The Golden Lion Cinderford

04/10/2026

WOW, MINDCORE… WHAT A NIGHT! 🤘🔥

Fantastic atmosphere at The Golden Lion! We hit capacity & had to go one in, one out, but the party kept rocking! 🍻🎶 but that didn’t stop them, they were even dancing in the street 🤣

Mindcore, thank you — you were AMAZING! And a massive thank you to everyone who joined us & made it such a cracking night. 🦁❤️

Massive Thank you to my Team Lion 💚

Till next time… I reckon our ears might have stopped ringing by then! 😂🤘

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Mindcore certainly brings a crowd

03/10/2026

🦁 MATURE BAR STAFF WANTED AT THE GOLDEN LION! 🍻AS HALF OF OURS HALF GONE OFF TO UNI 🤦🏻‍♀️

We’re approaching our crazy season, the parties are piling up aNikki’s booked enough to make the staff consider hiding in the cellar! 😂🎉

We need some extra hands behind the bar — preferably attached to someone reliable, friendly & with a mature attitude. Nikki supplies enough chaos for everyone. 🤣

⏰ EVENINGS & WEEKENDS ARE A MUST! That’s when everyone gets thirsty at once!

🍺 No experience necessary — we’ll teach you the ropes. If you can keep smiling when someone orders six drinks individually & the Guiness last you’re halfway there! 😂

Fancy joining our crazy bunch?
📞 Contact Nikki on 07919 086108 with your availability.

Tag someone who’d fit right in… or someone you’d trust to find the prosecco! 🥂🦁

03/10/2026

🤘 YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE… AND THEY’RE FINALLY HERE! 🤘

Loud, proud & straight out of the Forest… we give you the one, the only MINDCORE! 🔥🎸

Taking over The Golden Lion TONIGHT at 9pm — you won’t want to miss these boys! 🦁🍻

We’re open from 10am and serving food all day, so come down, get fed and stay put for the music!

Let’s face it… it’s pi***ng down outside, so you might as well spend your Saturday somewhere with food, b**r and a bloody good band! 😂🌧️

Don’t forget you’ll need that lion Sunday famous roast to cure those hangovers after these so get booked in !!

No party like a Lion party! 🤘🦁

02/10/2026

🍂🔨 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! 🔨🍂

Our Harvest Festival Auction kicks off at 7pm at The Golden Lion, Cinderford — and we’ve got some fabulous lots you won’t want to miss! 🦁

From cheeky meerkats to framed Liverpool team pictures, plus that unmissable signed EMF photo from 2012! 🎶⚽

And there’s plenty to tempt your taste buds too… fabulous homemade pickles and chutneys, fresh produce, cakes and quiches! 🥧🍰

Come along for music, fun, games and a little bidding battle, all supporting Forest of Dean Dog Rescue & Forest Pulse 💚🐾

Can’t make it? Text Nikki on 07919 086108 to place your bid! 📲

Get those bidding hands ready — who’s taking home a bargain tonight? 🙋‍♀️🔨

02/10/2026

🦁🍻 YOU GOT THAT FRIDAY FEELING?! 🍻🦁

We’ve got a cracking weekend lined up here at The Golden Lion — clear your diary & gather your pride! 😂🎉

🍂 TONIGHT – Friday 2nd October, 7pm
Our Harvest Festival & Auction! Fabulous lots, music, fun & games, raising money for Forest of Dean Dog Rescue & Forest Pulse 💚
Can’t make it? Text Nikki on 07919 086108 to place your bid!

🤘 SATURDAY 3rd October – doors 7:30pm
Local lads MINDCORE are here, loud & proud for Metal Night, plus DJ! Bring your mates & your best headbanging moves! 🎸🔥

🥂🎨 SUNDAY 4th October, 5pm
Swap the headbanging for a paintbrush at our Sip & Paint Prosecco Afternoon Tea!
Paint your own gin glass & enjoy some tasty treats — £30 per person.
Call Nikki on 07919 086108 to book!

🍽️ We’re serving food ALL DAY, ALL WEEKEND! And don’t forget to book your Sunday lunch — let us handle the cooking AND the washing up! 😋🙌

From bidding to headbanging to sipping… we do like to keep you busy! 🤣

Ain’t no party like a Lion party… and all that jazz! 🦁🎶

01/10/2026

🔴⚽ LIVERPOOL FANS… THIS ONE’S FOR YOU! ⚽🔴

Another fabulous lot up for grabs at our Harvest Festival Auction tomorrow, Friday 2nd October, at 7pm at The Golden Lion! 🦁

This fantastic framed Liverpool FC display could be heading home with YOU—if you’ve got the winning bid! 🙌

Get your fellow Reds together, join us for a great evening and get bidding! 🔨❤️

You’ll Never Walk Alone… but you might walk home with this! 😉

01/10/2026

🎃🦁 OCTOBER AT THE GOLDEN LION! 🦁🎃

I’ve been left unsupervised with the events diary again… and now look what’s happened! 🤣🍻

🍂 Friday 2nd – Harvest Festival, 7pm
Fabulous auction lots, music, fun & games, supporting Forest of Dean Dog Rescue and Forest Pulse. Can’t make it? Text Nikki on 07919086108 to place your bid!

