Whether you are looking for a welcoming place to spend the night or would simply like to enjoy a drink or a bite to eat surrounded by friendly faces, The Golden Lion is perfectly placed, right in the centre of the historic market town of St. Ives. It offers all-day dining and an in-house coffee shop, free WiFi and is pet-friendly. The Golden Lion Hotel and Restaurant originally dates from the 19th Century as a traditional Coaching Inn in the heart of the Cambridgeshire market town of St Ives. The hotel is referred to as a leading hotel†in St Ives in the 1893 travel book ‘The Official Guide to the Great Eastern Railway’.