The Champion

You'll find The Champion tucked away on Chapelfield Road, where the focus is on doing pub classics properly rather than chasing trends. Walk in and you're greeted with the kind of warmth that comes from years of regulars knowing the bar staff by name—there's a real sense of community here that you can't manufacture. The real ales rotate regularly, and they take their beer selection seriously, but this isn't a beery temple; it's somewhere that genuinely feels like your local, whether you've been going for twenty years or walked in for the first time today.