🎸 Saturday 3rd – MINDCORE LIVE!
Local lads, loud and proud! Doors open at 7:30pm 🤘

🥂🎨 Sunday 4th – Sip & Paint, 5pm
Paint your own gin glass and enjoy a Prosecco afternoon tea! £30 per person.

🇬🇧 Wednesday 7th – Veterans Breakfast, 9:30am
A chance to enjoy breakfast and a catch-up. Held on the first Wednesday of every month.

🪩 Saturday 10th – 80’s Disco, 9pm
Bring your best moves… we’ll forgive the dad dancing! 😂

🎤 Sunday 11th – Karaoke, 4pm
Superstars, shower singers and enthusiastic howlers—all welcome! 🎶

💿 Saturday 17th – 00’s Disco, 9pm
Time to relive those noughties nights! 💃

👻 Sunday 18th – Halloween Quiz, 4pm
Teams of 4, £2 per player. Bring your brains… preferably your own! 🧠🤣

🍂 Saturday 24th – Soudley AFC Harvest Festival, 6:30pm
Supporting the club and local causes—everyone welcome!

🎶 EVERY FRIDAY – You choose the tunes, 9pm!
Your requests, your favourites, your night! 🙌

🎤 Sunday 25th October – Karaoke from 4pm
Sing your heart out… waking the dead is optional! 😂

🌸🎃 Sunday 25th October – Pumpkin Flower Arranging, 7pm
Create a gorgeous autumn arrangement in aid of Together We Can. £30 per person, all materials included.

🍕 26th October–1st November – Little Monsters Munch FREE!
A child’s main course is FREE when ordered with an adult main from our main menu. Half-term treats for hungry little monsters! 🙌

🎃 Friday 30th October – FREE Pumpkin Carving, 10:30am
Half-term fun in association with Cinderford Town Council!

👻 Saturday 31st October – Children’s Halloween Party, 3–5pm
FREE ENTRY! Games, disco, karaoke and a prize for the best costume! 🧙‍♀️🧛

🥂💃 Saturday 31st October – Halloween Bottomless Brunch, 7:30pm
Delicious brunch dishes and 90 minutes of bottomless drinks, followed by the fabulous Josefeela Ma Hunt! Book now to avoid disappointment!

📸 Our spooky Selfie Pod is ready for your frighteningly fabulous faces—have a go and we’ll post your pictures on our page! 🤳👻

💚 Fancy a little VENOM? Available 1st–31st October, £7.50 each. Strictly for the grown-up monsters! 🍹

Get your costumes ready, gather your gang and join us at The Golden Lion, Cinderford!

Please don’t tell the staff I’ve squeezed all this in… I’m already hiding behind the pumpkins! 🤫🤣🎃

🎃🍗 AND THERE’S MORE AT THE GOLDEN LION! 🍗🎃

Because apparently I don’t know when to stop… 🤣

🔥 DARE YOU TAKE THE SPICY WING CHALLENGE?
5 BBQ wings + 5 Carolina Reaper wings = 10 wings for £15!
Available 1st–31st October.

Think you can handle the heat? Bring that mate who always says, “It’s not even that spicy!” 🌶️😂

👻🍕 LITTLE MONSTERS MUNCH FOR FREE!
From 26th October–1st November, enjoy a FREE child’s main course when ordered with an adult main from our main menu!

Keep those hungry little monsters fed this half term—and give yourself a break from cooking! 🙌

🦁 The Golden Lion, Cinderford
Come hungry… leave happy! 🎃

30/09/2026

🦁 Who said a roast has to wait until Sunday? Your stomach doesn’t own a calendar! 🤣

Get over the midweek hump at The Golden Lion, Cinderford 🍽️

🥩 Midweek roast from just £14 — beef, pork or turkey, with vegetarian and gluten-free options available.

🍨 FREE dessert every Wednesday with any pub classic! Because your pudding stomach operates independently and refuses to accept “I’m full” 😂

🌾 And don’t forget our Harvest Festival this Friday! We’ve had some fabulous donations for the auction — come along, get bidding and see what treasures you can bag! 👀🙌

Can’t make the auction? Text Nikki your bid on 07919 086108. Donations can also be dropped into the pub this week ❤️

Come for the food, stay for the fun… leave with a full belly and something you hadn’t planned on buying! 🤣