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The Red Lion, Cromer

Brook Street
Cromer
NR27 9EY

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Cromer Town

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Will Larter left this review about The Red Lion

The Red Lion is a hotel with sea view and a great bar, having 14 hand pumps squeezed in cheek by jowl along its two sections. The first three are ciders, and all but one of the remainder had beer available. I went for Lacon Encore, which I had been served elsewhere in Norfolk in dreadful condition last autumn - this one was in very good condition; and a beer called Saxthorpe 5.8% from All Day Brewing in Norwich, a strong golden beer - this was close to perfect (NBSS 4.5). My two halves came to £5.80, which I consider good value for the quality. One slight grouse is the predominance of high chairs, but I managed ok.

On 11^th February 2026 - rating: 8
[User has posted 4674 recommendations about 4283 pubs]

paulof horsham left this review about The Red Lion

Almost a permanent beer festival in a pub at Cromer's Red Lion, with 14 handpumps lined up along the bar: the first 3 serving ciders and the rest local ales (albeit one clip was turned when I was in). It's Norfolk CAMRA's pub of the year you may not be surprised to hear and what a busy place it is.

Internally you have a bare boarded though cosy drinking area with a second room devoted to dining. Ale and cider are in the main bar, and you have to go round the corner to find a fairly mainstream keg selection (cask is where it's at here).

The pour lacked a little finesse and the top of the glass lacked a little beer first time around, but these drawbacks didn't stop me returning for a second pint - there's no problem with the quality and the £5 pint seems reasonable these days.

On 30^th July 2025 - rating: 8
[User has posted 632 recommendations about 587 pubs]

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Red Lion

The Red Lion has been well described below. It was certainly the best of 6 pubs we tried in Norfolk on a Monday afternoon and seemingly the best pub in Cromer.

As you enter at the street corner, you a greeted by a large number of pumpclips. 8 ales were on - Green Jack Summer Dream, Mahseer IPA & Trawlerboys Best Bitter, Grain ThreeOneSix, Lacon's Legacy, Woodforde's Head Cracker, Moon Gazer Jumper & Mr Winter's Vanilla Latte.

In addition, there were 6 ciders - Abrahall's Lily the Pink, Snail's Bank Orchard Dry & Rhubarb Cider, Lilley's Crazy Goat & Apples and Pears & Weston's Rosie's Pig Strawberry Cider.

I was instantly drawn to the far pumpclip, which was the Vanilla Latte, with Mrs S also selecting quickly. The friendly barman remarked that it made a refreshing change for customers to come in and know exactly what they wanted!

A fine traditional pub which is well worth a visit.

On 24^th August 2021 - rating: 8
[User has posted 3415 recommendations about 3413 pubs]

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