The Prae Wood Arms

St Albans

Welcome

It's hard to believe that when it was built for Lady Frances Cooke Grimston in 1838 she referred to it as a 'little cottage'. This beautiful building has been lovingly transformed into our 'little pub'.

The stone terrace has been extended to become the perfect spot for Al Fresco dining, overlooking the lawns that gently slope down towards the River Ver at the bottom of the gardens. (Although we say so ourselves) we feel we offer a gorgeous environment to dine in, either in spacious light rooms or tucked away into the cosier nooks and crannies.

Our menus are created daily from fresh, local produce, dreamt up by our talented team of chefs who cater for lighter appetites as well as those wanting hearty British pub classics. Equally it's a great place for a drink, with the bar sitting at the heart of all things, offering a haven for those who want to try a myriad of fine whiskies, gins and real ales.

We look forward to welcoming you,
The Prae Wood Arms team


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Meet the Brewer Dog Walk - Wednesday 17th July

Wednesday 17th July

Join us for a  dog walk with a difference!  On Wednesday 17th July , we'll have the wonderful folks from  Three Brewers Brewery  at hand for a cracking&n...

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Music on the Lawn Fridays, The Throwback Duo - Friday 23rd August

Friday 23rd August

Join us on  Friday 23rd August  when we are joined by  The Throwback Duo  performing live in the garden from  6pm...

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Music on the Lawn Fridays, The Swans - Friday 30th August

Friday 30th August

Join us on  Friday 30th August  when we are joined by  The Swans, performing live in the garden from  6pm...

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Music on the Lawn Fridays, Jen Merchant - Friday 6th September

Friday 6th September

Join us on  Friday   6th September  when we are joined by  Jen Merchant , performing live in the garden from  6pm...

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Kokedama Workshop - Tuesday 10th September

Tuesday 10th September

Join us on  Tuesday 10th September from 7pm  for an evening of learning the  Japanese art of Kokedama ! Our fantastic Florist,  Emma  from  Wild...

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Music on the Lawn Fridays, Katie plus Juan - Friday 13th September

Friday 13th September

Join us on the  13th September  when we will be joined by  Katie Plus Juan , performing live in the garden from  6pm...

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Dog Walk - Saturday 28th September

Saturday 28th September

Join us for a morning stroll with (or without) your four legged friends on  Saturday 28th September  as we go on a ramble around St Albans...

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Menus

Our passion lies in finding quality fresh ingredients and preparing, cooking and presenting them in a modern but unpretentious way. Our menus have a spine of classic British dishes complemented by more exotic influences from other parts of the world. We upload them to our web site each day so that you may peruse them at your leisure.

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Recommendations

Thanks to our customers recommending us, you'll find us in the:

2023 Good Pub Guide


  • Good Pub Guide2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
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AllTrails have kindly created a circular walk from the pub to help you work up that thirst/appetite. You can view the walk details via any of the routes below. (varying levels of tech savviness required -Ed)

The Prae Wood Arms and Verulamium Park an AllTrails walk

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