Members' Weekend 2026 will take place in St Albans

There are several accommodation options in and around St Albans. CAMRA is unable to recommend any specific company or booking sites, but below are some options to help you plan your weekend. Please always check reviews, access, travel options and cancellation policies before booking.

• Holiday Inn Express

  Holiday Inn Express  (London Colney) is offering a special discounted rate (for 40 rooms) booked via the link below. More rooms may become available a month before the event.

  Book with Holiday Inn Express

  £99.00 per room per night - including free parking, Wi-Fi and breakfast.

  You will need to give your payment card details in to secure your room and then payment will be taken on arrival, unless you wish to call and pay in advance of arrival. This hotel is located approximately 3.5 miles from St Albans City Centre. Buses 602, 357 and 84 go from Colney Fields retail park to St Peter's Street (St Albans city centre).

• Travelodge

  St Peter's Street, St Albans.

  Book with Travellodge

• Premier Inn

  St Peter's Street, St Albans.

  Book with Premier Inn

• The Samuel Ryder Hotel

  Holywell Hill, St Albans.

  Book with The Samuel Ryder Hotel

• Torrington Hall

  Holywell Hill, St Albans.

  Book with Torrington Hall

• The White Hart Hotel

  Holywell Hill, St Albans.

  Book with The White Hart

St Albans is easily accessible by train and bus to those coming to Members' Weekend.

The Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans, AL1 3LD is just off St Peters Street in the City Centre. Every bus in St Albans stops in St Peters Street – just a couple of minutes from the Arena – and the two railway stations (St Albans City and St Albans Abbey) are 12-15 minutes walk away.

• Rail

  St Albans City station is easily reached by train on the Thameslink Railway, with a frequent service throughout the day to stations between Brighton, Gatwick Airport, London and Bedford. Passengers from the East Midlands, Chesterfield and Sheffield can connect with Thameslink trains at Bedford, to avoid travelling into London.

  Thameslink trains also provide a very convenient connection to and from Luton Airport.

  St Albans Abbey station is served by London North Western Railway from Watford Junction, for connections to the West Midlands, the North West, North Wales and Scotland. These trains are not so frequent – check times before travelling.

• Buses

  There is a network of buses from many parts of Hertfordshire to St Albans, plus local buses to get around the City. Details of the times of all buses to and from St Albans – and throughout Hertfordshire – can be found on the Intalink website.

  The £3 maximum single fare applies to all buses to St Albans. There is also a range of Intalink Connect tickets which offer unlimited travel on all buses for the whole day, and these can be cheaper, especially for groups travelling together. Details of the range of Intalink Connect tickets are here.

  In addition, Hertfordshire County Council continues to work with local operators to improve the bus services on key links across the county. The result is that there is now a frequency of at least 4 buses an hour (on weekday daytimes) on these main corridors to St Albans:

  Luton, Harpenden (route 321)

  Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield (routes 301, 302, 602, 653, 724, 725)

  Watford (routes 321, 724, 725)

  Hemel Hempstead (routes 300, 302)

  Last buses from St Albans (as of November 2025)

  Many routes run late into the evening, to make it easy for getting home from the Festival. The last buses from St Peters Street on Mondays to Saturdays on the main routes are shown below.

  Route	Destination	Last bus leaves St Peters St at
  84	Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage	22:40 (& 23:40 to Hatfield only)
  302	Hemel Hempstead	23:50
  321	Watford	23:36
  321	Harpenden, Luton	23:55
  602	Hatfield (University campuses)	22:45
  653	Jersey Farm, Hatfield (University campuses)	23:00
  724	Watford, Rickmansworth, Uxbridge, Heathrow Airport	23:28 (Monday to Friday); 23:25 (Saturday)
  724	Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Hertford, Ware, Harlow	00:09

• Taxis

  The main taxi rank is on St Peter's Street (come out of the Arena onto St Peter's Street and turn right - alongside Nationwide BS).

  CAMRA cannot recommend any one particular taxi firm/uber so please check prices and ensure any taxi you take is licensed.

  Parking

  There are several car parks in St Albans, many operate via parking apps, so to avoid delay please download these to your phone in advance. Find out more here. There are also privately run car parks, in the Maltings and Christopher Place shopping centres.