Gardeners Arms

You'll find this properly lived-in local on Vale Road, where the regulars know each other's names and the barstaff remember your usual. The Gardeners Arms feels like stepping into someone's front room – if that front room happened to serve a cracking pint and had Sky Sports on in the corner. This is the sort of pub that doesn't need bells and whistles because it gets the fundamentals spot on. The beer's well-kept, the atmosphere's welcoming without being overwhelming, and there's always a seat by the window if you fancy watching Woolton life drift by. It's particularly buzzy on weekend evenings when the local crowd descends for post-work pints that inevitably stretch longer than planned.