The Pennyweight, Darlington

Bit of a chavy dump really, but no worse than other central Darlington pubs and better than some. Badly handled refurb' of a decent old building comprising a big U shaped room with pine furniture, screens and machines, and the standard range of lagers and smooths. There are also 6 handpumps but the beer quality wasn't up to much when I tried it, as the ¾ pint of dire John Smith's Magnet I left behind will testify. The barmaid though was excellent and probably wasted in this kind of place.