Wetherspoons to shut another pub with 37 still up for sale and at risk of closing
WETHERSPOONS is to shut another pub with dozens more still up for sale and at risk of closing.
The pub chain told The Sun that another boozer will shut its doors for good following a string of closures.
The Sir John Arderne in Newark, Nottinghamshire, has been marked for closure but an official closing date is yet to be announced.
The pub chain initially announced plans to close 32 pubs back in September, before announcing further closures in November.
But the pub chain confirmed to The Sun that this closure was not part of this initial round of closures.
The Knights Templar in Chancery Lane, London, closed last weekend and also wasn’t included in original sales plans.
Plus, three more pubs marked for closure have been placed under offer.
This means that a buyer has presented an offer that is being considered by the seller.
The three pubs that have recently gone under offer are The John Masefield, New Ferry, General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton and The Bank House in Cheltenham.
Wetherspoons has also hiked beer and grub prices by up to 7.5 per cent, The Sun exclusively revealed in February.
Wetherspoons pubs in major towns and cities such as London, Barnsley and Southampton are already up for sale, and several have already closed.
While The Sir John Stirling Maxwell in Glasgow will close on March 26, as previously reported by The Sun.
The hospitality chain runs 844 pubs in the UK and Ireland and employs up to 43,000 people.
Below is a full list of pubs that are currently under offer but each venue is currently still open for business:
- The Butlers Bell, Stafford
- Bank House, Cheltenham
- The Percy Shaw, Halifax
- Foxley Hatch, Purley
- Tollgate, Turnpike Lane
- 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
- Last Post, Loughton
- Cross Keys, Pebbles
- The John Masefield, New Ferry
- General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton
Pubs have been knocked by rising costs as inflation sends prices soaring and less demand among cash-strapped punters.
Pub giant Stonegate, which is behind brands such as Slug and Lettuce and Be At One, is also looking to sell off pubs.
Marston’s Brewery has put 61 pubs up for sale following a review of its estate.
Revolution revealed it will be shutting some of its bars on Mondays and Tuesdays to help cut energy costs.
Around 4,500 pubs in the UK are considering reducing trading hours over winter, according to the British Beer and Pub Association.
Here’s the full list of 37 Wetherspoons pubs currently up for sale or marked for closure:
- The Butlers Bell, Stafford
- Bank House, Cheltenham
- The Percy Shaw, Halifax
- Foxley Hatch, Purley
- Tollgate, Turnpike Lane
- 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
- Last Post, Loughton
- Cross Keys, Pebbles
- The John Masefield, New Ferry
- General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton
- Worlds Inn, Romford
- Silkstone Inn, Barnsley
- Wrong ‘Un, Bexleyheath
- Jolly Sailor, Hanham
- The Alfred Herring, Palmers Green
- The Moon & Bell, Loughborough
- The Widow Frost, Mansfield
- Foxley Hatch, Purley
- The Rising Sun, Redditch
- Sennockian, Sevenoaks
- Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Southampton
- The Malthouse, Willenhall
- The John Masefield, New Ferry
- The Crosse Keys, Peebles
- Lord Arthur Lee, Fareham
- The Saltoun Inn, Fraserburgh
- General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton
- Plough & Harrow, Hammersmith
- The Bank House, Cheltenham
- The Sir John Arderne, Newark
Meanwhile, beer drinkers will be saying “cheers” to Wetherspoons as the chain is stilling pints from just £2.15 – but you’ll have to be quick.
Plus, Spoons customers are gushing over a deal that lets them tuck into a small English breakfast for just £1.99.
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