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Customers have spoken about their Wetherspoons nightmare after a branch hit by norovirus breakout.

The Sir Richard Owen, located on Spring Garden Street, in Lancaster is set to remain closed 'until further notice' after a confirmed norovirus outbreak.

Several people have since reported sickness and diarrhoea.

A spokesperson for the pub giant was able to confirm to LancsLive that the pub is undergoing a refurbishment, being fully sanitised after the breakout and is aiming to reopen on Friday. He also stated that the virus spread after a member of staff fell ill.

Michael visited the pub early in November. He says that him and his boyfriend were both sick after eating at the restaurant.

"Our food was late and cold which was upsetting but they quickly got us a new meal each, we joked about it looking microwaved," he told LancsLive.

"Later on that night I myself had awful stomach pains and the day following was sick as was my boyfriend.

"We put it down to wine and a large meal at Wetherspoons just not sitting well with us and that was that, though we heard a week ago about the virus at the location and now we're sat wondering if maybe they've had the virus problem longer than people think."

One person spoke to LancsLive saying: "I went at the weekend and ended up with it shooting out of both ends.

"It has not been a nice experience, so I'm not surprised this has turned out to be the case."

Customers also took to social media to recount their experiences at the Sir Richard Owen.

"My boyfriend has been in bed for two days," said Holly McMahon.

"I complained yesterday he ate the spicy chicken wings on Sunday night."

Chloe Louise added on Facbeook: "Both me and my three and a half year old were so poorly from eating there on Sunday, disgusting. I personally will never eat there again!"

Eloise Critchley said: "I'm dying today."

Laurence Johnson is just one of multiple customers claiming to have been sick after visiting the The Sir Richard Owen over the weekend.

The 21-year-old from Lancaster said: "So I went to 'spoons with two other mates on Sunday evening, we had a couple of drinks and a bit of food. Monday evening I threw up twice and had diarrhoea.

"One of the lads I went with has since been throwing up. Two other mates had been spoons over the weekend and were complaining of being very ill too.

"I seem to have recovered a bit faster than my other mates but I'm still a bit off. Someone has told me that it is to do with the water system so would seem ironic that they have closed since the weekend for work to be done."

Lancaster City Council has confirmed they have had no involvement in the closure.

A spokesperson said: "The council isn't involved in investigating any concerns raised regarding the Sir Richard Owen public house in Lancaster."