The Queen's Head

The Queen's Head at Marlpool near Heanor, a former traditional Shipstones pub, recently reopened following a tasteful refurbishment. A beautiful five-room Victorian alehouse with traditional clean interior, tiled floors, cast-iron tables, padded stools around old barrel tables, two open fires and wood burner. Recently refurbished to a very good standard the pub is very much traditional at it's heart but with some interesting and modern quirkiness to it. Up to 20 well kept ales, including 6 handpulls on the bar serving the likes of Castle Rock, Oakham and Thornbridge with many served direct from the cellar. The pub also serves anywhere up to 28 traditional ciders and half a dozen perries also direct from the cellar. A good range of wines and spirits is available too with a particularly noteworthy selection of single malt whiskies. Some snacky foods are available including Pipers crisps in an assortment of flavours. No cask ale haven is complete without a fine selection of daily papers and The Queen's Head doesn't disappoint. Worth noting is the fact that children and dogs are both welcome, a rarity in most pubs of this calibre. A delightful back terrace with an open-fronted log-fire provides the smoking solution as well as some shaded outdoor seating and further outdoor seating can be found at the front of the pub. Open all day. Free WiFi available.