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Long Arm and Short Arm

A pub serving food in Welwyn Garden City.

This archetypal British country pub has been a McMullen house since 1885. After buying the pub in 1885 for the then princely sum of £350, McMullen dug its own well to solve the ‘long arm; short arm’ problem caused by excessive water carrying from which the pub takes its name!

Scale the hill and steps and enter to find a heart-warmingly cosy traditional pub offering the finest Sunday roast carvery in the county whose slow roasted meats, pork crackling and crispy roasties are a true delight. Space is limited so booking early is recommended on Sundays.

Enjoy hearty pub fare food during the week at great Two for the Price of One (241) value in the company of locally crafted real ales, fine wines and world beers. This really is the very best of traditional British country pubs!

The team look forward to seeing you soon.

18 Lemsford Village, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 7TT
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01707 322401

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http://www.mcmullens.co.uk/longarmshortarm

Facilities include: Real Ale, Outside Seating, Carvery, Traditional Sunday Roast, Village, Traditional, Quiz, Darts, Lunch, Dinner, Beer, Wine,

Mon - Thu: 11:00 - 23:00
Fri - Sat: 11:00 - 00:00
Sun: 12:00 - 22:30

Drink % Brewery
Becks Blue Alcohol Free 0.0 Becks

Beck's Blue is a light, crisp and refreshing alternative with no compromise on taste. Beck’s Blue adheres to the strict Reinheitsgebot. Only when the distinctive Beck’s flavour has been allowed to fully develop is the alcohol removed.

Tasting Notes: 

Budweiser 4.3 Budweiser

Budweiser is a medium-bodied, flavorful, crisp American-style lager. Brewed with the best barley malt and a blend of premium hop varieties, it is an icon of core American values like optimism and celebration.

Tasting Notes: Fresh and subtle fruit notes, a delicate malt sweetness and balanced bitterness for a clean, snappy finish. Budweiser is a medium-bodied, flavorful, crisp and pure beer with blended layers of premium American and European hop aromas, brewed for the perfect balance of flavor and refreshment.

Foster's 3.7 Heineken

Foster's is the ultimate ice-cold refreshment. Its balance of subtle fruitiness and vanilla is ideal for the sweeter-toothed lager lover. The perfect session beer to enjoy with mates.

Tasting Notes: A light-coloured lager style, it presents full malt character with a balanced clean hop bitterness. Combined with a slightly hoppy, but yeasty/malty nose, Foster's lager is a full bodied beer with excellent drinkability.

Guinness Draught 4.2 Guinness

One of the world's best-loved beers, with sweet smelling aromas of coffee and malt, from the first velvety sip to the last, lingering drop, every deep-dark satisfying mouthful in between is pure beauty… pure Guinness.

Tasting Notes: Unmistakeably GUINNESS®, from the first velvet sip to the last, lingering drop and every deep-dark satisfying mouthful in between.

McMullen AK 3.7 McMullens - DO NOT USE

As one of the longest established ales in the UK, the quality of AK comes from 180 years of brewing experience at The Whole Hop Brewery

Tasting Notes: This award-winning bitter uses a carefully balanced mixture of pale ale and chocolate malts to give a soft malty taste, while WGV hops give a light fragrant aroma and clean finish. A popular and refreshing easy-drinking bitter.

McMullen Cask Ale 3.8 McMullens - DO NOT USE

This ale is inspired from over 180 years of brewing at The Whole Hop Brewery. Styrian Goldings added to English Fuggle hops achieve a refreshingly well-balanced combination.

Tasting Notes: The subtle biscuity flavour comes from pale ale and amber malts. Mixed with the citrus flavours of these hops, this creates a light and refreshing ale that all generations of ale drinkers will enjoy.

Stella Artois 4.8 Stella Artois

Stella Artois is one of the world’s best-selling beers and is enjoyed in more than 80 countries. Its full, characteristic flavour and high quality is assured through a superior brewing process and by using the finest ingredients available.

Tasting Notes: It is brewed to perfection using the original Stella Artois yeast and only the best ingredients including the celebrated Saaz hops. It's the optimum premium lager, with its full flavour and clean, crisp taste.

Bulmers 4.5 Heineken

Bulmers Original Cider at 4.5% ABV offers a fantastic combination of softer culinary apples and sharper bittersweet apples, providing a cider rich in depth and character.

Tasting Notes: Well-balanced and medium-sweet

Kopparberg Mixed Fruit 4.0 Kopparberg

Bursting with blackcurrants and raspberries, Kopparberg Mixed Fruit Cider spoils you

Tasting Notes: Rich and indulgent with an effervescent energy, its best served cold over mountains of ice.

Kopparberg Pear 4.5 Kopparberg

The juices of plump pears are infused with our naturally occurring soft water, to create the perfect combination of a refreshingly light and fruity cider

Tasting Notes: With the punch of a strong pear taste. Kopparberg Pear Cider is deliciously thirst quenching and full of life.

Strongbow 4.5 Heineken

Strongbow gets its distinctive flavour and cut-through refreshment through the unique blends of bittersweet British cider apples from our Herefordshire orchards.

Tasting Notes: The cider is made from a blend of bittersweet cider and culinary apples making it a well-rounded, balanced cider with a good mix of fresh apples and cidery flavour

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We serve the following food styles:

Carvery, Traditional Sunday Roast, Traditional