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Jolly Sailor, St. Albans

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Operator: Wells & Co
3 Stonecross, St. Albans, AL1 4AA (View on Google Map)
(01727) 893982
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The 'Jolly' is a traditional pub which offers a quiet lounge, a separate and more lively public bar with a pool table and TV sport, and a heated smoking area. A broad customer mix uses the pub, which hosts a golf society, a pool team and two darts teams. The bar stocks Wells & Co's own range of "Brewpoint" beers as well as guest ales from other breweries. An interesting range of bar snacks and meals is offered with food half price on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and roasts available on Sundays. A quiz is held on Tuesday evenings and poker is played on Sundays. The pub is open until 2am on Friday and Saturday nights when its very popular karaoke takes place. 

Information for this venue is provided by the South Hertfordshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Sailor Boy
Local Authority
St Albans District Council
Last updated
Last surveyed
09/04/2026
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
SHE/698
Asset of Community Value
Monday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
3:00pm - Midnight
Wednesday
3:00pm - Midnight
Thursday
3:00pm - Midnight
Friday
3:00pm - 2:00am
Saturday
Noon - 2:00am
Sunday
Noon - Midnight
Monday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 9:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 9:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Adnams - Ghost Ship TasteMatch Prediction

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Adnams - Ghost Ship
Adnams - Ghost Ship Session Pale Ale • 4.1% Spotted 14 times
Adnams - Ghost Ship
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Adnams - Ghost Ship

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 14 times. at Jolly Sailor, St. Albans.

ABV 4.1%
Cask
Style Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Fuller's - London Pride TasteMatch Prediction

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Fuller's London Pride Pumpclip
Fuller's - London Pride Session Bitter • 4.1% Spotted 5 times
Fuller's London Pride Pumpclip
Fuller's - London Pride

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 5 times recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Jolly Sailor, St. Albans.

ABV 4.1%
Cask
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Timothy Taylor - Landlord TasteMatch Prediction

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Timothy Taylor - Landlord Session Bitter • 4.3% Spotted 8 times
Taylor's Landlord Pump clip
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Timothy Taylor - Landlord

Spotted 8 times recently. Last spotted 2 days ago at Jolly Sailor, St. Albans.

ABV 4.3%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Sky sports
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Outside patio with seating
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Mobility Access Statement Mobility Access Statement
There is a 2 inch step up in the pub on entering from the front
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Function Room Function Room
Games Games
Poker, pool table & pool league, mens & womens darts
Lined Glasses Lined Glasses
Newspapers Newspapers
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
AccessAble
AccessAble
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Cask Marque Cask Marque
Cask Marque Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating
Cask Marque: Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating 5 out of 5
Transport
Close to bus routes (50m)
S8, S9
Also 304, 305, 321, 357 and 721 in St Peters Street (200m)
Closest station (1500m)
St Albans City
Ordnance Survey Reference
TL152079
Directions
on B651

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