First glimpse at £5million ‘Super Spoons’ with its own HOTEL boasting 26 en-suite rooms & mammoth beer garden --[Reported by Umva mag]

HERE is the first glimpse at a £5 million ‘super Spoons’ with the bargain booze chain’s first hotel in the North East boasting 26 en-suite rooms and a mammoth beer garden. The Mile Castle in Newcastle city centre has had a major face-lift – with work also being finalised on the adjoining hotel. The Mile Castle Wetherspoon pub has been transformed by the ambitious plans JD WetherspoonsThe pub re-opened yesterday after 13 weeks[/caption] JD WetherspoonsThe new 26-bedroom hotel and 3,000sqft beer garden is due to be open in November[/caption] Newcastle ChronicleThe refurbishment cost £5 million[/caption] The pub – which re-opened yesterday after 13 weeks – has been refurbished throughout with internal alterations creating new areas across the three-storey space including an extension to the third-floor bar area. There are also upgraded kitchen facilities, a new gents toilet and longer bars. Around 70 new jobs have been created as part of the project. The hotel itself will feature 26 en-suite rooms, as well as a beer garden on a former car park behind the pub. Wetherspoons bought Gibb Chambers, a 19th century building on Westgate Road, in 2019, but the pub expansion plan was initially delayed by the pandemic. The former home of Samuel Phillips Law Firm was originally the infirmary of Dr CJ Gibb, who was made famous in the Blaydon Races song. The hotel is set to open in November, with the development bringing the pub’s headcount to around 200. Pub manager Kris Lee said: “The £5m investment highlights Wetherspoon’s commitment to the pub, its staff and customers, as well as to Newcastle itself. “We are delighted that we can also create 70 new jobs for local people. “The team are looking forward to welcoming customers back into The Mile Castle and we’re confident that they will be impressed by the new-look pub. “We also look forward to the new hotel opening on November 12.” Wetherspoon has more than 800 pubs around the UK, with around 30 in the North East. Part of The Mile Castle pub will be converted into a nightclub with a live DJ at weekends. The pub giant has owned and operated the pub itself for more than 15 years, having acquired and transformed the former Sports Cafe into one of the biggest pubs in the city. Full list of Wetherspoons hotels in the UK THERE are more than 50 Wetherspoons pubs with their own hotel attached in the UK, here's the full list: The Bottle Kiln, Harwich The Crown Hotel, Biggleswade The Golden Hope, Sittingbourne The Golden Lion, Rochester The Greenwood Hotel, Northolt The Hatchet Inn, Newbury The John Russell Fox, Andover The Last Post, Southend-on-Sea The Pilgrim’s Progress, Bedford The Queen Hotel, Aldershot The Swan Hotel, Leighton Buzzard The Thomas Ingoldsby, Canterbury The Mile Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne The Three Tuns, Thirsk The Unicorn Hotel, Ripon The Angel Hotel, Whitby The Furness Railway, Barrow-in-Furness The White Lady, Corstorphine The Guildhall & Linen Exchange, Dunfermline The Golden Acorn, Glenrothes The Brocket Arms, Wigan Jolly’s Hotel, Broughty Ferry The King’s Highway, Inverness The White Hart Hotel, Okehampton The Queen’s Head Hotel, Tavistock The Duke of Wellington, Minehead The Wyndham Arms Hotel, Bridgend The Greyhound, Bridport Cabot Court Hotel, Weston-Super-Mare The John Francis Basset, Camborne The Bath Arms, Warminster The George Hotel, Brecon The Kings Head Hotel, Monmouth The King’s Head Inn, Salisbury The Bull and Stirrup Hotel, Chester George Hotel, Bewdley The Briar Rose, Birmingham The Crown, Worcester The Foley Arms Hotel, Great Malvern The Shrewsbury Hotel, Shrewsbury The Catherine Wheel, Henley-on-Thames The Portland Hotel, Chesterfield The Saxon Crown, Corby The Yarborough Hotel, Grimsby Globe Hotel, King’s Lynn Sandford House, Huntingdon The Hippodrome, March The Kings Head Hotel, Beccles The Romany Rye, Dereham The Troll Cart, Great Yarmouth Keavan’s Port Hotel, Dublin The Old Borough, Swords The Admiral of the Humber, Kingston Upon Hull The Red Lion, Doncaster The Royal Hop Pole, Tewkesbury Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin said: “The investment highlights our commitment to the pub, its customers and staff, as well as the city of Newcastle. “The Mile Castle is an extremely popular pub and we are confident that our customers will welcome the work being undertaken in the pub as well as the creation of our first hotel in the city.” The pub operator won a bidding war with 30 other firms to acquire the Grade II listed Gibb Chambers in 2018. And the nearest Wetherspoon hotel at present is in Whitby, at The Angel Hotel, where prices start at £65 per night. JD Wetherspoon opened its first hotel in 1998 in Shrewsbury and now has 67 around the UK. Spoons pubs are known for some of their well-preserved historical buildings and their af

Sep 25, 2024 - 14:31

First glimpse at £5million ‘Super Spoons’ with its own HOTEL boasting 26 en-suite rooms & mammoth beer garden --[Reported by Umva mag]

HERE is the first glimpse at a £5 million ‘super Spoons’ with the bargain booze chain’s first hotel in the North East boasting 26 en-suite rooms and a mammoth beer garden.

