The Queen's Head, Marlpool

This free house, lying just outside Heanor town centre, has benefited from recent refurbishment and is an attractive pub, on two levels and with several small rooms. The range of beers is quite extensive and, as is now customary, there was a mild also on offer. The staff were friendly and the younger early-Friday-evening crowd departed around 9pm, leaving only the middle-aged to enjoy their pints. A good pub.