East Anglia Region

Campaign for Real Ale

Campaign for Real Ale

Candlestick

West End Lane
Essendon
AL9 6BA
Telephone(01707) 953936
Real AleReal FireFamily FriendlyGardenLunchtime MealsEvening MealsParkingSmokingDog FriendlyNewspapersServes LocAle
Regular beers: Greene King Abbot, Tring Side Pocket for a Toad

See more about this pub on WhatPub, CAMRA's national pub guide.

A remote country pub/restaurant now serving a range of up to six cask ales where good food features strongly at lunchtime and during the evening. Sunday roasts. Popular also with walkers and cyclists. Originally called the Chequers but became known as the Candlestick because of the habit of a previous landlord who took the sole candle to the cellar when collecting the beer, leaving customers in the dark. New tenant since July 2023, last orders are at 10pm then 30 minutes drinking up time.