JD Wetherspoon puts 11 more pubs up for sale – is your local at risk of closure?

The pubs will remain open pending their sale.

A spokesman for the chain said: “Wetherspoon is continuing to invest in its business and has recently reopened The Square Peg in Birmingham and The Lord Palmerston in Southsea, after major refurbishment, costing approximately £1.5million.

"The company is also currently redeveloping and extending pubs in Wakefield, central Cardiff and central Glasgow at a total cost of approximately £8million.

"The company is also proceeding with plans for a number of new pubs and hotels as well as major upgrades to existing pubs involving a total investment of around £100million."

Full list of 11 more Wetherspoon pubs up for sale

• 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

The properties, comprising a mix of 10 freeholds and one leasehold, are being considered for sale either individually, in small packages or as a portfolio.

Paul Breen, director at Savills, commented: “These substantial and well invested pubs are likely to appeal to a broad range of potential buyers.”

Toby Hall, senior director at CBRE, said: “The pubs are all in long established and proven trading locations making them ideal for both existing pub operators and new entrants.”

JD Wetherspoon announced it was putting 32 pubs up for sale last year. Many of these locations have since closed.

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JD Wetherspoon currently has 19 pubs available to buy, including the aforementioned 11 new sites, and 15 under offer.

JD Wetherspoon pubs currently available:

• The Pontlottyn, Abertillery
• Christopher Creeke, Bournemouth
• The Ivor Davies, Cardiff
• Spa Lane Vaults, Chesterfield
• Thomas Leaper, Derby
• The Gate House, Doncaster
• Lord Arthur Lee, Fareham
• Plough & Harrow, Hammersmith, London
• Jolly Sailor, Hanham, Bristol
• The Market Cross, Holywell
• The Regent, Kirkby in Ashfield
• Resolution, Middlesbrough
• The Mockbeggar Hall, Moreton
• Rising Sun, Redditch
• Sennockian, Sevenoaks
• The Hain Line, St Ives
• The Sir Norman Rae, Shipley
• The Sir Daniel Arms, Swindon
• The White Hart, Todmorden

JD Wetherspoon pubs currently under offer:

• Asparagus, Battersea, London
• Wrong 'Un, Bexleyheath
• General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton,
• Miller's Well, East Ham, London
• Bankers Draft, Eltham, London
• Capitol, Forest Hill, London
• Percy Shaw, Halifax
• Coronet, Holloway, London
• Widow Frost, Mansfield
• Alfred Herring, Palmers Green, London
• Cross Keys, Peebles
• Foxley Hatch, Purley
• World's Inn, Romford
• Butler's Bell, Stafford
• Colombia Press (Lloyd's No. 1), Watford