WETHERSPOON fans may soon have to find a new local as yet more sites are at risk of closing for good.
Punters could lose as many as 25 Wetherspoon drinking spots as more locations shut their doors.
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The latest branch set to shut its doors is the The Nightjar in Ferndown, Dorset.
A spokesman for the pub chain confirmed to The Sun that Spoons has decided not to renew its lease and the venue will be handed back to the landlord.
The pub is set to close in September, though a final date is yet to be confirmed.
Meanwhile, The John Masefield in New Ferry, The Silkstone Inn in Barnsley and Angel in Islington, London, have closed their doors in recent weeks.
But it’s good news for pub goers in Harrow, as The Moon on the Hill has been taken off the market.
It means the pub will stay open and continue running as a Wetherspoon, when previously it had been earmarked for closure.
Wetherspoons initially announced plans to shut 32 pubs back in September last year, then revealed seven more closures a month later
Now the total number of venues that have closed – or are set to – has jumped by 12.
The pubs which have already closed were smaller and older, or have a second Wetherspoon fairly close by, the company said in a trading update in May.
In better news, there have been three new Wetherspoon pubs opened over the past year.
Here is the full list of 15 Wetherspoons pubs that are currently under offer and at risk of closure:
The Alfred Herring, Palmers GreenSilkstone Inn, BarnsleyThe Cross Keys, PeeblesThe Saltoun Inn, FraserburghGeneral Sir Redvers Buller, CreditonThe Butlers Bell, StaffordThe Percy Shaw, HalifaxFoxley Hatch, PurleyAsparagus, BatterseaMillers Well, East HamHudson Bay, Forest GateCapitol, Forest HillThe Bankers Draft, ElthamThe Widow Frost, MansfieldCoronet, London
Plus, The Nightjar in Ferndown, Dorset, will not have its lease renewed in September.
But the venues on the market could still remain open if a sale doesn’t complete – like The Moon on the Hill in Harrow.
The Bank House, Cheltenham, also came off the market and will continue as a Wetherspoons.
The following nine pubs are currently up for sale and at risk of shutting food good – but for now they are open as usual:
Wrong ‘Un, BexleyheathJolly Sailor, HanhamResolution, MiddlesbroughThe Rising Sun, RedditchSennockian, SevenoaksLord Arthur Lee, FarehamPlough & Harrow, HammersmithMoon on the Hill, HarrowThe Sir John Arderne, Newark
While the 27 pubs below have already shut their doors for good.
The John Masefield, New FerryAngel, IslingtonThe Silkstone Inn, BarnsleyThe Billiard Hall, West BromwichAdmiral Sir Lucius Curtis, SouthamptonThe Colombia Press, WatfordThe Malthouse, WillenhallThe John Masefield, New FerryThomas Leaper, DerbyCliftonville, HoveTollgate, Turnpike LaneLast Post, LoughtonHarvest Moon, OrpingtonAlexander Bain, WickChapel an Gansblydhen, BodminMoon on the Square, BasildonCoal Orchard, TauntonRunning Horse, Airside Doncaster AirportWild Rose, BootleEdmund Halley, Lee GreenThe Willow Grove, SouthportPostal Order, WorcesterNorth and South Wales Bank, WrexhamThe Sir John Stirling Maxwell, GlasgowThe Knight’s Templar, LondonChristopher Creeke, BournemouthThe Water House, Durham
Wetherspoons, like many other pub chains and retailers, has been hit hard by rising costs brought on by high inflation.
The company’s boss, Tim Martin, also 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%, The Sun exclusively revealed in February 2023.
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