Red Lion Inn, Hinxton (Cambridgeshire)

A 16th Century privately owned free house pub restaurant and B&B at the heart of the conservation village of Hinxton.

Summary 16th century buildings Breakfast included Free car parking (on site) No smoking Facilities Free broadband access Shared gardens Children's highchairs Food and Drinks Restaurant Continental breakfast (included) English breakfast (included) Lunch available (at additional cost) Dinner available (at additional cost) Bar

Nearby recreations Recommended walks Pub (a short drive) Museums (a short drive) Historic houses Recommended restaurants (a short drive) Theatre (a short drive)

Introduction

A privately owned free house pub restaurant with bed & breakfast accommodation that has resided at the heart of the conservation village of Hinxton, Cambridgeshire since the 16th Century, and is run by landlord Alex Clarke.

An impressive new oak, dry peg, extension offers a more airy and spacious dining room in a classic and sympathetic style.

The eight guest rooms have just been sympathetically built within the grounds to exacting standards. All are double en suite with direct dial telephone and internet access (modem and wireless).

Listed in The Good Food Guide, Good Pub Guide, Good Beer Guide and Near the Motorways and also awarded 4 AA Stars for the accommodation and an AA Rosette for their food.

History to the present day

A Grade II listed building provides the setting for the original bar with green chesterfield leather sofas and stoked fire.

Food and Drinks

Full English Breakfast is served 7.30am - 8.30am Weekdays and 8.30am - 9.30am at Weekends.

The pub restaurant menu is a mix of contemporary and traditional dishes. All dishes are cooked to order. The same menu and service is offered throughout the pub and guests are encouraged to eat or drink where they feel most comfortable. The menu changes seasonally. Although there is no specific children’s menu, most dishes can be adapted in size. It is a diverse menu that satisfies most tastes.The majority of suppliers are local and deliver daily, which allows a daily changing Specials Board.

Drinks are primarily locally sourced too. Three of the four real ales on the hand pumps are permanent fixtures: Woodforde’s Wherry (Norfolk), Greene King IPA (Suffolk) and Adnams bitter (Suffolk), with the fourth pump rotating between smaller local micro breweries, such as City of Cambridge Hobson’s Choice, Nethergate Augustinian and Brandon Rusty Bucket.

With about 40 wines on offer, supplied by Suffolk’s Adnams Wine,  they cover most pockets and palates and at any one time, 10 of these wines are available by the 175ml or 250ml glass.

Grounds and gardens

The Cambridgeshire walled garden sits serenely with a dovecote, lawns, arbour rail, terraces, parasols, teak tables & chairs or informal pub picnic tables – there is a corner for everyone, overlooked by the village church clock tower.Thanks to local garden designer, Ian Shooter (Chelsea Flower Show award winner), the Red Lion is nearly as proud of their garden as they are of their pub and bedrooms.

Other facilities

There is plenty of parking for guests.

Arrival information and how to find us

Address: The Red Lion Inn,32 HIgh Street, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, CB10 1QY, United Kingdom

Address: The Red Lion Inn, 32 HIgh Street, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1QY

Check In: 1.00pm-3.00pm or 6.00pm-11.00pm (7.00pm-10:30pm Sundays) Check Out: before 10.00am

Directions: The Red Lion is situated 8 miles south of Cambridge just over a mile off the M11 between junctions 9 (northbound only) and 10. Hinxton is a single street village with only one pub!

From South: approx 5 mins from M11 Jct. Exit M11 at Jct 9, onto the A11. Take first exit signposted Saffron Walden and Hinxton. At roundabout take first exit onto A1301. Continue over next mini roundabout (Genome Centre on the left). Take next left signposted Hinxton. Continue along leafy lane. Take first right to drive into Hinxton village. The Red Lion is 150 metres along on the right hand side.

A three minute walk from the back entrance into the Wellcome Trust Genome campus.

The nearest railway station is a 5 minute drive, Whittlesford Parkway.

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