Wetherspoon to invest £5m in Mile Castle redevelopment
Work on the pub will begin on Monday 13 May, with the pub closed from Monday 24 June until its opening day on Tuesday 3 September
JD Wetherspoon has announced that it is set to invest £5m in the redevelopment of its Mile Castle pub in Newcastle.
The pub will undergo a full internal refurbishment, to include decoration, new carpet, upgraded lighting, extending the bar on the third floor and creating a new cellar.
As part of the refurb it will be creating a new beer garden on the site of a former car park to the side of the building.
Alongside the redevelopment the company will be building a new 26 bedroom hotel in an adjacent building.
The development will result in 70 new full and part-time jobs, to add to the 130 people employed at the pub.
Work on the pub will begin on Monday 13 May, with the pub closed from Monday 24 June until its opening day on Tuesday 3 September.
Tim Martin, founder and chairman, 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.”