Cross Keys Pub | Wheathampstead | Bed and Breakfast in St Albans

Lovely country pub. Good choice of food and all beautifully served. Very popular place. Will definitely go again

Been here a few times.and stayed here.lovely little pub.nice people

Excelent place to make a stop and have a really nice cider, warm and comfortable place.

Lovely food and brilliant service this evening - great atmosphere

Great little pub just outside Wheathampstead with oodles of character. Busy and buzzy on a Friday evening and popular with local golfers, The Cross Keys offers a range of good quality pub dishes.

We had a tasty Sunday roast with a delicious homemade dessert. The staff are so friendly and welcoming. Book because they're popular!

Great little pub, off the beaten track in Gustard Wood, perfect for a stop off for fabulous refreshments and lovely food. The staff were very friendly and helpful too.

The staff are fun, friendly and welcoming. Lucy who manages the bar at lunchtimes on a very regular basis is particularly good natured and we always have a laugh or two. The food is homemade by Lucy’s mum in the busy kitchen and her dishes are delicious and inventive. She likes to experiment with new and different menu items. For instance, she makes a lovely chicken curry, but then simultaneously offers an imaginative vegetarian curry using halloumi cheese, cashew nuts, spinach and mushrooms. Absolutely delicious... my ‘go to’ dish even though I’m not a vegetarian! Top quality pub food. Good beer, a large garden area and plenty of parking. What’s not to like!

Lovely quiet little pub in the middle of nowhere. Beautiful surroundings

We had such a fantastic lunch today the service was amazing we will be coming back!!

Basic pub food, dont check menu online as it doesn't match the pub menu.lovely little pub ,girl behind bar could smile a bit more.

Great pub. Good selection of drinks and beers. Great food.

Really pleasant and helpful staff. No wonder it’s popular at weekends :)

Good beer selection, plenty of outdoor seating. Service at the bar very slow when I visited. If it's food you want, move on. Seriously.

A great venue for a summer breakfast in the garden. Top class food and friendly service.

Good menu catering for various needs, great Sunday roast, well kept beer, ideal location, friendly staff, nothing to complain about here, well worth a visit.

Great country pub with a fabulous garden and dog friendly too 😁

Great pub classics. Log fires. Friendly

Lovely pub,friendly staff and the food was amazing

Side pocket for a toad Turned the frier back on to make us chips Great portion and delicious Good value Nice setting 5/5

Great pub, great location for starting and ending walks with a pint...

Nice food (and a generous helping) and efficient, friendly service. Moreover, the Cross Keys is well placed as a location from which to explore the very lovely local countryside.

A genuine pub with good beer and food.

Lovely, enchanting old-world pub from approximately 1650 with a great selection of beers, ales, soft drinks and coffee. Fantastic friendly staff !

Hi , I really enjoyed the food and I thought that the atmosphere was very good.The food took a few minutes to arrive but no issue. I loved the open fire that generated a cosy heat. The staff again were excellent. I great venue.

Lovely location and great character. A charming pub. The staff are so friendly and accomodating. Nothing too much trouble. As for the food - wonderful! Great full English breakfast superbly cooked and plenty of it. Went off for a dog walk afterwards in the nearby woods and couldn't resist going back to the pub for tea/coffee and home made Victoria Sponge at lunch time! Excellent. We'll be back for an evening meal or a Sunday lunch. Thank you to you all at The Cross Keys!

Awsome country food,and great old English atmosphere.

All the charm of a country pub. Nestled in a wooded area in a clearing. Great hosts, and good selection of drinks. Highly recommend it.

Fabulous pub!! Old and charming. Wonderful staff. Lots of choice on menu. Personally I would like to see a couple more fish dishes. However will certainly be visiting again very soon.

Stayed here Saturday night also had lunch on arrival. Great value for money lovely clean room & great breakfast. Great walks as it’s set in countryside with many routes.Definitely recommend.

Lovely pub run very well by very friendly people. Great old building, garden and outdoor spaces. Really enjoyed our food after we arrived close to kitchen closing time on a cycle ride. Would recommend!

