Eat and drink
The Red Lion, Long Compton
A Grade II listed inn on Main Street, Long Compton, under the Rollright Stones, with seven dog-friendly bedrooms, an AA Rosette and Breakfast Award for 2025, a play area and dogs welcome in bar and restaurant.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Walker-friendly
A strong choice close to the Rollright Stones, letting dogs into every room as well as the restaurant, with 2025 AA awards for its cooking and breakfast. The bar opens 10am to 10pm every day; the kitchen closes between lunch and dinner on weekdays, so time a weekday visit to fit.
- Good: Dogs welcome in the bar, the restaurant and all seven rooms
- Good: AA Rosette and AA Breakfast Award, both 2025
- Good: Outdoor play area and activity sheets for children
- Good: Pub quiz, workshops and free pool on Thursdays
- Worth knowing: Weekday kitchen closes from 2pm to 6pm, and stops at 8pm
- Worth knowing: Dogs in rooms cost £15 a night extra; no room or menu prices on the site
About
The Red Lion is a Grade II listed inn on Main Street in Long Compton, the Warwickshire village below the Rollright Stones. It is a traditional pub with a local ale by the fireside, and it lists a good many awards.
Its site lists an AA Rosette and an AA Breakfast Award for 2025, a County Winner place in the National Pub and Bar Awards the same year, a finalist place for Best Pub for Dogs in the Great British Pub Awards, and Pub of the Year at the 2024 Cotswold Life Food and Drink Awards. It is an AA Four Star inn.
There are seven en-suite rooms, from super kings, a quirky king in the eaves and a triple to doubles, a twin and a single, and all of them take dogs, for £15 a night extra. A travel cot fits in some rooms, and a high chair is available on request. Book through the pub's link. Dogs are also welcome in the bar and restaurant. Children have their own menu, activity sheets and an outdoor play area.
The calendar has a pub quiz, creative workshops, festive parties and a New Year's Eve gala dinner, and pool is free on Thursdays. The bar opens 10am to 10pm daily. Food is served noon to 2pm and 6pm to 8pm on weekdays, noon to 8.30pm on Saturday and noon to 8pm on Sunday. The site prints no menu prices. Chipping Norton is a few miles south.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Mon 16, 10:00
| Mon | Opening | Food served |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 to 22:00 | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 20:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 to 22:00 | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 to 22:00 | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 20:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 to 22:00 | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 20:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 to 22:00 | 12:00 to 14:00, 18:00 to 20:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 to 22:00 | 12:00 to 20:30 |
| Sunday | 10:00 to 22:00 | 12:00 to 20:00 |
Closed on Christmas Day 2026; Boxing Day food noon to 7pm; New Year's Eve lunch, then a gala dinner from 6pm to 8.30pm.
The details
- Food
- Pub classics
- Serving
- Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
- Dietary
- Children's menu
- Booking a table
- Booking recommended
- Rooms
- 7
- Features
- Bar · Restaurant · Open fire · Dogs inside · Dogs in rooms · Play area · Real ale
- Awards
- AA Rosette for Culinary Excellence, 2025
- AA Breakfast Award, 2025
- National Pub and Bar Awards, County Winner, 2025
- Great British Pub Awards, Best Pub for Dogs finalist, 2025
- Cotswold Life Pub of the Year, 2024
Photos
The fireside 
The bar room 
A bedroom 
Plates from the kitchen
Location
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
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