Cromwell's Tap House

You'll find yourself on one of Shrewsbury's narrowest medieval streets, squeezing past half-timbered buildings to reach this proper boozer. Cromwell's does what it does best: stocks an impressive rotating selection of craft ales and ciders, actually knows what it's talking about, and pairs them with honest pub grub that doesn't disappear up its own backside. The place has got real character—locals nursing pints at the bar, occasional live music, the kind of spot where regulars have their corners and newcomers get welcomed in without fuss.