Everyone likes a bargain- and pub chain Wetherspoons is renowned for providing quality cask ales at basement prices.
But not all ‘Spoons are created equal, so where are Wearside’s best?
Here are nine of the chain’s venues in and around Sunderland, according to their rating on review site Tripadvisor.
Pubs have been ranked firstly on their star rating, then the number of reviews on which it is based.
5. The Wicket Gate, Front Street, Chester-le-Street
A stone's thrown from Durham Cricket Club's stunning Riverside stadium, the Wicket Gate takes its name from the wicket-gate of the sheep pasture, which was defended with a bat in the form of a shepherd’s crooked staff, in the game's very earliest incarnation. it has a 3.5 star rating from 288 reviews. | Google Maps
6. The Hat and Feathers, Church Street, Seaham
Thought to have stood on the outskirts of the town, the original Hat and Feathers is mentioned in a poem about Seaham’s old pubs. Its modern day successor has a 3.5 star rating from 255 reviews. | NW
7. The Cooper Rose, Albion Place, Sunderland city centre
Doctor Henry Renney, one of the leading advocates for vaccination, lived in Albion Place in 1890 and the pub takes its name from the Cooper Rose vaccinator which he carried with ‘half an ounce of antiseptic, more than enough for nine arms’. It has a 3.5 star rating, based on 245 reviews. | Google Maps Photo: Google Maps
8. The Wouldhave, Mile End Road, South Shields
Named after one of two men believed to have played a role in the development of the South Shields lifeboat, The Wouldhave has a 3.5 star rating from 163 reviews. | Google Maps