A coach company has launched the UK’s first Wetherspoon pub crawl, offering fans the ultimate pilgrimage for cut-price pints.
Lloyds Coaches is operating a 250-mile ‘Spoons Pilgrimage’ on 27 June, touring six JD Wetherspoon pubs across North Wales and slightly beyond the border for just £20 per person.
The £20 ticket excludes drinks served at each pub, though the coach firm promises ‘an epic day of good food, cheap pints, and great company’.
Not only does the trip give punters the opportunity to visit multiple Wetherspoons locations, it offers the chance to explore the beauty of North Wales, with stops in historic, cultural spots across the area.
In a post, Lloyds declared: ‘We’re hitting some of the most iconic pubs across North Wales and the border.
‘Whether you’re in it for the affordable ales, the legendary breakfasts, or just to check the carpet patterns, this is the trip for you!’
The 12-hour marathon starts early in Dolgellau at 9.15am, stopping at several collection points across Tywyn, Aberdyfi and Pennal for nearly 100 miles, before arriving at The Wilfred Owen in Oswestry at 12pm, where the pub crawl kicks off.
A second stop at The Castle Hotel in Ruthin offers a watering hole in a well-preserved Georgian building dating from 1730 – with Snowdonia National Park just a stone’s throw away.
Lloyds Coaches is launching a first-of-its-kind Wetherspoons pub crawl, touring six establishments across North Wales
The second stop involves a 45-minute session at The Castle Hotel, a well-preserved Georgian building in Ruthin
Passengers continue on a 45-minute drive to a third stop at The Picture House in Colwyn Bay, before moving on to the nearby Palladium in Llandudno for their fourth round.
The Grade II-listed Palladium, arguably the most impressive of all the pubs along the route, is known for being one of the UK’s most beautiful Wetherspoon venues, converted from a grand 1920s theatre and cinema with ornate interiors.
Merry revellers will press on to Tafarn y Porth in Caernarfon, before setting off 45 minutes later for the final stop in Pen Cob in Pwllheli, arriving at 7.30pm.
After a final round is consumed, the coach will return to the starting point at Dolgellau.
With travel times between stops between 20 minutes and over an hour, drinkers must polish off their pints within a strict 45-minute limit.
Lloyds cautioned ticket holders: ‘Only passengers picked up at stops between Dolgellau and Cemmaes Road will be taken home at the end of the tour.
‘If you are boarding elsewhere it is your own responsibility to get yourselves home.’
Lloyds originally had just one coach running for the tour, but, due to high demand, has now added a second.
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The Palladium in Llandudno marks the fourth stop on the route. The Grade II-listed building is famed for its ornate interiors
The final stop of the tour is at the Pen Cob in Pwllheli, arriving at 7.30pm
Those interested in booking seats for the second coach must contact Lloyds Coaches directly, though the company announced earlier this morning that only two seats remain.
It comes after Wetherspoon announced it was introducing ‘Guinness dupe’ Murphy’s Irish Stout to all of its branches across the UK.
The company has rolled out the drink over a six-week period, starting earlier this week – with all pubs offering it until the end of June.
The average price of a pint will be £2.99.
But fans of the real Black Stuff, fear not, as Guinness will still also be available in all Wetherspoons.
Wetherspoon founder and chairman Tim Martin said: ‘We aim to offer our customers the best possible choice of drinks at all times.
‘I am sure they will welcome the arrival of Murphy’s Irish Stout in the pubs.’
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