Farriers Arms, St Albans Central, St. Albans

Farriers Arms pages at the McMullens site - www.mcmullens.co.uk

Farriers Arms pages at the McMullens site - www.mcmullens.co.uk

Visited in May 2010 Small traditional side street McMullens pub close to the city centre. There's a small bar area at the front of the pub, which extends back into a separate room on the left, giving an overall L shaped drinking area. Through this separate room, a door leads to the rather basic outside toilets. The pub is traditionally furnished in a lightish, airy and unremarkable. It's music free and unspoilt, although a relatively unobtrusive TV high up in one corner of the bar was showing the Blackpool v Notts Forest play off game. The walls are decorated with some McMullens memorabilia. There's also a CAMRA mirror and some CAMRA award certificates. Famed for being the birthplace of CAMRA, a plaque outside reminds us that Herts CAMRA branch first met here. Beers on were the standard Mac's range - Country, AK and Cask. The Country - £ 3.00p - was in good form. The pub is a CAMRA Good Beer Guide regular. This is a good honest unpretentious community local and, despite a distinctly underwhelming welcome, I'd probably do this one again.

Medium sized Wetherspoons which on my visit had no guest beers. Did not see any of the above people

The birth place of CAMRA. Very pleasant old fashioned corner pub with a front bar and seperate drinking/bar area at the back. Very comfortable. McMullens beers on tap.