King's Arms, Horsham

You'll find yourself on Bishopric in the heart of town, walking into a place that actually feels like it belongs to Horsham rather than a franchise template. The King's Arms does the fundamentals well—real ales, decent wines, and food that doesn't pretend to be something it's not. The crowd's a proper mix of regulars nursing pints and people dropping in for lunch, which tells you everything about how unpretentious this place is. It's got that lived-in feeling you want from a local pub, the kind where staff know their regulars' names.