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Arkwright Arms, Chesterfield
Duckmanton
Postal town: Chesterfield
S44 5JG
Served areas
Arkwright Arms
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Reviews of Arkwright Arms (Average Rating: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Blue Scrumpy left this review about Arkwright Arms
This pub looks like it should be a hotel or restaurant as you approach. But from what I saw, this is very much a wet-led pub. There is a central bar with seating areas all around. The floor is mostly laminate but there is a carpeted section to the front left. The bar has lots of wood panelling around it. Elsewhere, there is plain white wallpaper. Dogs are allowed in but not on any carpeted areas. As with the previous review, there were quite a few dogs in. The pub also has a large car park, a garden with a children's play area and a few outdoor tables to the front too.
I was hoping I would find an Easter beer festival here. There wasn't but the beer and cider selection is varied enough regardless. Blackboards list the range. Whim Arbor Light is the regular cask ale. Guests were Whim Snow White & Magic Mushroom Mild, Thornbridge Lord Marples & Imperial Stout (from the Union), Kelham Island Pale Rider & Ossett Silver King. Ciders were Gwynt y Ddraig Black Dragon, Hazy Daze & Two Trees Perry, Gwatkin Silly Ewe & Lilley's Fire Dancer, Cheeky Pig, Crazy Goat, Bee Sting Perry, Mango Cider, Rhubarb Cider, Strawberry Cider, Pineapple Cider, Tropical Cider & Passion Fruit Martini. Craft beers were Thornbridge Brock & SALT Vermont Series No. 2: Mosaic & Herd Mentality.
Bar staff are friendly here too. I couldn't see any sign of food. Another decent pub in this area.
On 8th April 2026
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about Arkwright Arms
My first visit to the Arkwright Arms since the depredations of the Covid-19 pandemic. A quick comparison between the 13 live beers I counted in 2012 and the six hand pumps (one without a pump clip) suggests that things are quieter, but I didn't make a note of any "craft" keg offerings, which may have taken up some of the slack. Perhaps I should go back and check. I went for a pale beer called Joker (made with the hops called jester) from the very reliable Whim Ales in the Peak District; it was very good (NBSS 3.5) and still under £4 a pint.
My notes made at the time riff on the "dog friendliness" of the pub. A madly hyper dog came in with its equally badly trained human, and started barking at everything, to the bewilderment of two calm dogs who were watching quietly with raised eyebrows. Those two got a tickle behind the ears from their humans.
Date of visit: 2nd July 2023
On 5th September 2023
- rating: 7
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Gill Smith left this review about Arkwright Arms
Called in this 2016 Good Beer Guide pub on a CAMRA coach tour, and had a wander round the 2 well appointed bars as it is over 10 years since I was last here. Breweries featured were Newby Wyke, New-K-Ham, Shugborough, Greene King, Whim, North Yorkshire, Kings Clipstone, Raw and Welbeck Abbey and we managed 3 excellently kept ales in the time we were there. There is also a good selection of ciders and a board gives tasting notes for all beers and ciders.
On 19th April 2016
- rating: 9
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 08 April 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 18 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Beer Festivals : Yes - August - last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 18 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 08 April 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Car Park : Yes last updated 18 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 19 April 2016 by Gill Smith
- Darts : No last updated 08 April 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 19 April 2016 by Gill Smith
- Function Room : No last updated 08 April 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 08 April 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Karaoke : No last updated 08 April 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Live Music : No last updated 08 April 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 18 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 08 April 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Pinball : No last updated 18 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 18 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Quiz Night : No last updated 08 April 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 19 April 2016 by Gill Smith
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 08 April 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
- WiFi : No last updated 08 April 2026 by Blue Scrumpy
