Ayrshire pub awarded platinum grading at Loo of the Year Awards

An Ayrshire Wetherspoons has won acclaim for the quality and standards of its toilets.

The Wheatsheaf Inn in Kilmarnock has been awarded a platinum grading in the Loo of the Year Awards 2024.

Inspectors were impressed by the standard of the toilets at the pub as they rated it highly on an unannounced visit.

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The awards are aimed at highlighting and improving standards of ‘away from home’ toilet provision across the UK.

Loo of the Year Award inspectors judge each venue’s toilets against numerous criteria, including décor and maintenance, cleanliness, accessibility, hand washing and drying equipment and overall management.

All of the toilets are graded bronze, silver, gold, platinum, platinum plus or diamond with unacceptable toilets not graded at all.

Shawna Glackin, manager of the Wheatsheaf Inn, said : “We are delighted with the grading. Staff at the pub ensure the toilets are in excellent condition at all times and it is great that this has been recognised by the inspectors.”

The Loo of the Year Awards 2024 managing director, Becky Wall, added: “The toilets at The Wheatsheaf Inn have been designed and fitted out to a very high standard and are both clean and well maintained.

“The pub deserves its platinum award.”

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