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The Old Police Station, Retford

Pub added by Will Larter
Exchange Street
Retford
DN22 6BT

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Reviews (Current Rating Average: 4½ of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

Strongers . left this review about The Old Police Station

As the name suggests, the Old Police Station is in an old police station, although the front entrance now leads up to the hotel above, so the bar is accessed through a side entrance. The bar area is to the left of the entrance where a long serving counter supports premium keg options. In the right rear is a pool table where I met a friendly young guy who challenged me to a game of pool. The four old cells are in the left rear where one of them has been turned into a kitchen, the other three are very bleak and the space isn’t utilised. I would class this place as a bar rather than a restaurant, although I think I may have missed the restaurant part.

On 20th February 2026 - rating: 4
[User has posted 6560 recommendations about 6522 pubs]

Old Boots left this review about The Old Police Station

2026 Update:
Under new management and more integrated with the Kings Park Hotel. The bar is all keg now with a couple of T-Bars of usual suspects, hand pumps removed.

14th August 2022
Three unclipped, unused pulls, a collection of boring kegs; nothing to see here, move along, evening all.

On 12th February 2026 - no rating submitted
[User has posted 3929 recommendations about 3593 pubs]

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Will Larter left this review about The Old Police Station

This is a smart bar and restaurant, part of the Kings Park hotel and difficult to envisage as a police station - an enlarged photo on one wall is there to help. There are three hand pumps on the bar, but it was so quiet here in January that they have not stocked real ale since having to throw away most of a barrel. I had a very nice Talisker malt whisky and a chat with the manager. He told me they have used the quiet month to train kitchen staff and will be reopening the restaurant this week.

On 2nd February 2022 - rating: 5
[User has posted 4666 recommendations about 4275 pubs]