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Llanelian-Yn-Rhos, Colwyn Bay, Conwy LL29 8YA

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Remember the Sixties & Quadraphenia

The White Lion welcomed the North Wales Nomads Scooter Club last week and it made the car park look like a scene from "Quadraphenia" or maybe "Roman Holiday". It's great to see the Vespa again a popular mode of transport and we are sure it brought back lots of memories for our customers who remember the…

Free Anniversary Champagne

Today, 24th January 2013, is the 24th Anniversary of the Cole family taking over the White Lion.  In today's pub environment surely some achievement. Come and join us tonight for a glass of free champagne to help us celebrate this milestone. You are also very welcome to join our weekly Quiz tonight at 9.00p.m. for a bit…

Ruth’s Rarebit Road Trip

The January edition of the magazine Miniworld, now on sale, features the Charity road trip done by Ruth and colleagues from the White Lion to John O' Groats last July in aid of Leukeamia & Lymphoma Reasearch. Amongst the pictures in the article is one of the Minis being waved off by Simon & Nina on…

Lions Club Charity Night, a big thank you

A big thank you from the Colwyn Bay Lions Club and Simon and Nina for a very successful evening on 23rd November. Over £750 was raised on the night which exceeded all expectations. Thanks also go to Orbit for their musical contribution and also a big thank you to the companies who donated raffle prices. On 20th December…

Purple Moose wins CAMRA GBBF award

Purple Moose Brewery's Snowdonia Ale has won a Gold Award in the Bitters category at the CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain 2012 Competition at Olympia. This was the only award for a welsh beer. The beer has previously won a Bronze award at the GBBF in 2010 and was Champion Beer of Wales in 2009. The White Lion…

Wrexham Lager now at White Lion

Wrexham Lager is back. Since the sad day it was closed down in 2000 by Carling, a lot of people have missed the great taste of Wrexham Lager; now it is back and available at the White Lion. Wrexham Lager is Britain's oldest lager, the brewery being originally founded in 1882 by German immigrants who were trying…

White Lion party enjoy CAMRA GBBF 2012

Simon and Esme and a party from the White Lion had a great day at the CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival at Olympia two weeks ago. In addition to sampling various Real Ales and Ciders at the exhibition the party, as part of their research, also visited The Old Ship, a Youngs Pub on the river…

Mo Farah meets Esme Cole

So Mo Farah, our double Olympic Champion, is walking down the street in Kingston on Thames, his home town, when who should he meet but that famous daughter of Simon and Nina, and Llanelian, Esme Cole, who is currently studying Disaster Management at Kingston University. After congratulating him we trust she invited him to come up…

White Lion Inn to John O’ Groats

Two Welsh Rarebit Minis travelled 1,200 miles to the most northerly point in the UK in memory of a much missed member of the club. They reached the most northerly point of Dunnet Head and then visited John O’Groats before travelling home. The five-day road trip, which started last Sunday, from the White Lion Inn, Llanelian, was…