The Plough

Head down Lea Gate and you'll find The Plough doing what Bolton pubs do best—existing as a genuine community space rather than a Instagram set. It's the kind of place where regulars know the bar staff's names and the telly's usually on for the football. You're getting honest pub grub here, the sort that sticks to your ribs, paired with a rotating selection of real ales that suggests someone actually cares about what's on tap. It's not trying to be trendy or ironic about its own existence, which is precisely why it works.