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West Herts Sports Club, Watford

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Opens at 4:00pm
8 Park Avenue, Watford, WD18 7HP (View on Google Map)
(01923) 229239
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Awards

Won 2 awards

This venue won awards in 1991, 1990.
1991
Club of the Year

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This is a club, which means that the bar may be only open to members.

The new clubhouse has a bar on the first floor with a ground floor function room. It is being run by a management team separate from the club and are currently not implementing the long time policy of allowing CAMRA (and GBG owners) entry up to 4 times a year. Discussions are in progress... A former CAMRA National Club of the Year, and a regular CAMRA's East Anglian Club of the Year, the club grounds were the site of Watford FC's first ground. Up to 4 guest beers are served, but generally just 2 are available. Darts, dominoes, pool and cribbage are played.

Information for this venue is provided by the Watford & District Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Last updated
05/07/2025
Last surveyed
28/02/2020
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
WAT/898
Asset of Community Value
Monday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
5:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
4:00pm - 11:30pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 10:30pm

Current beers

This Club serves 2 changing beers and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Tring - Side Pocket for a Toad
Tring - Side Pocket for a Toad Session Bitter • 3.6% Spotted 9 times
Tring - Side Pocket for a Toad
Tring - Side Pocket for a Toad

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 3.6%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 9 times
Tring - Piggeries
Tring - West Herts - House Beer Tring - Piggeries Session Bitter • 3.8%
Tring - Piggeries
Tring - West Herts - House Beer
(Tring - Piggeries)

Session Bitter

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 3.8%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.

Source: National

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Garden Garden
Patio with Umbrellas
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Function Room Function Room
Games Games
Lined Glasses Lined Glasses
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Cloud, free
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
LocAle LocAle
Transport
Closest station (1200m)
Watford Junction
Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (800m)
Watford
Ordnance Survey Reference
TQ103964
Directions
South of A412, near Town Hall.

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