This is a club, which means that the bar may be only open to members.
Friendly and long-established CIU-affiliated social club serving a part of St Albans with few other cask ale options. A warm welcome awaits card-carrying CAMRA members who can use the bar facilities as guests. Other visitors are also welcome (just ring the bell) but will pay the slightly higher non-member prices at the bar. A large function room, complete with a stage, complements a more intimate public bar-style room at the front of the building. Entertainment provisions include a pool table, several dart boards and juke box, while major sporting events are shown on a giant screen. Regular bingo sessions and quizzes are held, including a popular music quiz - see facebook.com/bensmusicquiz for details. The Royston Club has featured in the Good Beer Guide regularly in recent years and it has been awarded South Herts CAMRA's Club of the Year award on multiple occasions.
Historic Interest
Situated in College Road, the club was established in 1936 as the College Club. Following a licensing issue in 1952, it was re-launched with a new identity, taking the name "Royston" from another nearby street. In the 2000s the club experienced financial difficulties and came close to closure, but was successfully rescued and turned around by a team led by local estate agent Barrie Lloyd. Barrie remains the club's long-serving Secretary, and received a CAMRA/Club Mirror national recognition award for his work in 2024.
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This Club serves 3 changing beers (Changing beers often feature products from Tring, Vale, or Woodforde's breweries.) and 1 regular beer.
Source: National
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