Royal Hotel Lyndhurst

After departing Woodstock, the Royal Tour embarked on the arduous 13 minute drive to the next Royal on Light Beer Lane: the Royal Hotel Lyndhurst.

We arrived at the second stop along Light Beer Lane just before noon. The Royal Hotel Lyndhurst is a vine-encrusted old-school bunker of a pub. It’s not the swankiest or the grandest old-style Royal we’ve hit on the tour. But it is a comfortable pub to hang out and have a beer amongst the vines.

When you walk in the front door, the first thing you see is the classic corrugated metal bar.

The second thing you notice is the truly heroic array of chicken parmy varieties on offer. We weren’t around for dinner. But if we were, I dare say we would have been eating a flattened bit of fried chicken with some variety of unique topping.

But the clear standout feature of the pub for mine was the grapevine-enclosed front verandah, complete with feline welcoming committee. Now if you’re not a cat person (or for some reason not a grapevine person) that’s probably not nearly as appealing of a selling point. But on a hot day, sitting in the shady confines the viny veranda with a friendly cat (yes, I’m aware some of you will consider that an oxymoron) with a cold beer was pretty damn nice.

All too soon, we had to get back on the road and continue on to our next stop on the Royal Tour and Light Beer Lane. We were in for an epic 5 minute drive to get to the next Royal. So we bid goodbye to Lyndhurst. It wasn’t the most ornate or striking Royal we’ve hit so far. But it was most certainly a good place for a relaxing beer on a hot day: Royal Tour tick of approval

Royal Stats

• Town/Suburb: Lyndhurst, NSW
• Population: 267
• Date Visited: Sunday, November 27, 2022
• Visited By: Cory & John
• Beer Sponsorship on Sign: XXXX
• Beer Consumed at Pub: VB
• Price of Schooner of Said Beer: $6.80
• Unique Award: Most Extensive Schnitzel Selection
• Tour Progress: 11.03% (15/136)