No 2 Refreshment Rooms (Under the Clock), Cleethorpes

You're walking along North Promenade, maybe clutching a bag of chips, and you spot this traditional pub tucked under the clock tower. Step inside and you've landed somewhere genuinely timeless—no craft beer nonsense or Instagram backdrops, just honest drinking and the kind of warmth that comes from being a real community hub. The sort of place where you'll find pensioners nursing pints alongside younger folk, where the bar staff remember your order, and where the atmosphere feels lived-in rather than designed. It's the Cleethorpes seaside pub done properly.