The Waterfront Inn - JD Wetherspoon

You'll find The Waterfront Inn doing exactly what it says on the tin—sitting right by the water in Brierley Hill, giving you that rare spot where you can actually clock the canal while nursing a pint. It's the kind of place locals genuinely use: pensioners with their regulars' discount, families grabbing an early tea, mates meeting up for a drink after work. The food's dependable Wetherspoon fare—think Sunday roasts, fish and chips, burgers—all reasonably priced and served without faffing about. You're not coming here for craft ales or Instagram-worthy plating; you're coming because the pint's a quid or two cheaper than anywhere else and the staff know what they're doing.