‘I travelled 600 miles in a day to visit Wetherspoons pubs – I want to see them all’
Bryan Dyer went from London to Cumbria and again all in one day simply to get his Wetherspoons repair and says he will not relaxation till he is been to each single one in the UK
A Wetherspoons superfan travelled from London to Cumbria and again in a day only for a few pints – and has vowed to maintain clocking up the miles till he is visited each department in Britain.
Bryan Dyer, 65, is decided to take pleasure in a beer in all of the agency’s 827 pubs, and can tick off quantity 770 when he visits Buxton subsequent week. He says he would not care if individuals suppose his pastime is odd, and likened it to soccer groundhoppers who’re decided to step foot in all of the nation’s stadiums.
The AFC Wimbledon supporter has been to all however a few of the 92 League grounds as nicely and says he began his Spoons obsession again in 2015. He’s managed to double up and get some boozers off the listing while travelling across the nation backing the League Two Dons and with retirement shut, he is now going to have extra time on his fingers.
“I decided to start about eight years ago and try and get to all the London pubs, I don’t really know why,” he instructed the Mirror. “Someone else was doing it, so I bought concerned – and now I’ve accomplished all of the south of England. Devon, Cornwall, you title it.
“It’s not that totally different to groundhopping in soccer, I’ve accomplished 88 League grounds, so 4 extra to go. I’ve bought extra Spoons pubs to tick off than that, although! I’ve solely accomplished half those in Wales, I’m going to have to plan a journey there very quickly. I’ve accomplished Cardiff, Swansea and Newport however there’s so many extra left.
“The problem is they keep opening and shutting them. Sometimes when you’ve spent a day getting to one, it’s chalked off the list! But I love it, you meet some great people and it’s a lot of fun. You get to see some lovely places.”
Rail employee Bryan says his twelve-hour jaunt to Cumbria final month was price it and he managed to have a jar in 5 locations together with Kendal, Penrith, Workington, Whitehaven and Keswick. After clocking up quantity 700 final 12 months, he bought the achievement printed on the again of his soccer shirt, and is hoping to make the 800 this season for the Dons’ new strip.
He went on: “It solely price me £90 to get to Cumbria and again, should you plan in advance then it is not too costly. It was a good day, they have been good pubs and it was price doing. I’m planning my subsequent journey, I’m off to Buxton in Derbyshire.
“People slag Spoons off, but what’s not to like about cheap beer and food? The venues keep the structure of the buildings and there’s always a good atmosphere. I hope they don’t close more down. You can get a good pint for a few quid where in many places now you’re lucky to find a beer for less than £6.”
Bryan revealed his favorite Wetherspoons and in addition picked out his worst. He mentioned: “The greatest one I’ve been to is Ramgate in Kent. Royal Victoria Pavilion, what a place. The worst has to be Tooting, in south west London. It’s horrible. I’m not a fan of the one at Gatwick Airport both, however primarily as a result of I’ve been instructed it is £7 a pint there now!
“I’m not the only person to try and tick them all off, a few people have beaten me to it but it’s a brilliant community. People love hearing your stories and I’m always being asked about my 700 shirt.”
