Superb town free house offering a friendly welcome. Up to six real ales including a dark beer of some distinction, come from brewers large and small and there is a fine choice of Belgian bottle-conditioned beers. Two beer festivals are held each year - one over a spring bank holiday weekend, the other in October. No TV or music here, just good old-fashioned conversation. Home-made pork pies and scotch eggs are available. South Hertfordshire CAMRA Pub of the Year in 2020.