More Wetherspoons pubs at risk of shutting as new wave of closures announced

Wetherspoons has announced the closure of more pubs after dozens closed their doors for good at the end of 2023.

Last year the British hospitality giant revealed that 11 sites would cease trading by the end of the year, though some are yet to serve their last pints.

The Ivor Davies in Cardiff remains up for sale after being put on the market last summer and is joined by more than 14 other sites currently awaiting a buyer.

Others are currently “under offer” and earmarked for imminent closure depending on when the sale is completed.

It comes after the closure of 41 sites in the past 12 months which were prompted by rising inflation and steep running costs.

Wetherspoons closing in 2024

Five JD Wetherspoons sites have already found new owners though these are yet to be officially sold and are currently listed as “under offer”.

• Asparagus – Battersea
• The Saltoun Inn – Fraserburgh
• The Percy Shaw – Halifax
• The Alfred Herring – Palmers Green
• Wrong ‘Un – Bexleyheath

Previously, the nationally-renowned pub chain operated 852 branches, but now with so many up for sale, this could quickly reduce.

That said, many of the sites earmarked for sale have confirmed that they will continue to operate as “spoons” until they are forced to close down to complete the sale.

Wetherspoons pubs currently searching for buyers include:

• 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
• Lord Arthur Lee, Fareham
• The Plough and Harrow, London
• Resolution, Middlesbrough
• Sennockian, Sevenoaks

Wetherspoons pubs that have already closed

More than 40 of Tim Martin’s pubs have already shut shop, 32 of which pulled their last pints just months ago. These include:

• 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
• The Capitol, Forest Hill
• Moon and Bell, Loughborough
• Nightjar, Ferndown
• General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton
• The Rising Sun, Redditch
• The Butler’s Bell, Stafford
• Millers Well, East Ham
• The Coronet, London