Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
New pub visits 2025 with Bucking Fastard
on the Pub Forum
Image posted by Will Larter
Submitted on Wednesday, 18th June 2014
With picture contributions to 12229 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (3 more images)
Detail Pages
Kings Arms, Retford
Clarborough
Postal town: Retford
DN22 9LN
Served areas
Reviews of Kings Arms (Average Rating: 6 of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Alan Winfield left this review about Kings Arms
The kings Arms is a decent looking pub that is situated on a busy road.
Once inside the bar faces in an Oblong shaped room,the room is carpeted and has comfy bench seating and chairs,there is another room to the rear which is slightly opened out to the main room,the TVs were showing sky sports.
There were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Dukeries Best Bitter,which went down well,the other beer was Grafton Blonde.
I thought this was a decent pub to have a drink in.
Pub visited 12/11/2016
On 8th January 2017
- rating: 7
[User has posted 6113 recommendations about 6113 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Will Larter left this review about Kings Arms
A village local on the busy main road from Retford to Gainsborough. We called in for a swift half on our bike ride from Sheffield, and though the building is pleasant enough, the interior is dominated by the sounds of several gaming machines and two TV sets which, although showing the same programmes, came from different feeds with a one or two second time difference. This made for an aurally disruptive experience, which wouldn't have been a problem if there'd been some nice beer to compensate. Unfortunately what we got was some very cold and fairly tired leftovers from the weekend (it was Monday afternoon). There are four hand pumps, with Greene King Ale Fresco on one and two Pheasantry beers on others, the final pump being vacant. My Pheasantry Best Bitter belied its name, being in far from good condition and with some distinctly off notes to it. Not undrinkably poor, and perhaps on Saturday it had been a fine beer, but it was definitely past its peak. If I lived in this village I guess I would get used to knowing which days of the week I could expect to find the beer in decent condition, but this is not a pub to make a special trip to drink in.
On 18th June 2014
- rating: 5
[User has posted 4274 recommendations about 3935 pubs]
No known official website for this pub.
- Facebook - Kings Arms
- CAMRA WhatPub :: Kings Arms - whatpub.com
Retford Low Level, 3.51 miles, 1 hr 7 min walk (show)
Gainsborough Lea Road, 8.83 miles, 2 hr 50 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 18 June 2014 by Will Larter
- Car Park : Yes last updated 18 June 2014 by Will Larter
- Darts : Yes last updated 18 June 2014 by Will Larter
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 18 June 2014 by Will Larter
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 18 June 2014 by Will Larter
- Micropub : No last updated 30 November 2024 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 18 June 2014 by Will Larter
- Pool Table : No last updated 18 June 2014 by Will Larter
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 09 May 2014 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : No last updated 18 June 2014 by Will Larter
Recently Viewed:
