Castle Tavern

You'll find the Castle tucked into Southsea's residential heart, where Somers Road runs through the kind of neighbourhood that hasn't been polished up for Instagram. This is the sort of pub where regulars know the staff by name and the jukebox doesn't play the same three songs on loop. Walk in and you're greeted with wood-panelled walls, decent draught selection, and the kind of atmosphere that makes you want to linger over a second pint. It's the pub you'd take your mate to if they asked where you actually drink, not where you'd take your mum on her birthday.