Very welcome and well-kept pint of Abbot during my walk. Pleasant location and pub well fitted and tidy.

Nice location. Lacking in atmosphere. Felt like an outsider at a wedding reception. Everyone knew everyone. So unless you a regular it's not very sociable.

Perfect pub for a sunny evening drink. Plenty of outside space and welcoming staff

Lovely welcome from the staff even when our Daschunds was grumpy. Good beer garden with shade and a decent menu.

I must say I enjoyed every second of my stay. A massive thank you to Bob, Gemma and Sally (Savage) for the kind hospitality. Breakfast was spot on 👍 Truly recommend this place and cant wait to come again very soon. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

Quiet pub with large garden on edge of nice wooded area.

Clean, spacious, quiet and fantastic value.. far far better than expected for the price.

So, I cycle often past this pleasant-looking pub and, for some reason, had always felt drawn to it. Perhaps, it's the location, being in the middle of the countryside. Perhaps it's because of the full looking car park (and that's true). Perhaps it's because you could always find something to do nearby, like the nature walks, cycling, or visiting the small nearby villages. Anyhow, myself and two others, on my suggestion, did visit, and were pleasantly won over by the warmth of this family-run business to all visitors local or otherwise, by the choice of foods and drinks (non-complicated and without pretention). There're also two outdoor eating areas with adjoining children's play area (all to the gentle background sound of neighing horses). The quality of the meals we had as well as the prices we'd paid for them also made us feel that we'd made the right decision in visiting here. In conclusion, if you want to dine in a non-fussy, welcoming and warm eatery, this is the place. After our own meals, my friends and I immediately said we'd definitely re-visit this place again (and I know that we will). We'd already made a mental note of it. Ps, we also went for all a countryside walk along some very pleasant paths on a beautiful summer's day. PPS, visitors can also book a B&B stay here too, I think, in two beautifully quaint rooms (at least from the exterior).

Stayed here for Knebworth gig and enjoyed a great start to our day with a couple of pints and chats with staff. Even managed to get a lift in off Rob the landlord. Rooms are clean, spacious and everything you'd need for a short stay. Great value for money.

Very nice sandwiches for lunch. Attracts a lot of cycling groups

Lovely weather and staff very friendly and chatty. Looking forward to the.next visit

Excellent food and lovely spacious and peaceful outside garden where you can also order a selection of food, homemade cakes and drinks. Would recommend.

Nice garden in the warm spring sunshine + naughty bowl of 🍟

Love this friendly pub. Great staff, service and beers. Ample parking. Great garden for children too.

Walked the dogs stayed for lunch, fabulous pub, friendly, lovely food very welcoming, my favourite walk and place to eat. Highly recommended

Nice spot to stop off for a drink, whilst walking out from Wheathampstead. Garden was closed yesterday (16/1/22) probably due to recent wet weather, but when open it's a nice area for dogs, children, etc.

Excellent accommodation and the pub it's self was amazing beer great and the owners Gemma and Rob was fantastic hosts thank you .definitely will be going back .

Had a lovely time at this popular, very low-key pub. I last visited 30 years ago and I cannot see much has changed... Except the brand new toilets. Had a good, filling, lunch. The bill was very reasonable as well e.g. £9.95 for a big main course. Three of us shared basket of whitebait with buttered bread. Mum had (deep fried) seafood platter. She enjoyed it but it was a bit heavy she said. I ate excellent homemade beef lasagne: plenty of mince, fresh herbs and cheesy topping. Could not eat all the garlic bread, probably because we had overordered (!) huge chips side order. Very friendly staff, quick service. Small negative: I prefer condiments served in bowls etc. Let's dispense with plastic throwaway sachets.

Lovely pub- not a huge amount of choice in menu but the food is good. Huge garden with great play frame for children. Very dog friendly- perfect place to stop by after a nice walk in the near by woods.

Lovely friendly pub, great pub food too!

Very pleasant country pub, near to woods and a common. Great for a drink after a walk.

