Outside (above) and inside (below) Darlington's original Wimpy when it opened in Bondgate, next to the Old English Gentleman, in 1961. It was a franchise, opened by local businessman Leonard Bilton.

Iconic hamburger chain Wimpy’s only Merseyside restaurant will reopen tomorrow (Saturday) a month after it closed suddenly. The restaurant, famed for its Mr Wimpy mascot and its hamburger ...

In Bexleyheath, London, Anthony got to see the chain's oldest restaurant, which he found "really nostalgic, really cool". And in Borehamwood, Herts, he was excited to discover a Wimpy shrine ...

That nostalgia for Wimpy means Sanjay’s restaurant attracts regulars from across the UK and beyond. “Last Saturday we had people from Portsmouth. In January we’ll have people over from Ireland.

A remarkable 10% of all Wimpy restaurants are ... you sat down and enjoyed a restaurant ‘experience’. I don’t quite know what would happen in a McDonald’s upon a Saturday night if it ...

We walk in expecting severe restaurant fatigue, tired dated decor, dog-eared menus but no. It’s like it’s the 1950s all over again (no, I wasn’t there) and Wimpy has just opened for the very ...

Wimpy is still going strong – and it’s even looking to expand. The fast food restaurant was incredibly popular in the 70s and 80s. (Picture: Andrew Hasson) Currently, there are 63 Wimpys ...