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Peter and his staff at The Black Boy would like to thank all our customers for their continued support and patronage.

Our decking area with outside TV All at The Black Boy welcome you to enjoy our new heated outside seating areas incorporating smoking areas. Sit and relax, in all weathers, enjoying a pint or a cigarette while watching our new all weather TV or just listen to the music.

We have tried our very best to make smokers welcome and feel comfortable whilst still fulfilling our obligations to the law. We are the cheapest and only freehouse in the village of Bricket Wood, and our motto is enjoy the ambience of 18th century surroundings with 21st century technology. Come and visit us you won't be disappointed.

The Budget and Beer Prices

As many of you will be aware the price of alcohol has risen substantially over the last few months,and now is set to rise again after the budget by 4 pence per pint.

At The Black Boy we strive to keep prices low and give you value for money. To that end I am currently in negotiation with all my suppliers and hopefully will be able to keep my prices the same for the next 12 months on all my draught lagers, ales and ciders. There will be slight increases to spirits, wines and bottled beers but these I will strive to keep to a minimum.

Thank you very much for your continued patronage and support which helps us remain one of the best value public houses in the area. Where else Monday to Friday between 12pm and 6pm can you get Stella Export, Bulmers, Kronenbourg and many more for £2.30?

Once again, thank you. Peter

"Pete's Play Your Cards Right".

The Black Boy Pub Pete's Play Your Cards Right Every Friday drawn at 6.30pm and Sunday lunchtime drawn at 2pm. You could win the rolling jackpot and help raise money for this year's Black Boy Charity "Heads Up".

Friday's and Sunday's jackpots both stand at £250 and so far we have given away over £2000 to lucky winners .

ENJOY AT THE BOY

Nintendo Wii Ten Pin Bowling League

Nintendo Wii Ten Pin Bowling League Coming soon to The Black Boy.

CASH PRIZES FOR THE OVERALL WINNER AND THE WEEKLY WINNER

Pub Opening Times

Monday	12pm	11pm
Tuesday	12pm	11pm
Wednesday	12pm	11pm
Thursday	12pm	11pm
Friday	12pm	Midnight
Saturday	11am	Midnight
Sunday	12pm	10.30pm

A 250-year-old edge of village pub, the part Grade II listed Black Boy was once frequented by livestock owners driving their cattle and sheep to markets along the toll road between Watford and Hatfield. A toll gate was outside this small, traditional inn. Now, it's the favoured local of countless regulars from Bricket Wood and the immediate area.

CAMRA listed, a first choice among sports fans for its dedicated sports-only TV coverage and now the area's first wi-fi pub - allowing businessmen to use their laptops while enjoying a drink and a snack - the 'heart' of the Black Boy is its varied and inclusive clientele and its robust 'pub life'.

The pub now features the latest j-Pod music system, with every top 40 single since 1952 and every album - the most comprehensive collection of music imaginable.

The atmosphere shifts easily between often quiet and peaceful afternoons and evenings to the garrulous 'happy hour' - between 12pm and 6pm - and a welcoming communal 'village' get-together at other times.

Comfortable, unfussy and welcoming, the Black Boy - how it got its name is explained in the pub's history - offers modern-day comforts without compromising its lengthy history. See the plaque in the front wall which details how a former publican left to fight in World War I - and paid the ultimate sacrifice.

The pub also has a garden for outside drinking and children are welcome up to 6pm or at landlord Peter Dillingham's discretion.

The French writer and traveller Hilaire Belloc once described the traditional English inn as a "fortress of virtue". We're not sure the Black Boy can live up to that promise - but it can promise good beer, good company and a good time.