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The Red Lion, Haywards Heath
Lindfield
Postal town: Haywards Heath
RH16 2HL
Reviews of The Red Lion (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Red Lion
Fine-looking Georgian inn with a symmetrical facade featuring bow windows and two front doors (evidence of this building originally being a pair of semi-detached houses). Traditional interior, with some interesting details in both the bar to the left of the central counter and the dining room on the right-hand side. Substantial real beer garden behind the car park. More pub-like than most Ember Inns, with Harvey's, London Pride and Bass (£4.60) available from three of the five handpumps (with reversed clips for Doom Bar and Tribute on the other couple).
On 15th February 2026
- rating: 6
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Strongers . left this review about The Red Lion
The Red Lion has a U-shaped bar that serves a front wooden floored bar area and carpeted seating areas to the left and right. During my visit on a recent Saturday afternoon a band, that was set up in the front left corner of the pub, had just finished playing. My visit coincided with the Platinum Jubilee so the pub was very busy. There are a few televisions dotted around as this is the village pub that shows Sky Sports. The bar supports eight handpumps, two of which were unused, but were being used to advertise the CamRA discount and try before you buy. The others were drawing Fuller’s London Pride (x2) St Austell Tribute, Harvey’s Best, Black Sheep’s Twilighter Fresh IPA and Marston’s Cheers Ma’am. A standard and premium keg range was also available.
Out the back is a patio area, with picnic tables and patio seating, that leads to an enormous grass covered beer garden. Here there are picnic tables and huts for covered outside seating during colder months. This Ember Inns pub is decent with friendly staff and was my favourite pub in the village.
On 22nd June 2022
- rating: 8
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I L left this review about The Red Lion
Pleasant traditional pub with separate drinking areas partly opened up by the removal of the doors and the opening widened out. There were four hand pumps with three Fullers ales and Youngs Christmas Gold Tale available. the Fullers Bengal Lancer was well kept.
On 24th December 2010
- rating: 7
[User has posted 287 recommendations about 284 pubs]
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- Accommodation : No last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 20p per pint - last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : Yes last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 03 September 2025 by ROB Camra
