Which Wetherspoons pubs are closing in London and across the UK?
Wetherspoons is set to dwindle somewhat in 2023 following news that the chain is set to close several of its watering holes.
Due to escalating costs, the low-cost pub business announced in 2022 that it will close approximately 40 of its establishments.
The company currently owns more than 800 pubs across Great Britain, with many housed in unique and historic buildings.
So far, 11 pubs have been sold off, with their doors closing for good.
Which pubs are at risk? Here’s everything you need to know.
Why are Wetherspoons pubs closing?
Tim Martin, the chairman who set up Wetherspoons, claimed the current situation is a result of both the pandemic and rising prices for things like food, energy, and maintenance.
While the pub chain's sales increased at the end of 2022, like-for-like sales at Wetherspoons are still two per cent behind 2019 levels, indicating that the company is still having trouble matching its pre-pandemic performance.
Martin said: “The aftermath of the pandemic and lockdown restrictions have been far more difficult than anyone thought.
“That is the picture for the whole pub and restaurant industry. People thought that, after lockdown, there would be a boom in people suffering from cabin fever but, instead, it has almost been the opposite situation, as people have got in the habit of staying in.
“That’s the big thing that means sales are down on 2019. Things are improving now but it’s slow.”
Despite the fallback, Martin added he remains “cautiously optimistic” about Wetherspoons’ future.
Which Wetherspoons pubs are up for sale in London?
Asparagus - Battersea
Miller’s Well - East Ham
Bankers Draft - Eltham
Hudson Bay - Forest Gate
Capitol - Forest Hill
Plough & Harrow - Hammersmith
Toll Gate - Hornsey
Penderel’s Oak - Holborn
Angel - Islington
Alfred Herring - Palmers Green
Milan Bar - Croydon
Toll Gate - Haringey
Coronet - Holloway
Which Wetherspoons pubs are up for sale in the rest of the UK?
Silkstone Inn - Barnsley
Hope and Champion - Beaconsfield
Wrong ‘Un - Bexleyheath
Christopher Creeke - Bournemouth
Bank House - Cheltenham
General Sir Redvers Buller - Crediton
Thomas Leaper - Derby
Water House - Durham
Lord Arthur Lee - Fareham
Saltoun Inn - Fraserburgh
Percy Shaw - Halifax
Jolly Sailor - Hanham
Moon on the Hill - Harrow
Cliftonville Inn - Hove
Moon & Bell - Loughborough
Last Post - Loughton
Widow Frost - Mansfield
Resolution - Middlesborough
Foxley Hatch - Purley
Rising Sun - Redditch
Cross Keys, Peebles - Scottish Borders
Sennockian - Southampton
Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis - Sevenoaks
Butler’s Bell - Stafford
Colombia Press - Watford
Billiard Hall - West Bromwich
Malthouse - Willenhall
John Masefield - Wirral