The Lister Arms

You'll find The Lister Arms tucked into The Moors Shopping Centre on South Hawksworth Street, which means it's bang in the middle of town and impossible to miss on a Saturday afternoon. It's the sort of place where locals genuinely congregate—no pretence, no craft beer list longer than your arm, just straightforward boozing and eating at prices that don't make you wince. The pub's got that familiar Wetherspoon formula down pat: reliable ales, competent food cooked quickly, and enough space that you won't be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers unless it's a match day. It's where you pop in for a quick coffee and end up staying three hours chatting with someone you bumped into.