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The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon), Crawley
Gatwick Airport
Postal town: Crawley
RH6 0PJ
Reviews of The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon) (Average Rating: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
One of the better airport 'spoons, although having fewer tables than customers in the rather cramped main seating / dining area in front of the bar counter means there is usually a queue. However, there is also additional seating in an upstairs area (that used to have a view across the airport but this is sadly now blocked by a wing of extra aircraft gates) mostly for larger groups. On this visit, I found a duplicated selection of the standard Greene King, Doom Bar and Abbot plus a pair from Twickenham - Naked Ladies and Summer Sun (£5.15) - as guest ales on the two banks of five handpumps.
On 18th July 2026
- rating: 6
[User has posted 9209 recommendations about 9209 pubs]
David Walton left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
Visited 02/06/26. Visited previously for ticking on 04/09/18 but visited pretty much every time I have flown out of North Terminal.
Cask here was two sets of five hand pumps dispensing the same offering of GK IPA, Abbot & Doom Bar plus then two from Twickenham, the Naked Ladies and the Wolf of the Woods bitter. Keg range of Guinness, K1664, Leffe Blonde, Corona, Stella, Budweiser, Bud Light, Carling, Angelo Poretti, original & dark fruits SB, Stowford Press cider, Carlsberg, BrewDog Punk IPA. Smaller keg range than most JDW, but then again most here on this visit looked like they would be happy if there was a single unbranded lager to consume!
Monstrously busy JDW at my pre 7am arrival. The bar counter is along the rear wall with little clearance between it and the densely packed tables on the main floor space. The venue is bare boarded and packs in the usual array of JDW seating options, mainly tall tables in the large part of the venue. There are some booth tables at its extremities and indeed an upstairs seating area to the right-hand side of the bar counter. Screens were showing BBC News absent sound and there were some adverts on the bar counter for their new venue airside in Alicante airport! Am sure the large group of lads sitting next to me that were heading there will remember that for their return flight in a week or so!
On 28th June 2026
- rating: 6
[User has posted 1836 recommendations about 1807 pubs]
Bucking Fastard left this review about The Red Lion (JD Wetherspoon)
At the far end of the airside North Terminal,aim for the red neon Wetherspoons arch signage,the name Red Lion is only noticeable to the left side .There is a vast seating area,a mix of high tables and low level dining tables with the servery running along the rear wall.To the side is a small snug area below a Red Lion sign,while up some stairs there was an unvisited higher level area.
The pricing of ale is generally £5.15 per pint so the vouchers came into play.Two banks of five handpumps offering the trio of doom aka GK IPA (£4.85) and Abbot plus Doom Bar,with guests Twickenham Spring Ale and The Naked Ladies (NBSS 4,a decent drop).Two pints whistled down to kill time after a flight delay. It's functional and probably the best(maybe only) place for an ale in the North Terminal.
On 3rd May 2026
- rating: 6
[User has posted 3205 recommendations about 3205 pubs]
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Horley, 1.59 miles, 30 min walk (show)
London Waterloo East, 3.23 miles, 1 hr 2 min walk (show)
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