The Olde Red Lion first became a public house in the High Street, Kislingbury when in 1829, The Red Lyon then situated two doors away at number 17, ceased trading to become the home of the new school master.

Prior to becoming the pub the Olde Red Lion was the farmhouse home of William Payne, whose family had owned and farmed here since the early 1700s. William took on the licence and combined farming with inn keeping until his death in 1843. His widow Elizabeth then married John Hall and they continued as farmers and inn keepers until the 1870s.

The Northampton brewer Pickering Phipps had, by this time, acquired the pub and turned it into a "tied house". The first landlord under this new system was Jack Harris who additionally used the premises for his butchery business.

In 1903 Benjamin Collins, great grandfather of the present landlord, took on the tenancy. He was a boot and shoe agent at the time but very soon began farming, continuing as publican and farmer until his retirement in 1929. His son Victor then carried on the family tradition of publican until 1947.

The present landlord's father "Moggy" and his uncle Ben (Cobbler's hero of the 1950s and 60s), both grew up here at the pub and with Paul as the new "mine host" the Olde Red Lion is now in the safe hands of a third generation of the Collins family.

Paul and Chris purchased the pub in October 2006, having undergone a complete refurbishment under their ownership. The pub is now the perfect venue, whatever the occasion.