The Black Boy

read moreA Cask Marque awarded real ale pub in Bricket Wood, St Albans, Hertfordshire. Run by landlord Peter Dillingham and the team, we pride ourselves on serving a range of real ales in a friendly atmosphere.

read moreWe're proud to have been awarded the much sought after Cask Marque accrediation, assuring you of fine real ales served at the right temperature and to the standard you would expect. Our ales, consisting of Timothy Taylor Landlord, Fullers ESB and Fullers London Pride have undergone a stringent series of tests to ensure they are fully deserving of the Cask Marque seal of approval. The part Grade II Listed Black Boy opened as an ale house in 1754 with the first known licensee recorded as Thomas Goodson, almost certainly making it one of the oldest public houses in the area.

read moreThank you so much peter and your staff, for the wonderful way you treated our gathering at the Black Boy on Monday, the food was plentiful and being able to see pictures of my dad on the large screens cheered everyone up, the time and effort you took to make us all feel welcome and comfortable was overwhelming. I would highly recommend you to anyone wishing to hold a gathering at the Black Boy, once again THANK YOU. Just wanted to say a thank you to Peter and the team for looking after us all after my Dad's funeral at the local Crematorium.

read moreThe Black Boy Public House can cater for your funeral wake. There is no venue hire charge and we are just two minutes from West Herts Crematorium and five minutes from North Watford Cemetery. We are the best value for money bar in the area and are recommended by MK Ginder & Sons Undertakers, Hertfordshire's premier funeral directors.