are a curious breed. We throw ourselves into loving creatures with a much shorter lifespan than our own, committing to being heartbroken on a regular basis, in exchange for the joy they bring to our lives.

Knowing that they are with us for a relatively short time is an important reminder to make the most of the moments you share and to try and learn a thing or two from them about appreciating the simple pleasure of life, such as a roaring fire, a delicious meal and a good cuddle 🐾 🥰.

We can't believe it's nearly that time again! The 2026-7 quiz season kicks off again on Sunday 11th October and we are l...
23/08/2026

We can't believe it's nearly that time again!

The 2026-7 quiz season kicks off again on Sunday 11th October and we are looking for ten different charities or local good causes to support this time around.

If there is a charitable organisation that is close to your heart, either DM this account or email info@redlion-longcompton to nominate them as a beneficiary for one of this season's quizzes. We usually raise well over £300 per quiz (with the top total being £665 last season), so it's worth getting your favourite charity into the mix.

We will announce the full list of quiz dates and the causes that they will support on Saturday 5th September, which also happens to be .

We just wanted to remind everyone planning on coming to The Red Lion with kids over the next couple of weeks that our su...
20/08/2026

We just wanted to remind everyone planning on coming to The Red Lion with kids over the next couple of weeks that our summer holiday colouring and drawing competition is open until the end of dinner service on Wednesday 2nd September.
Children aged 5 and under can colour in a picture of Bella the pub dog and those aged 6 and over can draw her instead.

Local artist, Melanie Charles - Artist, has the difficult job of judging the competition and the winners will each get a Baby Bella cuddly toy, complete with custom collar and tag made by Cotswold Hipster .

Colouring and drawing sheets are available from The Red Lion bar, just ask if you can have one when you visit. If your child would rather use their own art supplies, you are welcome to take the entry sheet home to complete there - all you need to do is take a picture of the completed artwork and tag The Red Lion, Long Compton on either Facebook or Instagram when you post it.

Address

Main Street
Long Compton
CV365JS

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 10pm
Tuesday 10am - 10pm
Wednesday 10am - 10pm
Thursday 10am - 10pm
Friday 10am - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 10am - 9pm

Telephone

+441608684221

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