Two new Wetherspoon pubs will open in London this month

Whatever you think of Wetherspoons, we can all agree that if you’re after a cheap pint or a budget full English breakfast, it’s one of the most dependable places you can go. By this point ’Spoons is deeply engrained into British pub culture, and in London you’re rarely more than walking distance from one of its 30 or so free houses. 

Soon, Londoners may find themselves even closer to a JD Wetherspoons. After a new branch opened in Fulham earlier in the summer, now two more are on their way – and they’ll open this month.

The first of the two new ’Spoons will open inside the large brick arches at 50 Tooley Street. The building was home to the London Dungeon for nearly 40 years,  guiding people through the Big Smoke’s gruesome and grisly history, before the attraction moved to County Hall on the South Bank in 2013 as part of the big London Bridge redevelopment 

The new pub will be called the Sun Wharf in reference to one of the wharfs that sat east of London Bridge, where goods from Australia came in. It was originally due to open in August but now will open on September 30, serving food and drink from 6.30am to 12.30am every day. 

London’s other brand new Wetherspoons pub (and beer garden) will be at the Paddington Basin on the site of the former Temper restaurant, a five minute walk from Paddington Station. Situated on Merchant Square, it’s called The Alexander Fleming, as it’s not far from Queen Mary’s Hospital – the place where Sir Alexander Fleming ‘discovered’ penicillin. It’s what he would have wanted. That pub will also be opening on Tuesday, September 30. 

Confirmed new Wetherspoon pubs opening in London

• The Sun Wharf, London Bridge (SE1 2TF) – opening September 30
• The Sir Alexander Fleming, Paddington (W2 1AS5) – opening September 30

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