I'll second that (but then I would, because I live there.) The Prince of Wales, which is just down from Farnborough North station and also within walking distance of Farnborough Main is a gem of a pub...but you would need a cab to the ground from there. The Thatched Cottage is also worth a visit.
And on the other side of Aldershot, but still only a few miles away, you have Farnham which has a number of great places to go. Top of the pile is probably the William Cobbett.
Ooh Cobbett....bit of a hero of mine.
I've done a few walks and bike rides, locally where I've tried to retrace Cobbett's routes in his Rural Rides, and see how things relate now to what he saw in the early 19th Century. Cobbett liked Swindon describing it as in "the real fat of the land"....he was also impressed by the canal. He descrobed Calne as a villainous hole and disliked Bassett with a passion.
