The Red Lion At Hellidon

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2026

Russell

Excellent stay in a quiet village pub. Clean well equipped comfortable rooms with a lovely plentiful continental breakfast. Food in the cost pub was excellent. Would definitely recommend.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2026

Michele

Room very cosy and staff very friendly

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2026

Jason

Clean room , friendly staff , great food

Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Oct 2025

Paul

Staff very helpful had to change rooms due to strange smell coming from the bathroom, would have liked the continental breakfast on a table and not on the bed.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Oct 2025

Leslee

Beautiful, scenic, quiet but close to amenities. Food was amazing and you feel so very well cared for.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

15 Sep 2025

Andy

Needs Updating

stayed here a few times now, have twice commented to manager the room needs curtains or blackout blind as light pours in at 6am. Nothing done. Have said mattress is very uncomfy, can feel springs, nothing has been done. So the 9 times a year I stay in this area I will now take my custom elsewhere.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jul 2025

Vanessa

Great pub great staff and great food! Would definitely stay again when next in the area.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2025

Diana

Very kind friendly staff. Good food. I've stayed several times and will go again. The bedrooms are clean pleasant and comfortable.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2025

M

A very good stay

Lovely village pub in a beautiful spot. Evening meal was a high standard. Rooms were quite small but very nice. Common parts would benefit from a refresh

Business

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2025

Jeremy

Outstanding.

Outstanding in every respect. Welcoming and friendly.
Excellent rooms. Great food. Very dog friendly. Could not have asked for more.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2025

Sandra

Sneaky Midweek Break

This is our second trip in six months to the Red Lion and we fully intend to book again. We stayed in the Napoleon room as we did on our previous trip. The only reason that I could not give an excellent review on every point was that I did not check the breakfast box in arrival only to find out the following morning that it was incomplete and only set for one guest which was disappointing when we had a big day ahead of us. However the manager was very apologetic when we told him that evening and it was a genuine miscommunication between the management and housekeeping. I am sure it would not happen as a norm. The restaurant was fabulous on both evenings and for an out of the way pub it was really busy on both evenings. I can absolutely recommend the Calves Liver….. absolutely delicious.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Shame about the poor communication issues

Lovely room (in the end) and superb meal in the evening (one of the best this year). Lively convivial bar but let down by Hotels.com not making clear only certain rooms were pet friendly which lead to a bit of a stand off when checking in. Negotiated it in the end but you don't need that sort of grief when travelling.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2024

Diana

I've stayed in this pub quite a few times, as have family nearby. The staff are always kind and helpful and the rooms are always clean and very comfortable. Top rating for a country pub!
Diana

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2024

Lydia

The red lion was a wonderful place to stay. The staff were friendly and it was very clean. I was worried because we were in the cottage next to the pub that it could be loud, but it wasn't at all. I slept so well and they had really comfortable beds. The shower had good water pressure and the soaps they provided were lovely.
It was perfect and exactly what we expected from booking.
Thanks so much - will be back :)

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2024

Sandra

Northamptonshire Pit Stop

The Red Lion is located in the wonderful countryside of Northamptonshire. The room we stayed in was the Napoleon room which did not disappoint. The front view with sheep roaming in the field was a joy to behold. The breakfast box in the room was excellent, having had a wonderful meal the night before. The stay was memorable and a return visit is a must.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2024

teresa

Friendly helpful staff, clean throughout.
Redlion is in a Nice and quiet area, so we had a peaceful night's sleep . Continental breakfast supplied with a great selection of choice .

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2024

teresa

Staff helpful and friendly, cooked breakfast on sunday was delicious , and lovely continental breakfast for Monday and Tuesday plenty of choice in box

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2024

Verified traveler

Upgrade mattress/pillows then 10/10

Lovely stay, great food. Only complaint is the mattress on the bed needs replacing or a decent topper adding as well as better pillows and bedding

Business

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2024

Mark

Lovely place, lovely staff. Room was clean and brilliant way to serve breakfast was perfect for us!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2024

leia

Great stay

Lovely place great team

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2024

Stephen

Red Lion Review

I have stayed here many times and it never disappoints. Rooms and all areas extremely clean. Staff always polite and friendly. Food always up to a high standard. It is a pleasure to stay here and can be highly recommended.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

20 Dec 2023

Pauline

Very hot. Hard cheap thin pillows. Stale continental breakfast. Very noisy fridge. Flashing red light which was very annoying

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2023

Ellen

Very nice food, staff were excellent. Would stay again.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2023

Francis

Great village pub with accommodation

Really nice local village pub with accommodation - just wary of checkin times - this may have been my bad planning

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2023

Grant

Excellent food and lovely staff….

