The White Lion is a traditional coaching inn nestled in the stunning countryside of the Calder Valley. With exposed timber and masonry, an abundance of comfortable snug corners to hide in and a warm and friendly atmosphere, The White Lion is an idyllic location for those seeking a true Yorkshire experience. Set on a riverside location in central Hebden Bridge, the inn has always been well known for fine country 'pub' dining and its extensive choice of wines, huge range of quality small batch gins and real cask ales - all of which can be enjoyed throughout the year, whether that be in front of a roaring log fire in the winter or in one of our scenic riverside cobbled courtyards and beer gardens in the British summer time.
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The White Lion is an idyllic location for those seeking a true Yorkshire experience. Set on a riverside location in central Hebden Bridge, the inn has always been well known for fine country 'pub' dining, its extensive choice of wines, huge range of quality small batch gins and real cask ales. Our restaurant boasts a completely homemade menu that only offers the very best locally sourced ingredients served with the pride of Yorkshire. We offer 10 spacious en-suite rooms newly refurbished whilst retaining their traditional charm.
Thinking of booking the perfect Yorkshire experience and staying overnight in one of our boutique or cottage rooms? We have ten unique, bespoke en-suite hotel rooms to choose from, all of which boast their own character and quirks. The link provided will detail the features of each room individually and show you the rates and tariffs during your stay.
We pride ourselves on the quality and freshness of our produce and ingredients and also our associations with our local suppliers. All produce is entirely locally sourced in accordance to seasonal variations and trends and absolutely everything served from our kitchen is 100% homemade. There is always an extensive menu available throughout the building, which is complemented by frequently changing specials boards. Our fantastic and imaginative kitchen team utilize fine local produce to create a traditional pub classic menu with flair and authenticity.
The White Lion is proud to offer a wide range of quality drinks from finely kept cask ale with an outstanding Cask Marque standard to a variety of over fifty bespoke gins. Our extensive wine list is hand selected to compliment our authentic home-cooked food and our sparkling selections provide the perfect accompaniment for any occasion.
Reviews (12)
Clive Evans
Jun 13, 2022
Hebden Bridge is a notorious park, and we were late for our reservation. We called ahead and that would not be a problem. The menu is reasonable but a bit more diversity would be welcome. Starters do offer a good selection and our choices, duck baklava {which was, I am informed, exceptional} and soup. Then on to mains, a Ranch Salad, two burgers, sausage and chips {off the child's menu}, a Tabbouleh salad; I had a stake and ale pie.
The pie was {too} substantial but very tasty. And everyone else enjoyed their choices. All the food was well cooked, tasty and good sized portions. We all were too full for desserts. The staff were friendly and attentive I would highly recommend a visit, if you can get parked.
The pie was {too} substantial but very tasty. And everyone else enjoyed their choices. All the food was well cooked, tasty and good sized portions. We all were too full for desserts. The staff were friendly and attentive I would highly recommend a visit, if you can get parked.
Gillian Hobson
Jun 03, 2022
Just heading out of Hebden Bridge, this inn/bar/restaurant serves great food. I had the pan fried Fjord trout which was delicious and followed it with Queen's Pudding (it was Jubilee weekend). Both of which were delicious. Service was a little on the slow side but I was eating mid/late afternoon which could account for that. Highly recommend and hope to return to try something else.
Thinwhiteduke Bowie
May 25, 2022
Popped in here after a good walk. Sat out side nice and quiet round in the beer garden (midweek), looks nice inside to have a meal. Sat out side had drink and some chips and got a jug of curry sauce. It was not like chippy curry. I found their home curry to die for. Excellent. Bit pricey for drinks other that spot on
Paul Ashton
May 23, 2022
Only stayed for one night all staff was very helpful. The room was excellent everything we needed was there clean towels, shampoo, shower gel, tea and coffee, The breakfast was great (full English) set us up for the rest of the day. The hotel is in a great location and has free parking for guests. I would definitely recommend this hotel
Francine Grey
May 15, 2022
Great place. This is my second only visit. The staff are friendly and welcoming. Great atmosphere. Wide variety of drinks available, and the food is amazing. There is no parking space outside but there is close by. Its wheelchair accessible and has disabled rest rooms. All in all id definitely recommend that you visit.
Catherine Hartley
Apr 04, 2022
John Spence
Feb 20, 2022
The wife called in for a coffee whilst waiting for my son and myself traveling to meet her from Halifax. We met in the White Lion and browse the menu and decided to stay for dinner. The service was excellent and the order meal and drinks were enjoyed by all although attention to order was not received on the extras. The cost of drinks was average except for the non alcoholic drink which came more expensive than my pint of beer.
Shaun Baksh
Jan 16, 2022
Had a mind-blowing Rib-eye Steak lunch with my Wife today. The Steaks were done to absolute Perfection and tender to the very last mouthful. That's 2 delicious Meals in 2 days ! Can't wait for our return visit in July 2022. Highly recommended Restaurant at the White Lion in Hebden Bridge. Thanks for a wonderful experience, Shaun and Sandra of WIRRAL.
Sally-Anne Buck
Jan 13, 2022
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Jan 04, 2022
Madison S.
Nov 16, 2013
I'm currently staying here for a night & having just had dinner was very impressed. I had duck spring rolls for starter which were delicious & steak lid for main course. Portions are very very generous & definitely worth the money! Our room is lovely & after the pub being initially busy when we checked in causing us to wait with a suitcase after a 90min drive the staff were lovely & aware how busy it had been made a lovely effort to say hello to us. Lovely mulled cider on offer at the bar. Would definitely go back.
Tony P.
Dec 14, 2012
This is a tricky one. Years ago this was a smashing, traditional, stone-flagged, multi-roomed pub, serving great hand-pulled beer. The good news is that the beer is still top quality, albeit pricey (3.50 a pint), and the roaring open fire was very welcome on a grungy day like today. Sadly though, the interior designers have been hard at work, and turned this place into a somewhat sterile experience with the emphasis more on food (expensive) and coffee than beer.
I guess a lot of people will love this restaurpub, but to me it's mock tudor, and not the real thing. It's the sort of pub that foreign tourists go in because the real pubs look a bit too intimidating. The stone flags remain, but the soul has gone. Having said all that, and call me a hypocrite if you want, I'd probably go here again at some point as the beer was good.but not before I'd been to a few other pubs in the area first.
I guess a lot of people will love this restaurpub, but to me it's mock tudor, and not the real thing. It's the sort of pub that foreign tourists go in because the real pubs look a bit too intimidating. The stone flags remain, but the soul has gone. Having said all that, and call me a hypocrite if you want, I'd probably go here again at some point as the beer was good.but not before I'd been to a few other pubs in the area first.
