"Extremely popular community pub" closes its doors amid huge £1million refurbishment

The Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Guildhall Walk closed its doors on Monday, March 2 with work set to begin to upgrade the Wetherspoon pub. Work is expected to take over a month with a re-opening date of April 16 pencilled in.

Get access to trustworthy local news for a fiver when you sign up for a digital subscription to The News.

Included in the refurbishment is an upgrade to the bar area with new drinks dispensers and coffee machines set to be installed. There will also be a complete internal redecoration with a brand new bespoke carpet being fitted.

Pub manager Tez Merry said: “The Isambard Kingdom Brunel is an extremely popular community pub and we thank our customers for their patience during the closure. We aim to offer customers the best pub possible – these repairs, upgrades and refurbishment works will return the pub to its best.”

In other good news for pub-goers the customer toilets are being expanded and redesigned while the kitchen, bottle store and staff room will also be upgraded. External repair work will also be carried out as part of the £1million project.