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Ickleton Lion, Ickleton

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Operator: Ickleton Community Pub
9 Abbey Street, Ickleton, CB10 1SS (View on Google Map)
(01799) 530269
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This Pub is Closed Long Term

A tastefully renovated 300 year old village pub with a substantial beer garden. It has a centrally located single bar with seating areas around it and a central fireplace between the bar and dining areas. There is also a small family area with it's own very large fireplace.

The menu ranges from light snacks to substantial meals in the restaurant including a 3 course Sunday lunch. It's four handpumps offer Greene King IPA and Timothy Taylor Landlord as regulars and two others from the Greene King Guest List.

The pub is home to 2 football teams as well as to the Ickleton Cricket Club.

The pub closed in July 2023. In summer 2024 Ickleton Community Pub Ltd raised over £240,000 in funding. Their bid for the pub was accepted by Greene King in the autumn and the sale is now complete. Refurbishment is required before it can reopen as a community owned pub which will hopefully happen in the first half of 2025.

Historic Interest

Grade 2 listed building

Information for this venue is provided by the Cambridge Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Red Lion
Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire District
Last updated
08/01/2025
Last surveyed
11/01/2020
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Ickleton Community Pub Ltd
Pub ID
CAM/103
Asset of Community Value

Community Owned

Freehold Owner: Community Benefit Society. Ickleton Community Pub Ltd. Year Purchased 2024.

The pub closed in July 2023 and was put on the market for sale. A community group Ickleton Community Pub Ltd (a Community Benefit Society) raised the funds needed to buy the Lion from Greene King. The group had until September 24th 2024, to raise £450,000 and they raised £136,000 in the first three weeks, and went on to raise £440,000 with more than 400 shareholders. They were awarded £45,000 funding from Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. The completed the purchase in Dec 2024 (see BBC Article). The Ickleton Community Pub Ltd now plans to refurbish and reopen the Lion as a community pub with affordable food and drink. The group has received offers for 'in-kind' help from professionals to refurbish the pub. However given the level of work required on the pub, the group are not yet providing any estimate of when the pub will reopen.

See the BBC article, a CambridgeshireLive article, the group's website and Facebook pagefor more details.

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Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers (From Greene King guest list) and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
GREENE KING IPA PUMP CLIP FRONT
Greene King - IPA

Session Bitter

ABV: 3.4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly.

Taylor's Landlord Pump clip
Timothy Taylor - Landlord

Session Bitter

ABV: 4.3%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No

This beer is served regularly.

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
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Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
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Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
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Transport
Close to bus routes (100m)
Citi 7
Closest station (1800m)
Great Chesterford

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