The pub giant shared an image of what their new Spanish branch could look like (Image: Wetherspoons)

J D Wetherspoon have announced plans to open their first pub in continental Europe, and it'll be located at an airport that's popular with Brits on holiday .

The first European Spoons will be based at the Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport in Spain , which is where many British tourists arrive on their way to Benidorm.

Alicante-Elche Airport is popular with holidaymakers from Liverpool, due to its direct flight links, with easyJet, Jet2, and Ryanair among the airlines offering direct routes between the two cities, with a flight time of under three hours.

The pub chain have already revealed the name of the pub - Castell de Santa Bàrbera - and have said that it'll be open by

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