The beloved east London Wetherspoons that will close this weekend

Love it or hate it, no one can deny that Wetherspoons is one of the most reliable, affordable pubs on the high street. Whether its a huge £8 full English breakfast, a £10 drink and dinner deal or a £5.50 pint, you tend to know exactly what you’re in for. So when a Spoons closes down, it can feel like a pretty big loss. And residents in east London are reportedly ‘gutted’ that their local is next in line. 

Wetherspoons is shutting Baxter’s Court in Hackney on November 2. And according to the Sun, fans of the boozer are ‘heartbroken’. One called the closure ‘utterly ridiculous’ while another said ‘this part of north London is hardly blessed with many Spoons to begin with’.

A customer notice announcing the news said customers could visit their next nearest Wetherspoons instead – The Rochester Castle in Stoke Newington, a 35 minute walk away. Alternatively, you could stop by one of these brilliant locals. 

Baxter’s Court isn’t the only Spoons to serve its last pint. Other Wetherspoons closures in London over the past two years have included The Asparagus in Battersea and Alfred Herring in Palmers Green. Kentish Drovers in Peckham is also currently up for sale. 

Wetherspoons as a chain isn’t going anywhere, though – the closure of Baxter’s Court is just part of a rejig of its portfolio. Tim Martin, the Spoons founder said that the company ‘regularly reviews’ its sites, and it has previously said that the majority of its closures are of ‘smaller and older’ venues, or ones with another Wetherspoons pub nearby. 

So, while a it has said goodbye to a number of its pubs of the past few years, it’s also been busy opening brand new ones. A new Wetherspoons arrived in Fulham in the summer and another two landed in Paddington and London Bridge at the end of September.  

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