Britain's largest Wetherspoons in UK seaside town is shutting - but it's not all bad news

The Royal Victoria Pavilion successful Ramsgate, Kent, is the UK's largest Wetherspoons pub - but it volition beryllium closed for a period arsenic it undergoes refurbishment

The UK's biggest Wetherspoons volition beryllium temporarily shutting up store – but this isn't needfully atrocious quality for pub enthusiasts. The Royal Victoria Pavilion successful Ramsgate, Kent, renowned for being the largest Wetherspoons nationwide, has told its customers to steer wide for the adjacent period owed to a renovation kicking disconnected today.

Notices extracurricular the pub read: 'Wetherspoons refurbishment astatine Royal Victoria Pavilion. This pub closed connected November 11 and volition beryllium reopening connected Saturday, December 7. We apologise for immoderate inconvenience.' Details of what the update volition entail stay nether wraps and loyal patrons person been advised that their nearest alternate Wetherspoons during the revamp is The Mechanical Elephant successful Margate, astir 5 miles away.

Housed successful a Grade-II listed gathering that was built successful 1903 initially arsenic a performance and assembly hall, Ramsgate’s Royal Victoria Pavilion has a storied past. Prior to its closure successful 2008, it had been converted into a casino and nightclub.

With a important concern of £4.5 million, Wetherspoons breathed caller beingness into the property, fashioning a pub adorned with imposing airy fixtures suspended from towering ceilings, acheronian woody flooring, panelling and furniture, walls painted a heavy greenish and expansive staircases starring to a mezzanine level. The walls are adorned with images celebrating Ramsgate's affluent heritage.

This hotspot was erstwhile the crown jewel for visitors flocking to the municipality centre, boasting an awesome four-star standing connected Trip Advisor. The determination and worth for wealth person been wide praised successful its reviews.

One caller reappraisal from October praised the meticulous upkeep of the Victorian building, saying: "Unlike truthful galore Victorian seaside buildings this 1 has been renovated and kept successful beauteous information some wrong and out. It's cleanable and good staffed."

Another visitant noted their attachment to the venue, revealing: "We are staying successful Ramsgate for a fewer days and the Royal Victoria Pavilion is similar a 2nd location to us. We person been successful for breakfast, luncheon and dinner, with a fewer visits conscionable for drinks. Perfect work each clip and a large prime of nutrient and drinks."

A further pleased lawsuit remarked connected the enviable beachside setting: "Stayed successful Ramsgate truthful was ever going to spell successful here, large presumption connected the broadside of the beach, large drinks and food, beauteous presumption what's not to like?" However, not each feedback was glowing; a captious reappraisal from September lamented implicit the shrinking information sizes, comparing it to children's meals: "Portion sizes were tiny similar we'd ordered from the children's menu. Cod was small, bladed and dried out. Awful meal. What's happened to the prime of Spoons nutrient lately."