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Royston Social Club, St. Albans

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Opens at 3:00pm
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12 College Road, St. Albans, AL1 5ND (View on Google Map)
(01727) 853656
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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.

Information for this venue is provided by the South Hertfordshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
College Club
Local Authority
Last updated
31/08/2025
Last surveyed
30/07/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
unknown
Pub ID
SHE/3922
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
Noon - 11:30pm
Tuesday
3:00pm - 11:30pm
Wednesday
3:00pm - 11:30pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:30pm
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
11:00am - Midnight
Sunday
11:00am - 11:00pm
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Current beers

This Club serves 3 changing beers (Changing beers often feature products from Tring, Vale, or Woodforde's breweries.) and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen

Fuller's - London Pride TasteMatch Prediction

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Fuller's - London Pride Session Bitter • 4.1% Spotted 4 times.
Fuller's London Pride Pumpclip
Fuller's - London Pride

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 4 times. at Royston Social Club, St. Albans.

ABV 4.1%
Dispense Handpump
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Source: National

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
BT Sport
Live Music Live Music
Most Saturday evenings
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
Bingo Sunday evenings; monthly quiz night
Function Room Function Room
Games Games
Darts, pool, cards, dominoes
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Member Discount Scheme Member Discount Scheme
50p off per pint
Club Allows CAMRA Visitors Club Allows CAMRA Visitors
Transport
Close to bus routes (300m)
S1 (Stops in Camp Road)
Closest station (1600m)
St Albans City

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