The Victoria

Head up Chalk Hill towards Bushey and you'll find The Victoria doing what it does best: being an actual neighbourhood pub. This isn't some Instagram-bait gastro situation—it's the sort of place where you can sink a pint of real ale without pretension, grab a decent plate of food, and genuinely feel like a local within five minutes. The crowd's a nice mix of long-timers and newer faces, everyone united by the fact they've all given up on the chain nonsense down the high street. It's got that warm, slightly worn-in comfort of a pub that's been doing its thing for years without needing to reinvent itself every season.