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Boys Home, Abbots Langley

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21 High Street, Abbots Langley, WD5 0AA (View on Google Map)
(01923) 262554
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An unpretentious boozer on Abbots Langley High Street whose name is commonly thought to refer to a soldier�s return from the Great War; and a great deal of memorabilia from this war adorns the walls of the pub. However, the publican told me that the name actually arose from a time when choirboys from St Lawrence Church opposite would visit the sweet shop at the front of the pub and then nip to the back for a pint. The pub once had a small public bar at the front, but has now been opened out into an unusually narrow single bar. Darts, dominoes and cribbage are all played and there is occasional live music.

Information for this venue is provided by the Watford & District Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Rose & Crown
Local Authority
Last updated
Last surveyed
29/04/2016
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
WAT/1
Asset of Community Value
Monday
11:00am - Midnight
Tuesday
11:00am - Midnight
Wednesday
11:00am - Midnight
Thursday
11:00am - Midnight
Friday
11:00am - 12:30am
Saturday
11:00am - Midnight
Sunday
11:00am - 10:30pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves no changing beers 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%
Sharp's Doom Bar Pump Clip-1
Sharp's - Doom Bar

This beer is served regularly at Boys Home, Abbots Langley.

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

Source: National

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Transport
Close to bus routes (10m)
8, 318
Closest station (1900m)
Kings Langley
Ordnance Survey Reference
TL094019

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