The region has a thriving hospitality scene and, whilst many are fantastic independent watering holes, there are a number of chains that have made corners of the region their own.
And JD Wetherspoon is certainly one of them.
The chain, headed up by the ever polarising Tim Martin, now boasts around 800 pubs and a handful are in the North East and surrounding areas.
However, you do sometimes get what you pay for, and some reviews of the North East’s Wetherspoons can vary in quality.
These are every wetherspoons on Tyne and Wear ranked by Google reviews.
5. The Mile Castle
The Mile Castle is the region’s largest Wetherspoons and has its roots going back hundreds of years. A Roman biographer claimed the border between the empire and Scotland was marked with a castle at every mile, hence the name. The Grade II listed building was initially a bank which opened in 1863. | Google Streetview
6. The Job Bulman
Up in Gosforth, the Job Bulman is a former post office while the title comes from a doctor of the same name. He also sold plots of land along the local High Street to build the cottages which were locally known as Bulman Village. | Google
7. The High Main
Byker was originally one of five villages which made up the ‘township of Byker’, transformed by industrial expansion from the growth of the coal trade. The High Main refers to one of the ten High Main coal seams. | Google Street View
8. The Harry Clasper
The Harry Clasper in Whickham is in the building of a former council office built in 1904 and is named after local boat-builder, oarsman and sportsperson Harry Clasper, who was well known in Victorian times. | Google