The Bull - Stratford-Upon-Avon

You'll find The Bull tucked away on Bull Street, just far enough from the madness of Bridge Street to feel like somewhere locals actually drink. It's a proper pub—the kind with low beams, real fires, and the sort of crowd that's more interested in their pint than their Instagram feed. The place has been serving Stratford since, well, basically forever, and it hasn't tried to reinvent itself as some theme-park version of an English pub. Instead it just gets on with doing what it does: pouring good ales, hosting the occasional quiz night, and letting you feel like you've stumbled onto something that belongs to the town, not the tourists.