One of York's oldest pubs is up for sale.

A listing for the Red Lion has gone live on the property site Right Move. The leasehold sale is valued at £175,000.

The listing described it as "a detached two-story property of brick construction with colour washed elevations under a pitched roofs", as well has having "good outside spaces catering for a mixture of regular locals and tourists, and a good mix of wet and dry trade."

The Red Lion, Merchantgate (Image: Harry Booth)

Its signature beer garden is a favourite for sporting occasions. Most recently, a large LED screen was put up for the EUROS football championships.

Prospective owners of the Red Lion would move into a three-bedroom accommodation.

Pictured as early as the 1930s. The then John Smiths pub - which sat along the old tram line - has been a fixture of the area.

The Red Lion, pictured in 1935 (Image: Explore York Libraries and Archives)

Since 1954, the Red Lion has also been a Grade II listed building, which protects the entire building and outbuildings.