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The Lion at Basford

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Traditional pub serving 10 cask ales, 9+ real ciders, 7 craft ales and great food. Regular live music nights, pub quizzes and any free to air sport.
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Located in the shadows of the magnificent Shipstone’s Brewery, The Lion Inn at New Basford in Nottingham has an enviable reputation for cask ales and live music. Its' rustic charm and great ale house ambiance has made it very popular with locals and travelling customers. Since the opening of the Nottingham Express Tram (NET) access to the Lion has never been easier. Shipstone Street tram stop is right outside. An entry in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide for the past ten years the Lion has a virtual beer festival every week. All day, every day there are at least 10 cask ales available. The blend of products on sale is managed extremely carefully. You may expect to see choices from Castle Rock, Pheasantry, Dancing Duck, Welbeck Abbey, Little Critters, Kelham Island and Oakham plus many more. The real success of the Lion however comes from the exposure that is given to local and regional micro breweries. In the past 12 months over 500 different ales from micros have been on sale. These include many local to Nottingham including Nottingham Brewery, Mallard, Magpie, Milestone, Springhead and Castlerock. Kelham Island, Abbeydale and Ossett from Yorkshire have always proved popular. As have those from further south like Hook Norton, Crouch Vale, Exmoor, and many others. The beer cellars at the Lion are amazing. Two floors down and formed from one of Nottingham’s natural caves the cellars here are amongst the deepest in the city. Live music at the Lion is as legendary as Robin Hood!! The Sunday Lunchtime jazz session is an institution. Local and travelling bands play a variety of sounds on Friday and Saturday nights. The pub also has a great reputation for food. Traditional homemade food is served every lunchtime and evening with a special selection of roasts on Sundays. Summers at The Lion have always been the busy time. There is an excellent beer garden and elevated patio adjacent to the well lit car park. In the winters real fires and log burners make for a warm and friendly atmosphere inside.

06/11/2026

Today's b**r offerings! Loads of fresh b**r on to get get your weekend started!

06/11/2026

Another cracking weekend of live music here at The Lion! Free entry as always!!

🎸 Friday: 3 Legged Cat live from 9pm
🎤 Saturday: Dirty Ruby live from 9pm

📀📄 Music Quiz with Jack from 7:30pm, only £1 entry per person, cash and drink prizes to be won!!

30/10/2026

Wow what a weekend of live music we've got on again!!

🎸 Friday: The Fake News live from 9pm

🎤 Saturday: Crimson n Clover return with their spooktacular set live from 9pm. Prizes for best fancy dress!

🎷 Sunday: Shipstones Street Jazz Orchestra live from 1:30pm

FREE ENTRY as always!

30/10/2026

Unfortunately Jack can't do this Sunday, but fear not the Music Quiz will now go ahead next week Sunday 8th Nov from 7:30pm!!

As always only £1 entry per person, cash and drink prizes to be won!

28/10/2026

A few of our entries in our pumpkin carving competition from tonight! Some very impressive efforts!

Our winning pumpkin was Mr Bean!!

27/10/2026

Another awesome weekend of live music here at The Lion!!

🎸 Friday: The Fake News live from 9pm

🎃🎤 Saturday: Crimson n Clover live from 9pm (prizes for best fancy dress)

🎷 Sunday: Jazz with Shipstone Street Jazz Orchestra live from 1:30pm

FREE ENTRY as always!!

Crimsonnclover
The Fake News
The Shipstone Street Jazz Orchestra

23/10/2026

Join us this Sunday for our annual Halloween Quiz! This year it's all on Slasher Movies!! 🔪🎃

Starts 7:30pm, cash and drink prizes to be won! Only £2 entry per person, max teams of 6.

Plus prizes for fancy dress and our infamous pumpkin carving round has a fantastic prize this year!

20/10/2026

What a weekend we have lined up this week!!! Free entry as always! Get it early as this is going to be a busy one!!

🎸Friday: Weirdfish live from 9pm

🎤 Saturday: F.O.G (Four Old Geezers) live from 9pm

🎻Sunday: Traditional Irish Folk Music live from 3pm

🔪🎃Sunday: Slasher Movie Quiz from 7:30pm (£2 entry, cash and drink prizes to be won!)

Address

44 Mosley Street
Nottingham
NG77FQ

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 11pm
Tuesday	12pm - 11pm
Wednesday	12pm - 11pm
Thursday	12pm - 11pm
Friday	12pm - 12am
Saturday	12pm - 12am
Sunday	12pm - 10:30pm

Website

http://www.thelionatbasford.co.uk/

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