The Carpenters Arms, Ilkeston

Well what can I say, it's probably the only pub that closes at 15.00hrs on a SATURDAY!! Staff unfriendly to strangers, unless you have a plum in your mouth. Landlord snob. The only good thing is they put bowls of water out for the dogs which is a great thing for those walkers taking the circular walking route by this pub. Wouldn't recommend walkers stop at this pub though as by the time you get there they are shut!!! Perhaps they should alter their cumstomer service manifesto to be nice to everyone not those that own racehorses and drive bentleys.

The Carpenters is a country pub but close to Derby and the Nottingham conurbation. This pub has got two rooms we went in the bar which is on the left the lounge is to the right and this is mainly used for people dining which seems very popular on a Sunday dinner. There were three real ales on but nothing special i had a drink of Pedigree this was decent enough the other beers were Bass and Greene King IPA. The pub has an olde worlde feel to it but we felt out of place here as the customers are mostly upmarket horsey types who also probably go shooting.

Brilliant pub that serves brilliant low cost meals.