Skegness Wetherspoon pub was forced to close after rat sighting

The Red Lion pub on Roman Bank, Skegness
The Red Lion pub on Roman Bank, Skegness -Credit:Wetherspoon


A Wetherspoon pub on the Lincolnshire coast was closed after a rat was spotted on the premises. The Red Lion on Roman Bank, Skegness, was shut for two days, a week prior to the May bank holiday weekend, while the incident was dealt with by pest control specialists.

The pub recently reopened after a major refurbishment with 22 new jobs created as a result. The building itself dates back to 1881 and was formerly known as the Lion Hotel. It was first opened as a Wetherspoon in July 1997.

Despite the rat sighting, The Red Lion is now back open and Wetherspoon spokesperson, Eddie Gershon, assured it will not happen again. He said: "We can confirm that The Red Lion was closed for two days following the sighting of a rat on the premises.

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"The decision was taken by pub and senior management. As a result a pest control specialist visited the pub each day and undertook work to ensure this does not happen again.

"The pub has an excellent food hygiene rating with the most recent visit receiving a 5* SOTD score from environmental health officers."