The Draper's Arms (JD Wetherspoon), Peterborough

This seems to be an old school Spoons but didn't open as a JDW until 2005. The reason may be that prior to that it was a pub called the Old Monk. It's a long narrow room with the bar on the right and some booths on the left. There are ten hand pumps on the bar that on my visit had the two GK Beers, Doom Bore, Directors, Woodforde Wherry, Jennings Pigs Might Fly, Brewster's Hophead, Adnam's Old, Oakham Bishop's Farewell and Cairngorm Wild Cat. I went for the local Hophead (£2.25) which was outstanding. Overall this is one of the better Spoons but a less mainstream beer selection would be appreciated. It's rightly GBG 2016 listed.

Grainstore Gold, Rutland Panther, Holden's Special, Woodforde Wherry, Pedigree, Old Peculier, Directors, Ruddles, Abbot. It's a pretty good ‘spoons.

Routine Wetherspoons but at least the service was quite quick. This is the better of the two Wetherspoons in town though. As ETA says, to be included for the ale choice but not somewhere you will want to linger.

This typical JDW full of social rejects (OK, and a few normal people), unleashed children and slow, amateurish staff (apart from the lady with OCD who was quite charming) occupies a narrow shop front, formerly a textiles factory and carpet shop, and is the first pub you come to on entering the run-down high street area from the station end. There is little by way of atmosphere and the mood is one of depression. Five ales plus 1 Dutch, 1 German and 1 Czech beer on draft. I had a pint of Bateman's Springtime Oatmeal Beer which wasn't that inspiring. The wifi doesn't work properly. Include on a crawl for the beer choice, but I really wouldn't want to spend an evening here.