One of the North East's biggest Wetherspoons has confirmed the opening date for its new 26-bedroom hotel and beer garden.

The Mile Castle, in Newcastle, is set to welcome guests for the first time on Tuesday, November 26, as part of a £2.8 million refurb project. 

The hotel has taken over a Grade II listed property, originally built by W Gibson and formerly Gibbs Chambers in 1861, which adjoins the existing pub in Westgate Road and Granger Street. 

It comes just months after the popular boozer reopened with a fresh new look in September, including new decoration, lighting, extended bars, and a new cellar. 

The new-look interior of The Mile CastleThe new-look interior of The Mile Castle (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)

The Mile Castle hotel is home to 26 bedrooms, 19 of which can accommodate twin occupancy (including four family rooms and two accessible rooms), with seven double rooms also available.

Occupying four floors (lower ground, ground, first and second floors), the hotel has two rooms designed specifically for guests needing accessible facilities.

Each of the rooms features an en suite bathroom, tea- and coffee-making facilities, hair dryer, flat-screen television with Freeview TV and unlimited free Wi-Fi, as well as digital air-conditioning and temperature control.

The Mile Castle is hugely popularThe Mile Castle is hugely popular (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)

A new beer garden - more than 275m2 - is also opening on November 26, on the site of a former car park at the side of the building.


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The overall cost of redeveloping the pub, hotel and beer garden, as well as refurbishment to the pub, was more than £5 million, and boosted staffing number to 200 - an increase of 70 new jobs. 

Pub manager Kris Lee said: “We are looking forward to welcoming people to the hotel and believe that it will be a great asset to the pub, as well as to the city.

“The new beer garden will also be a great new attraction for the pub – and I am sure that it will be welcomed by customers.”