A vast new Wetherspoons pub is opening in this major UK city next month

Sure, a ’Spoons probably isn’t the most appropriate venue for, say, a romantic date or a milestone birthday, but its affordable drinks and greasy fry-ups certainly have a time and a place – even more so if you’re a student on a tight budget.

Which is why, if you’re one of the nearly 45,000 people studying at the University of Birmingham, you’re in luck. The pub behemoth is opening a new venue in the city next month, and it’s located inside the students’ union.

Yep, Wetherspoons has actually collabed with Brum uni’s Guild of Students to take over its bar and restaurant, Joe’s. 

Joe’s has gone under an extensive refurb ahead of its grand reopening. But don’t worry, it’s still the same venue and will continue to be run by the students’ guild, just with a new look. Joe’s is named after the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower (pictured below), affectionately referred to as ‘old Joe’, which was built in the early 20th century and remains the tallest clock tower in the UK.

The new pub, which opens on Tuesday May 26, will be around 3,000 square feet and joins the other 23 JD Wetherspoon branches across the city of a thousand trades. 

We’re still waiting to hear exactly what will be on the menu, but we can confirm that it’ll be serving up Spoons staples like its weekly club meals and Thursday Curry Club.

Joe’s is just one of 12 venues the affordable pub chain is working on at the moment. Check out the full list of new boozers here.

Did you see that one of the UK’s greatest bars is opening a new location this week?

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