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2023

Jonathan

Love staying here, food is fantastic and the rooms are nice and quiet

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2023

leia

Great restaurant and bar,
Room was clean but bed was to soft for my liking.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2023

Kevin

A little Gem.

Super room, food and service fantastic. Will stay again.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2023

Darren

Excellent

Food was delicious
Lovely clean room and friendly staff
Would 100% stay again

Business

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2023

Grahame

Superb location and breakfast

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Mar 2023

Grahame

Not the hotel it used to be!

This hotel is not the place it used to be. I have stayed here since it opened in 2016 and it has declined. Certain members of staff are also very abrupt like they don’t want to be there and that everything is a hassle for them. The cleanliness in the rooms has also declined unfortunately. Extremely disappointing.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2023

Orla

Disappointing stay

A rather disappointing stay. Decorating was being done and I think this should have been mentioned after the booking as a \"heads up\". Due to this there was paint being stored in the hallway and the floors in the hallways were uncarpeted. The fridge was incredibly loud at night so I ended up taking the plug out. The continental breakfast did not include some things as stated on the breakfast sheet. It was expensive for what it is and would not stay here again. Food was good and they brought the food to my room which was appreciated but many things on the menu seemed overpriced.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2022

Diana

The Red Lion is an excellent traditional English country pub. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the food was very good. The bedrooms have been refurbished recently and are simple but very comfortable with modern, clean shower rooms. Only one plea.....please put some shelves or a flat surface around the sink so there is somewhere to put bathroom items, tooth
brushes creams etc!!!!
Otherwise very well done.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2022

Gary

fab!

lovely stay food and service

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2022

Marc

Extremely clean and comfortable room, breakfast in the room was excellent. I will definitely stay here the next time I’m in this area on business

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2022

Christopher

a pleasant and comfortable stay

Lovely...all of it from start to finish....

The only thing I would have liked to have tried (but unfortunately they don't do them) because of the quality of the food, was a cooked breakfast

Business

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2022

Bethany

Easy check in and check out, staff very friendly - showed us to our room and the amenities.
Lovely breakfast in a box with freshly baked croissant, fresh milk in the fridge and tea/coffee supplies!
Evening food smelled delicious although didn’t eat there.
Overall a really lovely stay!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2022

Valerie

Very friendly, lovely room. Good food.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2022

John

Very good food.
Would have liked real coffee for breakfast.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2022

Verified traveler

Perfect spacious bedroom and bathroom .
Lovely host

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jul 2022

Tracey

Nice room in pretty location, stayed in napolean room.
Need some shelves around sink area for toiletries. Mat needed in shower room as slippery
Cooked breakfasts only available sat and sun from 08.30, no good to me as leaving 07.30. Continental breakfast provided for above days. Only continental available mon-friday this was never mentioned.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2022

Paul

Lovely Stay

Very friendly staff
Lovely room in a quiet village
Amazing breakfast
What more could you want!!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2022

Orla

Lovely stay

Lovely place, comfy bed and wonderful shower. Can't fault it

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2021

Lindsey

The Red Lion us fantastic. We stayed in Tawny...the room was so pretty. Lovely big walk in shower..comfy bed...fridge, and plentiful supplies of tea and coffee etc. Breakfast was great with locally sourced produce, freshly cooked. Our only suggestion is that Tawny could benefit from a full length mirror. Will definately be back x

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2021

Ann

Great stay as always

Great stay as always Room, food & service all very good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Sep 2021

Sue

Excellent

Lovely clean and tidy room and staff were very friendly and helpful

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2021

David

Nothing unique, but a well run establishment

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2021

Ann

Very comfortable and clean , highly recommended this B & B . The food in the restaurant was also excellent. We will definitely be coming back

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2021

Martin

A great stay at The Red Lion

Very accommodating hosts with excellent food and range of wines. The only thing we could fault was perhaps better orange juice at breakfast and somewhere around the washbasin to put wash bags etc

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2021

Mike

Cosy stay.

Very comfortable stay, friendly staff and Percy is the star. Food good.

Breakfast disappointing if you want a cooked breakfast, not on offer.
Garden and outside facility good. Plenty parking.

Business