Hey gorgeous, thanks for the heads up. Les and i felt we had to leave wich was a shame as we had worked hard for 2 plus years making the pub more pagan friendly, and more customer friendly orientated, nothing being too much trouble. After all the pub game is all about repeat busines.
I remember how i felt during my first visit to Avebury and then the Lion.
It was very special for me , almost shamanic, hence us moving to the area. band at www.myspace.com/jonestown0
Anyway , if i were you i would definatly go the waggon., and its a nice stroll from the stones, better food, better drink, landlords a bit of a stickler about racous behaviour. But if its raucous bahaviour you want, come round to our place.
ALSO on a different note , check out my band at www.myspace.com/jonestown0.
the vocals are crap , but it will give u an i, plus we are back into the studio in 2 weeks to put stuff rite.
love on u all. Tim Toxic Delerium

thanks for the heads up.Les and i loved our time at the lion , only because we felt so close to the clientele . you were friends not customers.
now its run by greedheads.
visiting Avebury for the first time should be a shamanic life changing experience.
Stay away from the lion, go the waggon.
and if you got bluetooth log onto www,myspace.com/jonestown0
and listen to the worlds first indie/psychedelic/new wave band.
plus we are back in a real studio so the sound quality should be excellant.
love to you all. Tim

Yeah - it never occurred to me the food went downhill after Tim and Lesley left! I have fond memories of the food and assumed the couple of times I ate there after they'd left were just flukes.

Ah well... Wagon & Horses it is then! :) Unless I'm just stopping off for a cuppa.

G x

[quote="neighbourofthedrude"]Yep.
I agree.
The Red Lion has been crap for years. Ever since Ex-Heads Tim and Leslie left

Purely out of interest , why did they leave ?
I can't think of anything better than running a boozer in one of the
most beautiful and interesting parts of the country with a regular
flow of interesting characters.

That said , I probably know the answer...a mate of mine ran a pub for
a while and realized pretty quickly that it was a 24/7 nightmare and
any profit he made was soon snaffled by the ever increasing rent and
beer prices imposed on him by the brewery concerned.

Shame though..