Old Bell

You'll find the Old Bell right there on Hemel's High Street, doing the unglamorous work of being a proper neighbourhood pub. It's the kind of place where regulars know the bar staff's names and there's usually someone nursing a pint at lunchtime. The Greene King chain means reliable standards—decent ales, straightforward pub food, and enough screens for the football without feeling like a sports bar. Nothing fancy, but that's precisely the point. It's the pub you actually want to sit in, not the one you feel you should photograph.