Princess Royal

Walk into the Princess Royal and you're stepping into the kind of place where regulars have their spots and the barstaff know what everyone's drinking before they order. On Canon Street, just off the town centre bustle, it's got that lived-in warmth that chain pubs spend thousands trying to fake. The crowd here is genuinely mixed—shift workers rubbing shoulders with students, locals who've been coming for years propping up the bar. You'll find decent cask ales on tap, proper pub food that doesn't try to be something it isn't, and an atmosphere that feels earned rather than constructed.