Yarborough Hotel - JD Wetherspoon

You'll find the Yarborough right in the heart of town on Bethlehem Street, a Victorian-era hotel that's been pulling pints since the days when Grimsby's fishing industry was booming. It's got that reassuring Wetherspoon formula—reliable ales, affordable grub, and the kind of no-fuss atmosphere where you can nurse a coffee at 11am or sink a few with mates on a Friday night without anyone batting an eyelid. The pub's done up proper, with enough character from its heritage bones to feel like an actual proper boozer, not just another chain.