Which Wetherspoons are closing down?
WETHERSPOONS fans will be gutted to learn that more boozers have gone up for sale and their local could be set to shut for good.
The pub chain has confirmed that 11 more sites have been put on the market.
The hospitality chain runs 822 pubs in the UK and Ireland and employs around 40,000 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 27 pubs up for sale - 17 are still available while ten are under offer.
This means that a buyer has presented an offer that is being considered by the seller.
It doesn't mean that the sale is guaranteed, and it could still remain open if it doesn't complete.
The 17 Wetherspoons that are currently up for sale are:
- The Pontlottyn, Abertillery
- The Ivor Davies, Cardiff
- Spa Lane Vaults, Chesterfield
- The Gate House, Doncaster
- The Market Cross, Holywell
- The Regent, Kirkby in Ashfield
- The Mockbeggar Hall, Moreton
- The Hain Line, St Ives
- The Sir Norman Rae, Shipley
- The Sir Daniel Arms, Swindon
- The White Hart, Todmorden
- Jolly Sailor, Hanham
- Resolution, Middlesbrough
- The Rising Sun, Redditch
- Sennockian, Sevenoaks
- Lord Arthur Lee, Fareham
- Plough & Harrow, Hammersmith
You can see the list of ten pubs that are under offer here:
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- The Butlers Bell, Stafford
- Wrong ‘Un, Bexleyheath
- The Percy Shaw, Halifax
- The Alfred Herring, Palmers Green
- Foxley Hatch, Purley
- The Cross Keys, Peebles
- General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton
- Asparagus, Battersea
- Millers Well, East Ham
- Coronet, London
Plus, The Nightjar in Ferndown, Dorset, will not have its lease renewed and will close on September 24.
This doesn't mean the venue is up for sale, but it will no longer operate as a Wetherspoons.
Which Wetherspoons branches have already closed?
Wetherspoons has already closed 33 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.
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.
In recent weeks, The Sir John Aderne in Newark closed for food.
The full list of Wetherspoons branches that have already been sold and closed are as follows:
- The John Masefield, New Ferry
- Angel, Islington
- The Silkstone Inn, Barnsley
- The Billiard Hall, West Bromwich
- Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Southampton
- The Colombia Press, Watford
- The Malthouse, Willenhall
- The John Masefield, New Ferry
- Thomas Leaper, Derby
- Cliftonville, Hove
- Tollgate, Harringay
- Last Post, Loughton
- 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
- The Widow Frost, Mansfield
- The Worlds Inn, Romford
- Hudson Bay, Forest Gate
- The Saltoun Inn, Fraserburgh
- The Bankers Draft, Eltham, London
- The Sir John Arderne, Newark
Why is Wetherspoons closing some of its pubs?
Pub chains and hospitality businesses have been hit hard by rising costs brought on by high inflation.
Wetherspoons' boss Tim Martin also said far more people now drink in their homes rather than in pubs.
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 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.
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