Idyllic country pub great garden for children dogs large families or groups. Plenty of parking Outside cover if too hot or damp. Good food and drinks too. Ideal for country walks to finish or start...or both.

Lovely garden area. Enjoyed a tuna baguette and a toasted sandwich.

Superb pub and very clean over night stay rooms...{I stayed just for one night} But what I was amazed with the most was the breckfast..I still think of it now..one of the best I have had for some time...

Always friendly service and a nice large beer garden

Beautiful surroundings. We ate outside and had plenty of room. Excellent service and food. The car park can get crowded.

Great selection of food and good beer. Had lunch here with our U3A Walking group. Canopy outside over the tables to keep off most of the rain.

Good old tradition pub with a nice garden for children.

Lovely pub and garden, always friendly service and good honest food. Dog friendly and very welcoming. Good beer too!

Very nice people and lovely country pub. Had a few drinks in the sun in nice garden.

Old school country pub, great choice of ales, large gardens and proper pub grub

Lovely pub, warm welcome good food at affordable prices

Great place, excellent bar food. Definitely going to visit again.

Always a great experience here. Great food & service.

Great home cooked menu and always a friendly welcome. Lovely beer garden. The quintessential Hertfordshire country pub!

Good old English pub with nice selection of ales

Great pub and Great Beer great food

Lovely garden, staff are superb

Nice food. Reasonable prices. Nice surroundings.

Excellent pint and super tuna sandwich

It looks like a nice place but I was working so I could not go in.

Good food, friendly staff and an open fire.

Cosy, friendly, good beer and food. Big garden and plenty of parking

Lovely food, totally respect the covid restrictions and friendly staff.

Covid rules means that it is outdoor only at the moment, but there is lots of space and an outdoor bar to look after you. Food is on offer.

A lovely cosy pub, it's worth a trip

Lovely pub great old fashion character good pint

Proper country community pub. Lovely range of ales, pub grub, fair prices

Excellent beers & good atmosphere

Lovely country pub with excellent food

The food was excellent atmosphere was enjoyable I went for a walk with my Bible study group in Gustard wood first then ended up in the pub for lunch I highly recommend welcoming staff

Great little pub tucked away in Gustard Wood. The enormous garden is well-equipped for kids + the food was really good too.

Good pub with a great garden, highly recommended

Lovely pub, lovely surroundings food and excellent choice of beer 5/5

Had a meal and a catch up here. Was pretty good. It wasn't amazing food but definitely no complaints.

Good beer and ambience. Nice country pub and dog friendly.

Good food, good prices, good atmosphere

Had the most delicious Christmas dinner there today. Very friendly, helpful staff. Lovely place to go.

The Cross Keys is a traditional country pub - with an open fire when we visited. I'm part of a cycling club and we visit the pub a few times a year. I always think a "cycling pub" is as good a recommendation as any and over the years the Cross Keys has provided us with a pleasant welcome, good food and good beer.

Good beer, good food, friendly and cosy

Nice food, good service and friendly. Menu is limited but good value. Would visit again.

Genuine country pub, but sadly the beer choice is poor (four cask beers on hand pump, but all very similar) and the food, though not unpleasant, is nothing special. You go for the ambience, the friendliness of the welcome, and because you know the locals.

Nice pub with good lunch menu and pleasant staff. Nice garden.

A real, proper pub. Cosy and warm for the winter (wonderful open fire) and a spacious garden, a real sun trap, for the summer. You can just go for a drink, or three or you can have a meal. I'm fairly certain you can stay there, too. Christmas morning wouldn't be right without a drink there before your home festivities startt

Relaxed friendly atmosphere great outdoor play and setting area for children. Good food to what a discovery

Been here many times but first time in the garden area and noted all the kid friendly play and climb areas...

Excellent. We organised a strollers group, arrived at 10.15 ordered our lunch then went to a 2 hour circular walk. Food served when we got back. A wide choice of food which was excellent, they had arranged the tables outside for 12 of us with umbrella's. So we were well looked after.

A very good example of a country pub.

Been visiting the pub for nearly 40 years (baby up to full drinker!). One of my favourite pubs.