Our pubs – latest information

England – Pubs with a beer garden, roof-top garden and/or patio will open from Monday 12 April.

These pubs will be open 9am–9pm (Sunday–Thursday) and 9am–10pm (Friday and Saturday), although some have restrictions on closing times; in those cases, they will close earlier.

A list of English pubs opening on Monday 12 April can be found here.

The planned reopening of the remaining pubs in England will be on Monday 17 May.

Scotland – Pubs will open on Monday 26 April, with the below restrictions, although some have restrictions on closing times; in those cases, they will close earlier:

Inside – Groups limited to four people from up to two households, where food must be ordered, with no alcohol available. Test & Protect must be completed. Internal areas close at 8pm. 

Outside – Groups limited to six people from up to three households, where alcohol can be consumed without food. Outside areas will close at 10pm.

A list of Scottish pubs and hotels opening on Monday 26 April can be found here.

Wales – Pubs with a beer garden, roof-top garden and/or patio will open from Monday 26 April.

These pubs will be open 9am–9pm (Sunday–Thursday) and 9am–10pm (Friday and Saturday), although some have restrictions on closing times; in those cases, they will close earlier.

A list of Welsh pubs opening on Monday 26 April can be found here.

Ireland – Restrictions will remain in place until Monday 5 April, at the earliest.

Northern Ireland – We are awaiting a reopening date.

All pubs will operate on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Table-bookings are not possible.

Where possible, we have provided additional shelter in outside areas.

Customers will not be permitted to gather in the pub to shelter from rain.

Yes. A staff member will take your order – food and drinks will be brought to your table.

Contactless payments are encouraged. The limit has been increased to £45 for card contactless (Apple Pay/Google Pay limit is £100).

Customers will not be able to order at the bar – government guidelines require pubs to operate table service only.

Customers will be able to order directly from their table, using the Wetherspoon app. The app can be downloaded before your visit. Visit this page for more information.

If you are unable to order using the app , please ask a staff member, who will take your order at the table.

From 12 April 2021, customers will be able to pay by card from their table, using a portable payment device (iZettle). If you would like more information about the way in which iZettle handles personal data, the privacy policy for this service can be found here: iZettle privacy policy

Pubs in England opening on Monday 12 April – the maximum group size will be six.

Pubs in Scotland opening on Monday 26 April – the maximum group size indoors will be four people from a maximum of two households; outside will be six from a maximum of three households.

Pubs in Wales opening on Monday 26 April – the maximum group size is yet to be confirmed.

If customers arrive in a large group or attempt to congregate as one, they will be asked to disperse, if capacity allows, or leave the premises. We reserve the right to turn away any group larger than the permitted size, even if wishing to split across multiple tables.

The menu has been slightly reduced.

In England – Food will be served 9am–8pm, seven days a week. Breakfast will be served until 11.30am, with the main menu from 11.30am.

In Scotland – Food will be served 9am–7pm, seven days a week. Breakfast will be served until 11.30am, with the main menu from 11.30am. If ordering food indoors, it can be accompanied by soft drinks only. You may order alcohol with or without food, while seated in an outdoor area until 9pm (Sunday–Thursday) and until 10pm (Friday and Saturday).

In Wales – Food will be served 9am–7pm, seven days a week. Breakfast will be served until 11.30am, with the main menu from 11.30am.

Local licensing or planning guidelines may require certain pubs to close earlier.

Customers are welcome to use the customer information screen in the pub to find allergen and other nutritional information. This information can also be found on menus, the website and the Wetherspoon app.

The menu is a single-use, recyclable version.

Yes. Customers will receive a clean cup for every hot drink ordered, including refills. Staff members will dispense refills, which are then delivered to your table.

Gaming machines will remain switched off.

It is our responsibility to make customers aware of guidelines (which we will do through entrance signage), but it is not our responsibility to enforce them. The designated staff member responsible for monitoring social distancing will also monitor groups and gatherings, taking account of any guidelines.

For customers

Customers can remove their face-covering when sitting at a table, but will need to wear a face-covering when moving around the pub’s areas, for example visiting the toilet or to access the customer information screen.

For staff

All staff are now required to wear a face-covering. Non-medical face-coverings, protective eyewear and visors are available to staff. Gloves are not compulsory, but are available on request.

PPE will be required for staff working in kitchens or other areas, on occasion, where there might be confined spaces. This will be determined by each pub’s risk assessments.

What about exemptions

Staff and customers need not wear a face-covering if they have a medical condition exempting them.

Children under the age of 11 need not wear a face-covering.

There are also scenarios when customers might be asked, and are permitted, to remove a face-covering, including for age-identification purposes and when buying age-restricted products, such as alcohol.

In a change to test and trace, every customer must check in on every visit by using either the government NHS COVID-19 app or by completing a paper test-and-trace form. The option for customers to check in using the Wetherspoon app has been removed. If customers refuse to complete test and trace, they must be refused service and asked to leave.

Details of the government’s NHS COVID-19 app (England and Wales) can be found by following this link: www.covid19.nhs.uk

In Scotland, a separate app (NHS Scotland Test & Protect app ‘Protect Scotland’) is available, but is a separate scheme. Details can be found by following this link:  www.nhsinform.scot

The paper form asks for a name, contact phone number, date of visit and arrival/departure time.

