anti-pacer
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I know McDonald's is like Marmite, you either love it or hate it. Personally I like their breakfasts, and normally have them before or after a long rail trip, or a Travelcard challenge. For example, I have travelled down to London early on a Saturday morning and tucked into a breakfast in both East Ham and Ruislip before the nearby shops have even opened.
One thing I have noticed over the years is just how many high street McDonald's have closed down, including here in Wakefield. It was always busy but yet it closed. However, we also had 2 Drive Thru's at the time, with a third opening recently.
Here is a list of high street branches that I know have closed. I'm sure you could add to it.
North Shields
Darlington
Accrington
Southport
Crosby
Cheetham Hill (replaced with a Drive Thru nearby)
Stretford (replaced with a Drive Thru nearby)
Altrincham
Wakefield
Barnsley
Leeds Briggate (top end)
Dewsbury
Keighley
Worksop
Ilkeston
Beeston (Nott'm)
Grantham
Erdington, Birmingham
Harborne, Birmingham
King's Norton, Birmingham
Tamworth
Bromsgrove
Hemel Hempstead (my first ever visit to a McD's)
Golders Green
Hampstead
Upminster
Ilford Cranbrook Road
Tottenham High Road
Crystal Palace
Streatham
Ramsgate
Bognor Regis
Horsham
I'm sure there's more but that's a sizeable list. I wonder what the reasons were to close these.
One thing I have noticed over the years is just how many high street McDonald's have closed down, including here in Wakefield. It was always busy but yet it closed. However, we also had 2 Drive Thru's at the time, with a third opening recently.
Here is a list of high street branches that I know have closed. I'm sure you could add to it.
North Shields
Darlington
Accrington
Southport
Crosby
Cheetham Hill (replaced with a Drive Thru nearby)
Stretford (replaced with a Drive Thru nearby)
Altrincham
Wakefield
Barnsley
Leeds Briggate (top end)
Dewsbury
Keighley
Worksop
Ilkeston
Beeston (Nott'm)
Grantham
Erdington, Birmingham
Harborne, Birmingham
King's Norton, Birmingham
Tamworth
Bromsgrove
Hemel Hempstead (my first ever visit to a McD's)
Golders Green
Hampstead
Upminster
Ilford Cranbrook Road
Tottenham High Road
Crystal Palace
Streatham
Ramsgate
Bognor Regis
Horsham
I'm sure there's more but that's a sizeable list. I wonder what the reasons were to close these.