Full list of Wetherspoon pubs at risk of closure after four more sold
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Wetherspoons has issued an update on which pubs are at risk of closure. The popular chain has shut 26 of its pubs across the country since July 2023, following several closures the year before. Right now, two of its sites are currently at risk as they are either up for sale or under offer.
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Wetherspoons enjoyed sales growth of nearly 8% over the 12 months leading up to July this year, when it published its most recent trading update. Yet it has sold or surrendered the lease on several of its pubs. The Wetherspoon branches under offer are not guaranteed to be sold, and could remain open if the sale falls through.
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Otherwise they will likely be closed in the coming months and repurposed or reopened as a pub under different management. The pubs currently under offer are the Ivor Davies in Cardiff and The Quay in Poole. Wetherspoons regularly reviews which branches are up for sale and sometimes takes them off the market to continue operating as Spoons pubs.
![[Sign for the brand Wetherspoons on 10th January 2020 in London, England, United Kingdom. J D Wetherspoon plc (branded as Wetherspoon, and commonly known as Spoons) is a pub company in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Founded in 1979 by Tim Martin, the company operates nearly 900 pubs, including the chain of Lloyds No. 1 bars, and a growing number of Wetherspoon hotels. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SEI_197642191-4843.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
It previously said most of the recent closures are of venues which are ‘smaller and older’, or where the company has a second pub reasonably nearby. Recent closures include The Hain Line in Cornwall, which closed on October 7 last year, Foot of the Walk in Leith which closed on November 3, and The Linen Weaver in Cork, which closed just before Christmas.
The George in Wanstead called last orders for the final time last October 13, but it has since reopened as The George & Dragon, owned by the Urban Pubs and Bars chain. JD Wetherspoon boss Sir Tim Martin has trimmed down his roster of pubs from 950 a decade ago to around 800 today.
