Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Disappointment of the week with Mobyduck
on the Pub Forum
Image posted by Just a quick pint, then I'm off
Submitted on Thursday, 24th September 2020
With picture contributions to 9808 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (21 more images)
Detail Pages
The Golden Lion (The Whittle), Lancaster
Lancaster
LA1 1QD
Served areas
Reviews of The Golden Lion (The Whittle) (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Brainy Pool left this review about The Golden Lion (The Whittle)
the usual madness was all present on this Saturday night- international students talking absolute bollocks and annoying the staff, pissed up locals having a northern soul disco in the back room. the side room is now an absolute disgrace with the once plush armchairs ripped to shreds and ready for the scrapheap. Nothing interesting at all beer-wise, but the Landlord was in good shape. Still a top pub just for the atmosphere and ‘anything goes’ philosophy.
On 8th October 2023
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1058 recommendations about 1023 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Brainy Pool left this review about The Golden Lion (The Whittle)
I still like this pub and thankfully it hasn’t changed at all, but the young staff were a little worldweary on this occasion and had no idea which real ales were on. Still, it’s a very pleasant and down to earth back street pub for Lancaster and I’m glad it’s just the same as in my uni days.
On 6th June 2021
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1058 recommendations about 1023 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Will Larter left this review about The Golden Lion (The Whittle)
Known as the Whittle, which was the surname of one of the Pendle witches who would have had their last tipple at this pub before being hanged further up the hill, if only it had been built in time. OK, there was a pub here, but this building is more recent. I often went in here when I lived in Lancaster, but friends and workmates wouldn't say "see you in the Golden Lion, then", it was always referred to as the Whittle. It was a Matthew Brown pub in those days, but now has an array of hand pumps(see photos - there was also Butcombe Bitter and Old Rosie cider). I was soon engaged in conversation by a group of regulars, after I pretended to be making notes of their slightly ribald banter when all I was doing was noting which beer I had (Brakspear Gravity 3.6%) and forgetting to note how much it cost (£1.75 for a half, according to my memory). The other beers were all from northern breweries (if you allow Nottingham to be northern). My memory of the interior of nearly 40 years ago is hazy, so I can't say how much the pub has changed (did it always have brass rails for elbows and feet, plus hooks for your hand bag?), but it's still a good place to go for the craic.
On 17th February 2020
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3734 recommendations about 3471 pubs]
View more reviews of The Golden Lion (The Whittle) (6)
No known official website for this pub.
- Facebook - The Golden Lion
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Golden Lion (The Whittle) - whatpub.com
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 06 February 2014 by Alan Hurdle
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 04 March 2015 by hondo .
- Live Music : Yes last updated 06 February 2014 by Alan Hurdle
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 06 February 2014 by Alan Hurdle
