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Colwyn Bay to Man United and back

We are pleased to welcome back to the White Lion on a temporary close season transfer deal ex chef Joe Ratherham, who now works at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United. Many of you will remember Joe worked for us for over 10 yrs before moving to the big city. Joe will be joining our now…

White Lion wins Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence

The White Lion is very proud to have been awarded a Certficate of Excellence for 2013 by Tripadvisor. This award is givien to the top 10% of businesses worldwide that consistently earn high ratings from Tripadvisor travellers. We would like to thank all our customers who have taken the trouble to write a complimentary review on Tripadvisor.

Theakstons comes to North Wales

Simon was amazed a few weeks ago when who should walk through the door of the White Lion but no other than Simon Theakston of the famous family brewing company that bears his name. It was founded in 1827 by Simon's great great grandfather, Robert Theakston, in the Yorkshire Dales market town of Masham, North Yorkshire. …

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…