Children under 16 years old or those exempt are not required to provide details.

In a change to test and trace, every customer must check in on every visit by using either the government NHS COVID-19 app or by completing a paper test-and-trace form. The option for customers to check in using the Wetherspoon app has been removed. If customers refuse to complete test and trace, they must be refused service and asked to leave.

The paper test-and-trace forms are collected throughout the day and stored securely by the pub’s team. Data collected via QR code is processed by our third-party QR code provider. Personal data collected via paper form or electronically will be stored only electronically or shared with the NHS test-and-trace bodies or other responsible authority and our third-party QR code provider only. Personal data will not be used for marketing purposes. Customers’ details collected via paper form or electronically will be securely deleted or destroyed after 21 days.

Our legal basis for processing your personal data for the NHS test-and-trace bodies or other contact-tracing scheme is in accordance with legitimate interests to prevent coronavirus transmission. Data will be shared with responsible authorities, in compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations.

Your data protection rights apply.

The government has directed that, in COVID-19 pandemic circumstances, we are required to collect personal data from customers and visitors and, along with staff data, pass it to NHS test-and-trace, or other regulatory, bodies for contact-tracing purposes.

The processes explained above, put in place for the collection, retention and secure destruction of data, are in compliance with our data-protection obligations to customers, visitors and staff.

If you would like more information about how we process personal data, please see our privacy policy. Privacy policy

Government guidance states that positive test results should be communicated automatically via the relevant test-and-trace authority (depending on where you live in the UK or Ireland), via the NHS COVID-19 app (England and Wales) or by local public health authorities.

The person who tested positive should then be contacted by one of these authorities to obtain information about where he or she has been, along with details about those with whom he or she may have come into close contact in the 48 hours before developing symptoms. Close contact means being within two metres (for 15 minutes or more) of a person who has tested positive for the virus – or within one metre for one minute or more.

In order to assist authorities with completing their enquiries, companies are asked to provide the data collected from customers during their visits. Public health authorities will use this data to contact individuals, who are then required to isolate. Companies are not, themselves, expected to contact customers. It is the role of the authorities to contact the public and respond to any questions which might arise.

In accordance with government guidance, you do not need to contact anyone. The relevant public health authority, tracing service or NHS COVID-19 app should contact us and any individuals with whom you have been in ‘close contact’ – to provide information about any subsequent actions to take. Close contact means being within two metres (for 15 minutes or more) of a person who has tested positive for the virus – or within one metre for one minute or more.

Hand-sanitiser stations are installed in every pub. These are positioned at the entrance, the bar, outside toilets and at other locations, including outside areas. For most pubs, there will be an average of 10 stations.

Yes. Customers will be requested to keep children seated and to supervise them during toilet visits.

Yes. Customers must wear a face-covering when not sitting at a table.

There is a hand-sanitiser station close to toilets’ entrance/exit doors. Where possible, toilet lobby doors will be propped open.

External areas are set up for social-distancing measures.

To avoid congestion, smoking is not permitted around any entrance/exit doors.

Where possible, designated external smoking areas will be clearly marked to aid social distancing.

England – Planned reopening on Monday 17 May; bookings can be made online for dates beyond this.

Scotland – Planned reopening on Monday 26 April; bookings can be made online for dates beyond this.

Ireland – Current restrictions in place until at least Monday 5 April.

Northern Ireland – We are awaiting a reopening date.

Wales – We are awaiting a reopening date.

Please note, if you have booked and paid in advance to stay with us, yet the hotel has had to close and you would like a refund or to reschedule your stay, that you can complete a contact form here and we will contact you within 14 days of the receipt of your request. If you have booked via booking.com, please cancel via its online portal.

Some reservation types can be cancelled without charge, before noon on the day of arrival. Other rates are fixed and non-refundable.

To search for a hotel, click here. Select a hotel, check availability and book online, on the hotel’s page. If you wish to book more than five rooms or have any special requirements (eg you require an infant’s cot), please use the contact us form here. You must be at least 18 years old to make a reservation.

For the latest information, see the ‘Our Pubs’ section above – ‘Are you serving the full menu?’

Because of our temporarily reduced capacity, please note that staying in our hotel does not guarantee you a seat/table in the pub areas, if it’s at capacity. 

Hotel guests arriving to check in will not need to wait with other customers queuing to enter the pub.

For the time being, we will not be providing this service for guests. Guests can request to check in early or check out of their room at a later time. Please refer to our terms and conditions for full details.

No, we do not provide room service for hotel guests.

Queues will be managed to ensure social distancing. Clear signage will direct guests to maintain social-distancing measures and to use hand-sanitiser stations. 

Protective screens will be in use on hotels’ reception desks/counters. Where hotel guests check in at the bar, there will also be a protective screen.

At check-in, guests will be reminded (if relevant) not to mix with other parties when using any lift. Signage will be displayed by the lift, with lift contact points sanitised regularly. Hand-sanitiser stations are found outside the lift, on each floor.

Cash is not accepted in Wetherspoon hotels.

If a guest presents with symptoms of COVID-19 or is asymptomatic, but declares the need to isolate, he or she will be advised to check out and return home to isolate, in accordance with government guidance. 

If the guest shows acute symptoms, has breathing difficulties or where there is potential risk to life, the hotel team will follow government-provided COVID-19 protocols.