22 Apr 2025
Much-loved St Albans pub The Farmer’s Boy has been nominated for a prestigious National Pub & Bar Award.
The annual event highlights an eclectic range of venues across the whole of the UK by naming 94 sites as the best in their respective counties.
The Farmer’s is one of three pubs from across the whole of Hertfordshire to make the county shortlist, alongside The Black Horse in Barnet and The Highwayman in Berkhamsted.
Landlady of the London Road venue Ros Kintu said: “We were invited to enter a couple of months ago, and I completed a questionnaire and gave lots of information about the music we put on, the craft beers we offer, along with other routine stuff. I was stunned when an email arrived with thew news.
“To be honest I’m lost for words, but obviously delighted and excited by the news!”
The awards are run by Pub & Bar magazine, with the aim of showcasing how valuable pubs and bars are to the fabric of society across the whole of the UK.
Editor Tristan O’Hana said: “It has never been harder in hospitality. Whether it’s a countryside pub with rooms or a city centre bar showing live sport, these operations deserve widespread recognition and more customers – hopefully the National Pub & Bar Awards can help with both.”
The London final will welcome all 256 nominees to come together and celebrate their success, before discovering which venues will go on to become County and Regional Winners.
