The Victoria Tavern

You'll find The Victoria Tavern doing what it does best: being the sort of pub where people actually want to spend an afternoon. Worple Road's got character, and this place leans into it—wood-panelled walls, a genuinely welcoming bar, and none of that corporate gastropub nonsense. The real ales rotate properly, the kind of thing that matters to people who care about their pint. Food is straightforward and decent; you're not paying London prices for a pie and a pint here. It's the pub you'd want near your house, the one where locals gather without it feeling performative.