Drinkers confused as Wetherspoon pub announces sudden closure with cryptic note pinned to front door
DRINKERS are baffled after a Wetherspoon pub announced its closure with a cryptic note pinned to its front door.
The Foot of the Walk in Edinburgh said that it has closed indefinitely due to circumstances out of its control.
Punters in the Leith neighbourhood were left confused by the pub's sudden closure and the absence of any explanation of it.
A sign attached to the pub's front door read: "Due to circumstances out with [sic] our control, our pub will be closed until further notice.
"We apologise for any inconvenience caused."
reports that the pub has shut its doors for a deep cleaning after a suspected norovirus outbreak.
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JD Wetherspoon has been contacted for comment.
It comes after Wetherspoons announced that 19 of its pubs have been sold and a further 35 have been put up for sale.
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The pub chain also confirmed the closing date for three of its sites, with one already taking last orders.
Last orders were taken at the Thomas Leaper in Derby on February 5.
The Sir John Stirling Maxwell will also shut its doors on March 26, and the Willow Grove in Southport is slated to close in the coming months.
It is estimated that Wetherspoons employs up to 43,000 people across the UK.
The chain's website says it runs almost 900 pubs in towns and cities across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The chain opened its first establishment in 1979.
Pubs have been knocked by rising costs as inflation sends prices soaring and less demand among cash-strapped punters.
The pub chain saw like-for-like sales drop 1.1% in the five weeks to November 6, 2022 when compared with pre-pandemic trading in 2019.
Wetherspoon pubs in major towns and cities such as Southampton and Middlesbrough are also up for sale.
But sellers are reportedly struggling to find buyers for some of the locations.
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The closures comes at a time when a shocking video revealed the inside of a Wetherspoons kitchen, including pictures of mouldy cheese, brown liquid on the floor, out-of-date food and filthy microwaves.
The behind-the-scenes footage of the Bell Hanger pub in Chepstow, Monmouthshire was posted on TikTok this week by the Wetherspoon Truths account.