These guides are an excellent way to discover the wealth of real ale pubs in the localities of Hertford, Ware and St Albans.
Hertford pubs guide | Ware pubs guide | St Albans pubs guide
The New River Line Rail Ale Trail is a local guide published by The New River Line Community Rail Partnership with significant input from the South Hertfordshire and Herts & Essex Borders Branches of CAMRA. The guide includes information on train travel, local towns and villages and all real ale pubs found along or nearby the eight-mile route from Broxbourne to Hertford, featuring eighteen main pub entries plus information on all others, cask ale and local breweries.
Historic guides
Real Draught Beer in Hertfordshire was a guide produced in 1975 covering the best pubs serving naturally brewed beer in a traditional way (via hand pump).