The Lion at Basford

The Lion at Basford Traditional pub serving 10 cask ales, 9+ real ciders, 7 craft ales and great food. Regular live music nights, pub quizzes and any free to air sport.
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Located in the shadows of the magnificent Shipstone’s Brewery, The Lion Inn at New Basford in Nottingham has an enviable reputation for cask ales and live music. Its' rustic charm and great ale house ambiance has made it very popular with locals and travelling customers. Since the opening of the Nottingham Express Tram (NET) access to the Lion has never been easier. Shipstone Street tram stop is r

ight outside. An entry in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide for the past ten years the Lion has a virtual beer festival every week. All day, every day there are at least 10 cask ales available. The blend of products on sale is managed extremely carefully. You may expect to see choices from Castle Rock, Pheasantry, Dancing Duck, Welbeck Abbey, Little Critters, Kelham Island and Oakham plus many more. The real success of the Lion however comes from the exposure that is given to local and regional micro breweries. In the past 12 months over 500 different ales from micros have been on sale. These include many local to Nottingham including Nottingham Brewery, Mallard, Magpie, Milestone, Springhead and Castlerock. Kelham Island, Abbeydale and Ossett from Yorkshire have always proved popular. As have those from further south like Hook Norton, Crouch Vale, Exmoor, and many others. The beer cellars at the Lion are amazing. Two floors down and formed from one of Nottingham’s natural caves the cellars here are amongst the deepest in the city. Live music at the Lion is as legendary as Robin Hood!! The Sunday Lunchtime jazz session is an institution. Local and travelling bands play a variety of sounds on Friday and Saturday nights. The pub also has a great reputation for food. Traditional homemade food is served every lunchtime and evening with a special selection of roasts on Sundays. Summers at The Lion have always been the busy time. There is an excellent beer garden and elevated patio adjacent to the well lit car park. In the winters real fires and log burners make for a warm and friendly atmosphere inside.

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Tonight Harry and The Last Pedestrians are back live from 9pmSaturday: Bad Habit live from 9pmSunday: Traditional Irish ...
21/08/2026

Tonight Harry and The Last Pedestrians are back live from 9pm

Saturday: Bad Habit live from 9pm

Sunday: Traditional Irish Folk Music, live from 3pm

Free entry as always!!

A week today until The Lion's Beer Festival! Here's your second installment, a few of the keg beers we'll have available...
21/08/2026

A week today until The Lion's Beer Festival! Here's your second installment, a few of the keg beers we'll have available! What are you looking forward to trying?!

Live music all weekend, free entry as always!!

Another cracking weekend of live music here at The Lion!! Free entry as always! 🎸Friday: The Last Pedestrians 9pm🎤 Satur...
20/08/2026

Another cracking weekend of live music here at The Lion!! Free entry as always!

🎸Friday: The Last Pedestrians 9pm
🎤 Saturday: Bad Habit 9pm

9 days to go!!! Here's your first sneak peak at a few of the beers we will have on at our Beer Festival... Keep your eye...
19/08/2026

9 days to go!!! Here's your first sneak peak at a few of the beers we will have on at our Beer Festival... Keep your eyes peeled for more...

It's nearly Premier League time!! Join our Fantasy League for a chance to win beer! Click on link below!!
18/08/2026

It's nearly Premier League time!! Join our Fantasy League for a chance to win beer! Click on link below!!

Official Fantasy Premier League 2026/27. Free to play fantasy football game, set up your fantasy football team at the Official Premier League site.

This weekend’s pets at the pub. Look who came to see us. Send us any pictures of your pets at The Loin if you want to ma...
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This weekend’s pets at the pub. Look who came to see us.

Send us any pictures of your pets at The Loin if you want to make them Facebook famous 😋

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It's been 6 years since Ella took over here at The Lion, so we thought we'd throw a little party!! Introducing The Lion ...
14/08/2026

It's been 6 years since Ella took over here at The Lion, so we thought we'd throw a little party!!

Introducing The Lion Beer Festival!!

With live music all weekend, 30+ beers & ciders (prob closer to 40 we may have got carried away 😁🍻)

Free entry as always!

Keep an eye out on our socials as we start to release the beer list... You're in for a treat!! Cask, keg and traditional ciders...

Address

44 Mosley Street
Nottingham
NG77FQ

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 11pm
Tuesday 12pm - 11pm
Wednesday 12pm - 11pm
Thursday 12pm - 11pm
Friday 12pm - 12am
Saturday 12pm - 12am
Sunday 12pm - 10:30pm

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