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Royston Club, St. Albans

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12 College Road, St. Albans, AL1 5ND (View on Google Map)
(01727) 853656
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This is a club, which means that the bar may be only open to members.

Long established CIU Club.Card carrying CAMRA members are welcome .A large function room, complete with a stage,with a public bar-style room at the front of the building. Club provides a pool table, several dart boards and juke box, with a large TV showing Sports events, bingo sessions and quizzes, including a popular music quiz. Club offers three ever-changing cask beers, plus real cider. Regularly featured in CAMRA GBG .Multi-award winning South Herts CAMRA's Club of the Year

Historic Interest

Situated in College Road, the club was established in 1936 as the College Club. Following a licensing issue in 1952, it was re-launched with a new identity, taking the name "Royston" from another nearby street. In the 2000s the club experienced financial difficulties and came close to closure, but was successfully rescued and turned around by a team led by local estate agent Barrie Lloyd. Barrie remains the club's long-serving Secretary, and received a CAMRA/Club Mirror national recognition award for his work in 2024.

Information for this venue is provided by the South Hertfordshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
College Club
Local Authority
Last updated
Last surveyed
30/07/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
SHE/3922
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
11:00am - Midnight
Sunday
11:00am - 11:00pm
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Current beers

This Club serves 3 changing beers (The club offers changing beers from a wide variety of breweries, but products from Tring, Vale, and Woodforde's breweries are particularly frequent.) and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen

Fuller's - London Pride TasteMatch Prediction

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Fuller's London Pride Pumpclip
Fuller's - London Pride Session Bitter • 4.1% Spotted 4 times
Fuller's London Pride Pumpclip
Fuller's - London Pride

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 4 times. at Royston Club, St. Albans.

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

Church End - Pews Porter TasteMatch Prediction

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Church End - Pews Porter
Church End - Pews Porter Session Porter • 4.6% Spotted twice
Church End - Pews Porter
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Church End - Pews Porter

Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 5 days ago at Royston Club, St. Albans.

ABV 4.6%
Style Session Porter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Source: National

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
BT Sport
Live Music Live Music
Most Saturday evenings
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Mobility Access Statement Mobility Access Statement
Ramp at front entrance door.
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
Bingo Sunday evenings; monthly quiz night
Function Room Function Room
Games Games
Darts, pool, cards, dominoes
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Member Discount Scheme Member Discount Scheme
50p off per pint
Club Allows CAMRA Visitors Club Allows CAMRA Visitors
Transport
Close to bus routes (300m)
S1 (Stops in Camp Road)
Closest station (1600m)
St Albans City

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The Charter Market Quarter

The Charter Market Quarter

15 minutes 6 curated stops

The Charter Market Quarter has many historical links. One of the only free-standing medieval civic clock towers, the site of the First Battle of St. Albans in 1455, during the Wars of the Roses. Allegedly the Boot Inn played host to soldiers fighting in the battle. There used to be 23 pubs around the Market area!

St Peter’s Quarter

St Peter’s Quarter

25 minutes 5 curated stops

The northern end of the Market is dominated by St. Peter’s church, one of the three churches originally built by the Saxon’s on the main pilgrim routes into St. Albans. Soak up the history and architecture of the area, as well as music history! 

Medieval St. Albans East

Medieval St. Albans East

15 minutes 6 curated stops

This area is packed with history and interesting pubs, some open, and some no longer with us. 

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