£800,000 refurbishment for Peterborough city centre pub

The popular Wetherspoon pub, on Broadway, will call last orders - albeit temporarily - on March 24.

It will reopen on April 21 with a new customer garden at the rear, converting the delivery yard, as well as major internal works, including upgrades to the kitchen and toilets.

They layout at the bar will be changed to speed up the serving of drinks.

The project will take Wetherspoon’s spending in the city centre to more than £2million in six months, with The Draper’s Arms in Cowgate due to reopen after a £1.4million extension and refurbishment on March 17.

An additional 40 full- and part-time jobs have been created there.

The Draper’s Arms, which first opened as a Wetherspoon in March 2005, has undergone a complete refurbishment, as well as expansion to the customer area and the creation of two new gardens. An extension has also been added to the rear of the building creating additional customer area within the pub, as well as adding both a rear ground-floor courtyard garden and a brand-new roof terrace garden,

Customers will notice the pub has been redecorated throughout, including a new colour scheme and finishes, new carpets and lighting, as well as a mixture of new and refurbished furniture and artwork added.

Pub manager Chris Parkes said: “Wetherspoon has spent £1.4 million on the pub, providing further substantial investment into the area, as well as creating new jobs for local people.

“Myself and my team will look forward to welcoming customers back into The Draper’s Arms and we are confident that they will be impressed by the new-look, larger pub, as well as the brand-new gardens.”