The Anchor Inn

You're walking into the kind of place that's been pulling pints in Tideswell for decades, all exposed stone and low ceilings that make you duck through doorways. The Anchor sits right on Four Lanes End, and it's got that authentic village-pub feel where you'll overhear farmers discussing the weather and couples squeezing into corners with a bottle of wine. The real draw is the beer selection—rotating cask ales that change regularly—and the kitchen takes its responsibility seriously without getting pretentious about it. Expect proper pub classics done right, the sort of place where your grandad would've felt at home but you won't feel out of place with a craft beer in hand.