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Golden Lion, Ashton Hayes

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Operator: Ashton Hayes Community Hub
Kelsall Road, Ashton Hayes, CH3 8BH (View on Google Map)
(01829) 849859
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  • Community Owned

After a gargantuan twelve year struggle with an owner determined to develop the village's only pub into private housing, the local community, through great professionalism and sheer persistence, finally purchased the Golden Lion for themselves and saw it re-open in August 2025.

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Information for this venue is provided by the West Cheshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester (B)
Last updated
10/08/2025
Last surveyed
10/08/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Ashton Hayes Community Hub Ltd
Pub ID
CLW/574
Asset of Community Value

Community Owned

Freehold Owner: Community Benefit Society. Ashton Hayes Community Hub Ltd. Year Purchased 2024.

Ashton Hayes Community Hub Ltd. (AHCHL) a Community Benefit Society, was set up to save pub threatened with conversion to residential. They have submitted a proposal for a compulsory purchase order (CPO) (Aug2019), and have applied for the pub to be registered as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) (2021), which was approved in May 2021. An offer of £342,000 was submitted under the moratorium, which was not accepted. Cheshire West and Chester Council agreed to pursue a CPO if no other sale agreement can be reached with the owner. In Dec 2023 the CBS was awarded grants totalling £360,000 from the UK Government’s Community Ownership Fund (CoF). They also launched a community share offer. In April 2024 they agreed a purchase price with the pub's owner, and in June 2024 they completed the purchase. The pub reopened on Aug 12 2025. See the society's website and Facebook page for more details.

General information about community pubs
Monday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
Noon - 8:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 8:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 8:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 8:00pm
Friday
Noon - 8:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 8:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 7:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen

Weetwood - Cheshire Cat TasteMatch Prediction

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Weetwood - Cheshire Cat
Weetwood - Cheshire Cat Session Blond Ale • 4% Spotted twice.
Weetwood - Cheshire Cat
Weetwood - Cheshire Cat

This beer is served regularly and Spotted twice. at Golden Lion, Ashton Hayes.

ABV 4%
Cask
Style Session Blond Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Weetwood (varies)

Source: Local

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Transport
Close to bus routes (1000m)
D&G Bus: 82
Directions
B5393 off A54

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