This bright, bubbly 16th-century pub is tucked into a cobbled lane opposite the castle; sit at its street-side tables and admire the fortifications. Chain-run, it stocks a fine array of gins, ales and craft beers, serves decent pub grub, and buzzes with a mix of tourists and locals.
Carpenters Arms
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