King’s Lynn – Globe Hotel

Well, this is nice, some normality has resumed as ‘my office’ has returned to a pub beer garden. I’d rather be inside a pub if I’m being honest, but this is a perfectly decent compromise whilst the weather isn’t too bad. And it’s nearly May when pubs can fully open up again, or at least, they can hopefully fully open up again.

The Globe Hotel is the JD Wetherspoons in King’s Lynn and it’s the only pub that I’m aware of at the moment in the town that’s open with a spacious beer garden. I don’t normally head this far down the beer garden, but there’s a pleasant view of the River Great Ouse for those sitting in this area.

The view from the other direction and the pub has a very long beer garden and I was surprised that it wasn’t a little busier in the pub. I had rather expected there to be a staff member on the door managing the number of customers, but the beer garden can hold so many people that there was no queueing required.

My drink arrived promptly and I was very sensible in just opting for a soft drink. A concern then occurred to me, which was that it was bloody freezing with the wind coming in off from the river. Also, a herd of seagulls were decimating the area and swooping down on tables, managing to smash two glasses during the process of lifting food from tables which were no longer occupied. This meant I slightly regretted ordering food, since I was in the middle of  Force 9 gale and was in danger of a pterodactyl attacking me. A staff member mentioned that customers have had steaks taken before, which doesn’t sound an ideal situation if I’m being honest.

When my food arrived, the staff member helpfully carried it over to a quieter, and much warmer, part of the beer garden after I commented about my poor choice of table selection. The seagulls didn’t bother this section of the beer garden and it was also something of a sun trap, away from the hurricane area nearer to the river. It’s just a Wetherspoons burger meal, so I needn’t dwell on that for too long, but it was all fine and entirely met my expectations. Keenly priced, at the appropriate temperature and a reliable option.

Service was all very efficient, the pub garden was kept clean (mostly due to the staff, although the seagulls were helping with food removal) and life feels just that bit more normal again. Long may this normality continue……