The White House was built in 1928 for the honorary secretary of Leicester Tigers rugby union club, Thomas Crumbie. He unfortunately passed away the same year, shortly before the house was completed, though it lived on as a luxurious residence for the next two decades. In 1950 it started its new life as a public… Read More The White House – Leicester, LE7 9SE
William Wyggeston was a wealthy 16th century wool merchant who twice became mayor of Leicester. Incredibly rich (allegedly paying 22% of all of Leicester’s tax in 1522) he donated significant sums towards opening hospitals and schools in the local area, earning him a statue on Leicester’s clock tower and – perhaps more importantly – The… Read More The William Wygston – Wigston, LE18 1DR
The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal takes its name from the position of the Lord charged with possessing the Great Seal of England. This officer would use the Seal to create a wax figure which proved that documents were officially sealed by the monarchy. The connection to this particular pub comes from Sir Nathan… Read More The Lord Keeper of the Great Seal – Oadby, LE2 5BF
The High Cross sits on the corner of High Street and Highcross Street in Leicester city centre. A small granite slab placed in the road outside the pub marks the original location of the High Cross, the centre point of the city, and the High Cross monument stands just across the road from it. It’s… Read More The High Cross – Leicester, LE1 4JB
The Corn Exchange was bought by JD Wetherspoon and opened its doors in 2000, having been built almost a century and a half earlier in 1851. Built during the corn exchange boom of the mid-19th century it suffered the same fate of many English corn exchanges and served its original purpose for only a short… Read More The Corn Exchange – Leicester, LE1 5GG
Milton Keynes is perhaps the most unique city in the England. Famous globally for its ‘birth’ in the 1960s, its story is incredibly interesting from an urban design perspective, though many of the towns and villages which make up the borough actually date back to the Bronze Age. This was our first visit to Milton… Read More The Best Wetherspoon Pubs in Milton Keynes
Captain Ridley’s Shooting Party became a Wetherspoons in 2017 when the company acquired the abandoned Bletchley Arms and offered it a new lease of life. Its name comes from the incredible story of Alan Turing and his team of WWII codebreakers, paying homage to their tireless efforts to crack the German enigma code. Whilst searching… Read More Captain Ridley’s Shooting Party – Bletchley, MK2 2ED
The Moon Under Water was opened in 2000 at the same time as the huge Xscape complex it composes a part of. The facades of the pub (there are two, turning it into a sort of walk-through pub) are quite simple, albeit brightly lit and colourful. The huge parent structure is perhaps the main attraction,… Read More The Moon Under Water – Milton Keynes, MK9 3NN
This is quite an individual Wetherspoons, set in a large unit surrounded by car parking and pavement. With the exception of the outdated Wetherspoons sign, the building looks quite modern, though it was actually built back in the 90s. The building has a short history and its simple name, but the glass building with its… Read More Wetherspoons – Milton Keynes, MK9 1EA
Swindon might be most famous for its Magic Roundabout or its heritage as an railway engineering powerhouse in the 19th century steam era, but those aren’t the reasons for our visit. We wanted to sample the town’s three Wetherspoons and find out which one is the best. The Dockle Farmhouse – SN3 4PD Click here… Read More The Best Wetherspoon Pubs in Swindon
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