The Gypsy Queen pub on Drake House Lane is hosting the iconic red truck from the Coca-Cola Christmas adverts until 7pm today.

The truck, which has featured in Coca-Cola’s famous ‘Holidays are Coming’ Christmas adverts since 1995, has toured the country annually since 2010.

Visitors to the pub today can have their photo taken with the famous truck and personalise their own cans of Coca-Cola.

While the tour’s exact future locations are a closely-guarded secret, it began in Glasgow last week and according to Coca-Cola, covers thousands of miles in total.

A representative from Coca-Cola said: “A lot goes into it. There are a lot of moving parts – as you can imagine. The whole team was here at four o’clock this morning setting this up ready for the event team to come in, and then it all gets packed away and moved on to the next venue, so it’s an ongoing three-week full on roadshow.”

Alana, a member of staff at the Gypsy Queen, was excited by the impact the truck’s appearance could have on the local business.

She said: “I’m hoping it’ll bring lots of people from the local area and further afield as well.

“The word went out yesterday and there was a really good response on social media – people were really excited to come down and have some photos and then come inside for a bite to eat and something to drink.”

Last year, the tour visited Meadowhall and Fox Valley shopping centres in Sheffield, attracting hundreds of people as it made its way around the country.