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Lion at Ickleton, Ickleton

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Opens Wed at 12:00pm
Operator: Ickleton Community Pub
9 Abbey Street, Ickleton, CB10 1SS (View on Google Map)
(01799) 494365
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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.

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.

The pub partially reopened on 20 June 2025 with full reopening on 2 July.

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Historic Interest

Grade 2 listed building

Information for this venue is provided by the Cambridge Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Ickleton Lion, Red Lion
Local Authority
South Cambridgeshire District
Last updated
23/06/2025
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.

General information about community pubs
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 9:00pm
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Noon - 3:00pm & 5:00pm - 10:30pm
Thursday
Noon - 3:00pm & 5:00pm - 10:30pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 9:30pm
Sunday
Noon - 3:00pm
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
No Service
Wednesday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 2:30pm & 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday
Noon - 9:30pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Adnams - Southwold Bitter
Adnams - Southwold Bitter Session Bitter • 3.7%
Adnams - Southwold Bitter
Adnams - Southwold Bitter

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 3.7%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Adnams - Ghost Ship
Adnams - Ghost Ship Premium Pale Ale • 4.5%
Adnams - Ghost Ship
Adnams - Ghost Ship

Premium Pale Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.5%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.

Source: Local

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Games Games
Pool, darts
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
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Community Pub Community Pub
Beer Festival Beer Festival
Transport
Close to bus routes (100m)
Citi 7
Closest station (1800m)
Great Chesterford

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