 The Red Lion Inn is believed by some to date from at least 1188, when it was visited by Gerald of Wales.Local folklore maintains that, while staying at the inn, Gerald learned of the miracle whereby the Anglo-Norman lord Philip de Braose was struck blind and saw his hunting dogs go mad when he disrespectfully used church as a makeshift hostel one night.He was told that his vision would only return if he resolved to leave his estates and fight in the Crusades.