The world’s biggest Wetherspoons that can fit 1,400 drinkers has re-opened its doors after a £750k revamp allowing it to cram in even MORE patrons.
Customers were welcomed back to the Royal Victoria Pavilion in Ramsgate, Kent, on Saturday following almost a month of refurbishment and expansion.
It is hoped an additional 100 people can now be accommodated inside as a result of the works.
Manager Chris Whitbourn said: ‘We’re obviously really excited. It’s always nice to come back to your own home.
‘There’s a lot of things that needed doing at the same time. It was important that we did the external redecorations to keep it looking good for the whole of the town.
‘Doing the garden has been something we wanted to do for a long time and just with the timing of it, we could do it all at once.
‘It made sense to do it once we got into more of a low season in November so we’d be open again for Christmas when the trade picks up.
‘We’re looking forward to having everyone back.’
Manager Chris Whitbourn (pictured) said: ‘We’re obviously really excited. It’s always nice to come back to your own home
Customers were welcomed back to the Royal Victoria Pavilion in Ramsgate, Kent, on Saturday after almost a month of refurbishment and expansion
JD Wetherspoon opened inside the Grade-II listed building in 2017 following a £4.5 million revamp
The venue has increased seating by extending the mezzanine level to create a complete ring around the building and installing a glass wall in the lower garden.
Appearances have also been freshened up with new carpets, new tables and a new tea bar installed – as well as the exterior having been sandblasted and repainted.
However, direct access to the beachfront will now be off-limits in the hope that less litter will come from the business as a result.
The upstairs terrace has been tidied up, with landscaping efforts made to create a vista incorporating plants and the sea.
Across the past six months, the project has cost about £750,000.
Many of the staff had been temporarily transferred over to neighbouring Spoons pubs while the work was completed and were reportedly chuffed to return.
JD Wetherspoon opened inside the Grade-II listed building in 2017 following a £4.5 million revamp.
Designed by architect Stanley Davenport Adshead in 1903, the formerly derelict pavilion had stood empty for nine years before Tim Martin’s firm took over.
It is hoped that an additional 100 people can now be accommodated inside as a result of the works
Designed by architect Stanley Davenport Adshead in 1903, the formerly derelict pavilion had stood empty for nine years before Tim Martin’s firm took over
Many of the staff had been temporarily transferred over to neighbouring Spoons pubs while the work was completed and were chuffed to return
It was originally built as a concert and assembly hall but later became a nightclub and then a casino.
