He had to buy a plane ticket to reach pub number 876! 🍺 Find out how much David thinks the four-year challenge has cost him:
David Bingham said he had been "living the dream" as he reached The Flying HorseA man who has spent four years crossing the country to visit every Wetherspoon pub has reached his 876th - and final - destination.
David Bingham bought a cheap flight ticket to Ireland just so he could get through security at Gatwick Airport and tick off The Flying Horse on Tuesday.The chain said only a select group had matched his feat. Mr Bingham, 60, from West Hallam in Derbyshire, said: "I'm not sure you're supposed to buy a plane ticket just so you can get to the pub but there was no other way and now, honestly, I do feel elated."It started with with all the pubs in Derbyshire, then all the pubs in Staffordshire, then I just kept going really."Mr Bingham's partner Una Cooper bought him a pubs' directory and he said he had been working his way through it since 2019.
"Many people love to visit Wetherspoon pubs across the UK and Ireland, but only a handful have visited each and every one."He has obviously put in a lot of time and effort into achieving his goal and we thank him for his dedication to our pubs."
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