“It’s a beer festival on the move!”
South Herts CAMRA’s annual tour of Hertford town pubs gives beer drinkers a choice of over 30 real cask ales – from near and far. And many of the pubs offer real or still cider or perry. The tour commences at 1pm on Saturday 28th November 2026 continuing into the early evening. Our itinerary provides an opportunity to visit many of the best real ale outlets in Hertford. Local members will be there to help you with directions, town information and brewing or pub histories. We hope to see you somewhere along the way for a pint or two – or perhaps a few halves:
1.00pm Black Horse, West Street (c) (f) – Free House – 5-6 real ales
1.45pm White Horse, Castle Street – Admiral Taverns – Up to 5 real ales
2.30pm Quiet Man, Parliament Square – Free House – 3 real ales
3.15pm Mad Squirrel, Railway Street (c) (f) – Mad Squirrel – 2 real ales
4.00pm Old Barge, The Folly (c) (f) – Free House – 3 real ales
4.45pm Hertford Club, Bull Plain (c) (f) – Free House – 3 real ales
5.30pm Six Templars, The Wash (c) (f) – Wetherspoons – 6-7 real ales
6.15pm Old Cross Tavern, St Andrew Street – Free House – 6-7 real ales
(c) Pub serves real or still cider or perry.
(f) Pub serves food – check ahead for timings.
Details of all pubs selling cask ale in Hertford town centre can be found at https://camra.org.uk.
Hertford hosts a Saturday market and has a full range of cafés, coffee shops and restaurants for those arriving in the morning. Hertford Museum in Bull Plain has displays of brewing and pubs on its first floor. And on this day there is a full Christmas Market with chalets in the Castle grounds.
Transport:
Hertford East Station is reached either direct from Cheshunt, Tottenham Hale and Liverpool Street or via Broxbourne for travellers from Bishop’s Stortford and Cambridge. Hertford North Station has trains direct from Stevenage or Enfield Chase, Finsbury Park and Moorgate. The 724 Green Line bus connects Hertford to Ware and Harlow in the east and Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, St Albans and Watford in the west. The 907 bus runs through Hertford on its way from Cheshunt, Hoddesdon and Ware to Stevenage. The 310 service to Hertford follows the Lea Valley from Waltham Cross, through Chesunt, Hoddesdon and Ware. Other connecting services include the 324 (Welwyn Garden City to Hertford), the 323 (Ware, through Hertford to Welwyn Garden City) and the 331 (Buntingford to Hertford).
Come Along and enjoy Real Cask Ale – Everyone welcome
