WETHERSPOONS is loved for its cheap pints, so devoted fans may be sad to learn that their local could disappear forever.
The pub chain announced in May that it has closed 21 sites and put a further 30 venues up for sale.
The hospitality chain runs 834 pubs in the UK and Ireland and employs more than 42,000 people.
We explain which boozers have shut their doors this year so far – and if any more will close too.
Which Wetherspoons pubs are up for sale?
Wetherspoons currently has 30 pubs up for sale.
It doesn't mean that the sale is guaranteed, and the sites could still remain open.
Below i s a list of pubs that are currently under offer orup for sale:
- The Alfred Herring, Palmers Green
- Silkstone Inn, Barnsley
- The John Masefield, New Ferry
- The Cross Keys, Peebles
- The Saltoun Inn, Fraserburgh
- General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton
- The Bank House, Cheltenham
- The Butlers Bell, Stafford
- The Percy Shaw, Halifax
- Foxley Hatch, Purley
- Asparagus, Battersea
- Millers Well, East Ham
- Hudson Bay, Forest Gate
- Angel, Islington
- The Billiard Hall, West Bromwich
- Capitol, Forest Hill
- The Bankers Draft, Eltham
- Moon on the Hill, Harrow
- The Bank House, Cheltenham
- Wrong ‘Un, Bexleyheath
- Jolly Sailor, Hanham
- The Moon and Bell, Loughborough
- The Widow Frost, Mansfield
- Resolution, Middlesbrough
- The Rising Sun, Redditch
- Sennockian, Sevenoaks
- Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Southampton
- Lord Arthur Lee, Fareham
- Plough & Harrow, Hammersmith
- Coronet, London
Which Wetherspoons branches have already closed?
Wetherspoons has already closed 21 of its pubs since they went up for sale.
More than half a dozen closed in 2022, including the Running Horse in Airside Doncaster Airport, The Willow Grove in Southport, and the Wild Rose in Bootle.
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While The Postal Order in Worcester, and the North and South Wales Bank in Wrexham closed in January 2023.
Further Wetherspoons branches – The Cliftonville in Hove and The Willow Grove, Southport – closed on March 5, 2023.
The Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow, served its final pint on March 26, 2023.
The full list of Wetherspoons branches that have already been sold and closed are as follows:
- Worlds Inn, Romford
- The Colombia Press, Watford
- The Malthouse, Willenhall
- Thomas Leaper, Derby
- Cliftonville, Hove
- Tollgate, Turnpike Lane
- Harvest Moon, Orpington
- Alexander Bain, Wick
- Chapel an Gansblydhen, Bodmin
- Moon on the Square, Basildon
- Coal Orchard, Taunton
- Running Horse, Airside Doncaster Airport
- Wild Rose, Bootle
- Edmund Halley, Lee Green
- The Willow Grove, Southport
- Postal Order, Worcester
- North and South Wales Bank, Wrexham
- The Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow
- The Knight's Templar, London
- Christopher Creeke, Bournemouth
- The Water House, Durham
Why is Wetherspoons closing some of its pubs?
In 2022, Wetherspoon revealed its sales are still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels.
Spoons boss Tim Martin said far more people now drink in their homes rather than in pubs.
Venues have also hiked beer and grub prices by up to 7.5 per cent, The Sun exclusively revealed in February 2023.
Pubs have been knocked by rising costs as inflation sends prices soaring and less demand among cash-strapped punters.
How can I save money at Wetherspoons?
Having your trusty Wetherspoon app means you can cash-in on all the latest deals and discounts at your local.
It's free to download, and even lets you order at the table.
Wetherspoon offers discounted dinners as part of its Steak and Curry Clubs.
It's worth joining in the craze as you can get something like a gourmet steak and a beer over a pound cheaper than normal.
You used to be able to order the menus only on certain days of the week but Wetherspoon made the dishes available everyday in June 2022.
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At Wetherspoons you can get tea or coffee from as little as £1.20.
And you can keep refilling your hot drink as much as you want at no extra charge.
Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing [email protected]
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