Wetherspoons has confirmed 11 new pub openings before Christmas 2026. The pub chain, which operates more than 800 venues across the UK and Ireland, has been expanding over the last couple of years, with several new openings in busy locations across the country.
The first two of the 11 new Wetherspoons venues have opened this week, with nine more to follow before 2026 is over. The Marshfield Bank Farm House in Crewe and The Heath Hotel in Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, opened their doors to customers on Tuesday, August 11.
Recent and Upcoming Openings
Among the recent locations to open is The Sir Frank Whittle in Heathrow Airport Terminal 2. Meanwhile, The Belle Vue at Manchester Airport Terminal 2 is scheduled to open on September 8. The company is focusing its efforts on high footfall locations, such as travel hubs.
The full list of 11 new Wetherspoon locations set to open by Christmas includes:
- The Marshfield Bank Farm House, Crewe - August 11
- The Heath Hotel, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton - August 11
- Home Farm, Hessle, Hull - August 12
- The Cranborne Hundred, Ferndown - August 18
- The Fletton Brick, Kempston - September 1
- The Belle Vue, Manchester Airport Terminal 2 - September 8
- The Red Gown, St Andrews University - September
- Piccadilly Hall, The Trocadero, London - October 13
- The William Chambers, Edinburgh - November 3
- The Benjamin Franklin, Strand, London - November 24
- The Sir Frank Whittle, Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 - already open
Expansion into Spain
Tim Martin, JD Wetherspoon founder and chairman, told the Morning Advertiser: "We are looking forward to opening a number of new pubs across England, Scotland and Spain. We look forward to opening more pubs throughout 2027 and beyond."
Wetherspoons recently opened its first venue in Spain, at Alicante Airport in February. The menu there offers a range of food and drink staples, such as traditional breakfasts, burgers and pizzas, as well as draught beer, wine, craft beer and ale, along with some Spanish-inspired drinks and dishes, such as garlic prawns and Spanish omelettes.
The company has also confirmed two new airside pubs at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, another Spanish airport popular with Brits.
