The Railway Hotel (JD Wetherspoon), Lytham Town Centre, Lytham St. Annes

Official site of The Railway Hotel (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Official site of The Railway Hotel (JD Wetherspoon) - www.jdwetherspoon.com

Always a pub / hotel, but this still looks appealing despite the semi-modern 'spoons makeover (both inside and out). Various small(ish) seating / dining areas around the central servery, with the only gripes being the numerous small level changes and a very tortuous route to the gents' toilet. Fair selection from the two banks of five handpumps, from which the Lancaster Red (£2.15) seemed like the best bet.

This is a relatively recent conversion of an existing pub. As noted below it's a roughly L shaped open plan room which is split into areas with different floors and fixtures & fittings. I noticed a board advertising days out including a trip to Chester and a Moorhouse brewery visit. I sat in the end area with the clock and the wavy floor where some of the chairs looked as though they had been taken from a school and painted to try and disguise their origin. The bar has ten hand pumps which had one unused, one available soon, the JDW Trio Of Doom, Deuchars IPA, Moorhouse C & S Ale, Pride Of Pendle & Blond Witch and Well's Bombardier Gold. I went for the C & S Ale which was in good nick. Apart from not having a great beer choice, possibly due to the impending brewery visit, I thought this was a good Spoons. It's GBG 2017 listed.