The Fox & Castle

Head down Burfield Road away from the town centre chaos and you'll find yourself in the kind of pub that still feels like a genuine local's local. The Fox & Castle isn't trying to be cool—it just is, in that effortless way that comes from being genuinely good at the basics. Real ales, proper food, the kind of place where regulars have their spot at the bar and the bar staff remember your name. It's the Windsor pub experience without the tourist prices or the Instagram posturing, just honest drinking and eating in a proper old building that's seen generations come and go.