Liberty House, Newcastle Central, Newcastle Upon Tyne

One of the better Wetherspoon' that seemed to have bars all over the place. A good selection of well kept real ales.

Large 2 floor 3 bar wetherspoons interior as described below. Located close to Newcastle central station.

A large Wetherspoons set in what was the Union Club in the mid 19th century. The original building layout being what it is, unusually we have a multi-roomed JDW which benefits from having three separate bars, two on the ground floor and one upstairs. The beers vary across the bars but are listed on a board by the entrance. Many rooms have very high and ornate ceilings, several areas of mosaic floor remain. The staircase to the upper floor is magnificent and is set off well by the large rooflight above. You can compare the original building with today as there are the original plan drawings framed both upstairs outside the gents toilets plus downstairs in the small front Family Room. What was once an inner courtyard has now got a glazed roof over but the half height blue and cream tiles give this area a feel of an old fashioned fishmongers shop. The main bar in the front room is attractive and ornate with the curved dark wood bar dominating the space. Unfortunately despite it only being 12:15 on a Sunday lunch there was a boisterous and rowdy bunch in here meaning that many others, ourselves included, felt the need to sit elsewhere. Of the three first floor areas, one is reserved solely for diners. Beerwise there was a fair selection of guests on even if most were Christmas ales of a similar style. As 'spoons go, this place is pretty good.