In pictures: Couple visit and rate every Wetherpoon pub in Leicestershire - here are their ratings
By Phil Hibble
Published 13th Feb 2024, 10:26 BST
Updated 13th Feb 2024, 12:48 BST
The 'Wetho Wanderers' are on a mission to visit every Wetherpoon pub in the UK!
We recently covered a story about a couple who are hoping to review every Wetherspoon pub in the UK - and how one pub in the Harborough district is currently their favourite.
So we wanted to bring you their ratings and see if you agree.
We have only put a small part of their reviews, so please visit their website to get all the details: https://wethowanderers.com/
Overall, the Wetho Wanderers said: "Leicestershire turned out to be an impressive county for Wetherspoons; not only can it boast the best pub we visited in 2023 (The White House, which earned itself an impressive 4.75/5) but three of its ten Spoons earned themselves scores over 4. The Shoulder of Mutton in Ashby-de-la-Zouch was the joint-fourth best pub we visited last year with a score of 4.50/5, and The Coin Exchange the joint-ninth with a score of 4.00/5.
"Similarly impressive is the variety of pubs, from The High Cross, which inhabits a building originally built in the temperance movement, to The Kettleby Cross, a pub built just over a decade-and-a-half ago in 2007."
Part of their review: Inside the pub is well laid-out, with plenty of natural light from the large front windows with a warm, traditional colour theme throughout. A long bar stretches to the back of the pub and bookshelves separate the raised seating areas – a cosy fireplace tucked away at the back of the pub continues the warm, welcoming feel."
Overall score: 3.92/5 Photo: The Wetho Wanderers
Part of their review: Inside the pub is quite large, spread across a large open-plan downstairs and a smaller upstairs mezzanine which wraps around the second floor. Tables are packed in, again catering to the local clientele, though there is a raised seating area to the rear which feels much quieter and cozier.
To the rear is a small but very welcoming and secluded beer garden, surrounded by plants and half-covered by a walkway leading to the nearby The Rushes shopping centre.
Overall score: 2.50/5 Photo: The Wetho Wanderers
Part of their review: The interior embraces its varied history, with the rear offering a modern, almost gastropub feeling, while the hidden nooks and seating areas feel traditional and historic. It feels like a pub with something for everyone, with a huge skylight illuminating the bar area to contrast with the cosier front seating areas of the pub.
Overall score: 4.50/5 Photo: Google Street View
Part of their review: Inside it’s a rather small pub, L-shaped with cosy seating areas off to the side. To the rear is one of the smallest beer gardens we’ve ever encountered however, primarily designed as somewhere for customers to smoke without standing on the main road.
Overall score: 2.33/5 Photo: The Wetho Wanderers