The Mile Castle in Newcastle city centre has had a major face-lift – with work also being finalised on the adjoining hotel.

a man is standing at a bar in a restaurant — The Mile Castle Wetherspoon pub has been transformed by the ambitious plans

a group of people are walking in front of a building with a sign that says ' the victoria ' on it

The pub re-opened yesterday after 13 weeks[/caption]

an aerial view of a courtyard with tables and chairs

The new 26-bedroom hotel and 3,000sqft beer garden is due to be open in November[/caption]

a blue sign that says wetherspoon refurbishment at the mile castle

The refurbishment cost £5 million[/caption]

The pub – which re-opened yesterday after 13 weeks – has been refurbished throughout with internal alterations creating new areas across the three-storey space including an extension to the third-floor bar area.

There are also upgraded kitchen facilities, a new gents toilet and longer bars.

Around 70 new jobs have been created as part of the project.

The hotel itself will feature 26 en-suite rooms, as well as a beer garden on a former car park behind the pub.

Wetherspoons bought Gibb Chambers, a 19th century building on Westgate Road, in 2019, but the pub expansion plan was initially delayed by the pandemic.

The former home of Samuel Phillips Law Firm was originally the infirmary of Dr CJ Gibb, who was made famous in the Blaydon Races song.

The hotel is set to open in November, with the development bringing the pub’s headcount to around 200.

Pub manager Kris Lee said: “The £5m investment highlights Wetherspoon’s commitment to the pub, its staff and customers, as well as to Newcastle itself.

“We are delighted that we can also create 70 new jobs for local people.

“The team are looking forward to welcoming customers back into The Mile Castle and we’re confident that they will be impressed by the new-look pub.

“We also look forward to the new hotel opening on November 12.”

Wetherspoon has more than 800 pubs around the UK, with around 30 in the North East.

Part of The Mile Castle pub will be converted into a nightclub with a live DJ at weekends.

The pub giant has owned and operated the pub itself for more than 15 years, having acquired and transformed the former Sports Cafe into one of the biggest pubs in the city.

Full list of Wetherspoons hotels in the UK

THERE are more than 50 Wetherspoons pubs with their own hotel attached in the UK, here's the full list:

The Bottle Kiln, Harwich
The Crown Hotel, Biggleswade
The Golden Hope, Sittingbourne
The Golden Lion, Rochester
The Greenwood Hotel, Northolt
The Hatchet Inn, Newbury
The John Russell Fox, Andover
The Last Post, Southend-on-Sea
The Pilgrim’s Progress, Bedford
The Queen Hotel, Aldershot
The Swan Hotel, Leighton Buzzard
The Thomas Ingoldsby, Canterbury
The Mile Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Three Tuns, Thirsk
The Unicorn Hotel, Ripon
The Angel Hotel, Whitby
The Furness Railway, Barrow-in-Furness
The White Lady, Corstorphine
The Guildhall & Linen Exchange, Dunfermline
The Golden Acorn, Glenrothes
The Brocket Arms, Wigan
Jolly’s Hotel, Broughty Ferry
The King’s Highway, Inverness
The White Hart Hotel, Okehampton
The Queen’s Head Hotel, Tavistock
The Duke of Wellington, Minehead
The Wyndham Arms Hotel, Bridgend
The Greyhound, Bridport
Cabot Court Hotel, Weston-Super-Mare
The John Francis Basset, Camborne
The Bath Arms, Warminster
The George Hotel, Brecon
The Kings Head Hotel, Monmouth
The King’s Head Inn, Salisbury
The Bull and Stirrup Hotel, Chester
George Hotel, Bewdley
The Briar Rose, Birmingham
The Crown, Worcester
The Foley Arms Hotel, Great Malvern
The Shrewsbury Hotel, Shrewsbury
The Catherine Wheel, Henley-on-Thames
The Portland Hotel, Chesterfield
The Saxon Crown, Corby
The Yarborough Hotel, Grimsby
Globe Hotel, King’s Lynn
Sandford House, Huntingdon
The Hippodrome, March
The Kings Head Hotel, Beccles
The Romany Rye, Dereham
The Troll Cart, Great Yarmouth
Keavan’s Port Hotel, Dublin
The Old Borough, Swords
The Admiral of the Humber, Kingston Upon Hull
The Red Lion, Doncaster
The Royal Hop Pole, Tewkesbury

Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin said: “The investment highlights our commitment to the pub, its customers and staff, as well as the city of Newcastle.

“The Mile Castle is an extremely popular pub and we are confident that our customers will welcome the work being undertaken in the pub as well as the creation of our first hotel in the city.”

The pub operator won a bidding war with 30 other firms to acquire the Grade II listed Gibb Chambers in 2018.

And the nearest Wetherspoon hotel at present is in Whitby, at The Angel Hotel, where prices start at £65 per night.

JD Wetherspoon opened its first hotel in 1998 in Shrewsbury and now has 67 around the UK.

Spoons pubs are known for some of their well-preserved historical buildings and their affordable prices.

It comes as boozer fans described one beachfront Wetherspoons as the “nicest” in particular due to its “beautiful views”.

Meanwhile, Sun Travel visited all three Wetherspoon pubs at London Gatwick Airport.

And this beachside Spoons has been described as “the best in the country”.

a group of people are sitting at tables in a restaurant

The pub has a new-look decor[/caption]

a man in a yellow shirt sits at a table in a restaurant

Punters were quick to return to the boozer yesterday[/caption]

a man stands in front of the wetherspoon restaurant

Bar manager Kris Lee outside the re-opened boozer[/caption]

a room with a window and a stack of rolls of drywall

The new hotel will boast 26 bedrooms[/caption]

a bathroom under construction with a sink and a box on the floor

Each room will have an en-suite bathroom[/caption]

a man wearing a blue and white striped gant shirt

Spoons founder Tim Martin is backing the huge change[/caption]

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