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Rats Castle

246 Hatfield Road
St. Albans
AL1 4UN
Telephone(01727) 898324
Real AleFamily FriendlyDisabled AccessGamesSmokingDog FriendlySports TVWiFiServes LocAleLive Music
Regular beers: Tring Ridgeway

See more about this pub on WhatPub, CAMRA's national pub guide.

Large and lively community local in a traditional saloon bar style. With a friendly welcome, several TV screens, pool table, dart board, juke box and fruit machines, this is very much an old-style drinkers' pub and is particularly popular with tradesmen at the end of the working day. Children are welcome until 7pm and the pub often has a more family atmosphere on Sunday afternoons when a meat raffle is held. The building is Edwardian with a later extension and internally it is decorated with photographs of old St Albans. There is a small patio at the rear for outdoor drinking in warmer weather. Located next to a large Morrisons supermarket, the pub is handy for a quick pint while waiting for a bus from the well-served stop just outside.