April & onwards at The Red Lion

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It’s been a while, and there’s much to catch-up on…

The Smedley Sessions: Fair Weather Riders, 25th April
Live blues-rock from this superb band to kick off our new adventure with Wallace House which will see us run a live gig (and bar) there on the last Saturday of every month.

Tickets available here, and more details on The Smedley Sessions here.

Details of all our events, music and otherwise, are on the What’s On page, which we’ve rebuilt to be a bit more comprehensive.

Real ALErts
You can now receive email notifications when beers from your favourite breweries go live on the bar. Add your email, tick the breweries, and we’ll tell you when your choices are ready to drink. We don’t share your email with the breweries, or anyone else. 

Sign-up for free here

Shakespeare CAMRA Pub of the Year 2026 (Worcestershire)
We’re extremely proud to have been awarded this coveted prize for 2026. Presentation night coming soon — watch this space. 

Gluten-Free Beer & the ‘Interesting’ Line
Gluten-free beer is increasingly popular among both breweries and customers. There’s no difference in taste, just an enzyme treatment during fermentation which breaks down the gluten proteins. 

More details, and our current offering, available here.

We’ve also added a sixth line on the bar, for beers which don’t quite fit into our bitter / porter & stout / pale / gluten free / mild categories, such as North Cotswold’s copper Shakespeare IPA, or Schwarz Clipper from Pennine Brewery, a slightly confusing but very interesting dark IPA. or Uley’s Crossbreed collaboration with Charles Faram experimental hops. 

Dogs at The Red Lion
We welcome dogs, but ask that our canine friends follow some simple guidelines, thank you. If they can’t read, please pass on the message for us.

Medieval Markets & Atmospheric Art
It’s the Battle of Evesham’s Medieval Market on the weekend of 16th & 17th May, and we’ve teamed-up with one of our favourite artists, Hannah Wheeler, to put on an exhibition. Hannah creates intense, atmospheric, and playful oil paintings, a couple of which already grace the pub’s walls. 

Take a look 

Building News
In case you weren’t aware, the opportunity to buy the building fell through, largely due to the funding opportunity being withdrawn during the last general election. However, we have a decent-length lease, and an excellent relationship with the building owners who have recently applied for planning permission to restore the front of the pub to its former 19th-century glory. The future is positive. 

As always, do let me know any suggestions, feedback etc. about the pub and everything we’re doing (or not doing).

I’ll also get back into better habits around keeping you up-to-date. 

Hopefully see you soon. 

Cheers,

Tom