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Red Lion, Welwyn Garden City

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Opens at 11:00am
Operator: Mitchells & Butlers
Digswell Hill, Welwyn Garden City, AL6 9AJ (View on Google Map)
(01707) 299342
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A Mitchells & Butlers' Premium Country Dining inn. Main focus, as its name suggests, is premium dining but with a separate bar area. A prix-fixe menu is available during the week. Once a popular stop for the stagecoaches on the Great North Road

Information for this venue is provided by the South Hertfordshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Shoulder of Mutton 1715-1746
Local Authority
Last updated
Last surveyed
17/10/2024
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
SHE/931
Asset of Community Value
Monday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday
11:00am - 10:00pm
Monday
Noon - 9:30pm
Tuesday
Noon - 9:30pm
Wednesday
Noon - 9:30pm
Thursday
Noon - 9:30pm
Friday
Noon - 10:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 10:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 9:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers (The guest beers are most frequently Timothy Taylor Landlord and Adnams Ghost Ship.) and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen

Sharp's - Doom Bar TasteMatch Prediction

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Sharp's Doom Bar Pump Clip-1
Sharp's - Doom Bar Session Bitter • 4% Spotted once
Sharp's Doom Bar Pump Clip-1
Sharp's - Doom Bar

This beer is served regularly and Spotted once. at Red Lion, Welwyn Garden City.

ABV 4%
Cask
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Source: National

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
1st and 3rd Fridays
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
Smoking Smoking
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Cask Marque Cask Marque
Quiet Quiet
Cask Marque Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating
Cask Marque: Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating 5 out of 5
Transport
Close to bus routes (300m)
400
On Digswell Hill (B197)
Closest station (2500m)
Welwyn Garden City
Ordnance Survey Reference
TL223141

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