George's Meeting House (JD Wetherspoon), Exeter

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Located in a former chapel on the periphery of the town centre, this is an unusual looking pub and still looks very much as it must have done in it’s former life, with quite discrete pub signage on the exterior.

Internally too it retains much of it’s original character, and Wetherspoon’s have certainly done a good job on the conversion with the pulpit at one end and arched stained glass windows either side. It’s all one open plan room internally although split across two floors, with the upper floor being more of a balcony around the permitter, thus the central space is an impressive full height. Dark wooden boards are on the floor as well as cladding the balcony whilst the paintwork was a very pale yellow. A single storey room at the rear is perhaps an extension, although this had glass panels in the roof to let in plenty of light. This was a little more elegant, with sculptured wood panelling on the lower part of the walls and patterned carpet on the floor. Adjacent to this was a courtyard garden.

Beers on tap were Greene King IPA, Doom Bar, Abbott Ale, Salcombe Island Street Porter, Branscombe Golden Fiddle, Jaipur IPA and South Hams Hopnosis. Ciders meanwhile were a quintet from Thatcher’s with their Apple & Blackcurrant, Cloudy Lemon, Blood Orange, Haze and Gold along with Strongbow Dark Fruit, Flattler Strawberry & Lime, Sandford Orchard’s Debon Red and Stan’s Cheddar Valley. Overall, whilst I’m not an especially big fan of ‘Spoons, both this and The Imperial are worth a visit.

On 23^rd June 2026 - rating: 7
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