The Fishpond, Matlock

This is a 60s looking pub, of white pained brick, with a patio and cafe, helping serve the industrial estate over the road. The interior had a couple of rooms, but i only went into the bar, which was in blue and white, with pool, darts, Sky TV and some DJ equipment cluttering up the dart area. There was little in the way of decoration, just a couple of pictures in the strange shaped bar. Service was functional in what was a locals pub. Beer; tap stuff with a decent enough Banks's MILD, with three handpulls, but only having Banks's Bitter on. Not sure it is worth going out of your way for, but enjoyed the MILD

Not a review but more an update ReOpened Under New: Music n Ale friendly Management On Friday 23 Oct 2009 Matt & co Took posesion of the Fishpond Pub, It was all hands to the pumps to prepare and get the pub open the following morning. The pub has a great history for music and many fans all over the county and further affield. Matt's dream is to breath new life into the venue with music for all genres playing in both the Main Bar & the large Ball room which is available for private functions Matt although mainly know for is Biking and mechanical background actually first started working in pubs when he was 13! Ok so it was to pay for his first bike, and with a family history of pubs all over the UK he's finally taken one for himself The Fishpond is a very unique building on one hand a traditional English country pub where I am serving great traditional English pub food & a personal passion for real ales The othe passion is the amazing Ballroom with a capacity of 200 and wonderful acoustics a perfect venue for indulging myself in great music which I wish to share with others having a very wide personal taste in music from folk, blues to rock and alternative also embracing the younger generation of DJ's with regular Dance nights The Ballroom, it was built for this purpose & thats what It will be used for Music & Dance