The Market Inn, Ilkeston

Rough as arseholes town centre boozer. The pub stretches back but the back part looked rather disused. Everyone this Saturday afternoon were congregated in the 2 small front areas. A single handpull dispensed Bass Bitter. Keg-u-likes for the rest of the beers. I've been in much worse.

We called in here as part of a crawl around what were supposed to be the better real ale pubs in Ilkeston. To be fair, I had been warned that the pubs at this end of town were not so much my cup of tea as at the south end, and when I heard the loud music pounding out of the door (Sunday lunchtime) I almost didn't go in at all. Once inside there were two hand pumps, one with the clip turned around. Some of my fellow crawlers plumped for the sole remaining beer, but I'll only drink Bass if it's in tip top condition, and this looked pretty ropy, so I gave it a miss.