Set in a conservation area and dating from 1595, the pub still retains many original features but is opened out, merging the saloon and public bars, leaving a horseshoe shaped bar - and the back room has been incorporated to give a dining area for lunches. Very busy for Sunday lunches. Breakfast is served from 10am in Saturday and the pub has a daily pie special. There is a warming fire in winter. The function room is the Old School Room across the yard, where darts are played every Thursday. The pub is an active live music venue and features lunchtime Jazz every Wednesday. Lantern Ale is the house brew.
This Pub serves 2 changing beers (Often Lantern Ale brewed exclusively for the pub.) and 1 regular beer.
Source: National
Cask Ale
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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!
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!
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