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suave harv Jan 22, 2006 10:20:25
Replying to Littlestone

>And having a curfew in this day and age is really not on

My tip - if you can't stay at the Lodge, go to the New Inns at Winterbourne Monkton. Catch a bus into the stones, stay as long as you like and walk the mile back *but take a torch*. The cars whiz past. You get your own key and can come and go as you please.
I love the Red Lion, but because of the curfew, it's really not an option for us I'm afraid. My one problem with them was they didn't tell us about the curfew untill half hour before the pub closed. We had a picnic and everything for a midnight feast by the stones. We ended up sleeping in my van in the car park! No way were we going to be loked in at 11.30.
When they told me "you can't go outside, we're closing the pub" I thought I was on candid bleedin' camera!
I didn't make a fuss though. You can't blame the staff.
I understand that they can't have a seperate entrance because it's a listed building or something - fair enough. But people should be warned before they book. I think that's only fair.
But I've spent many happy hours in the Red Lion since, and I wish I was there now!

L Littlestone
Littlestone Jan 22, 2006 11:10:38
Replying to suave harv

Yeah, agree with all of that suave, especially the road back to the New Inn (where I once nearly killed a cyclist with no friggin' lights on his bike!).

I take the point about a new entrance at the Lion but why not have locks on the inner doors leading into the upper and lower bars? Going through the small porch (at the front of the pub) the door on the right could be locked after hours but guests could still access their rooms by the door on the left. I don't think there is a door leading from the little snug into the upper bar and restaurant but surely one could be fitted and locked at night.

Maybe scousemaiden could fill us in on the problem. The Red Lion is a great pub though and I've spent many happy hours there and met some great people :-)