JD Wetherspoon is closing a historic branch in Poole, Dorset (Image: Getty)
is set to close a historic pub branch in a popular seaside town in just a few weeks’ time. The pub chain has announced that The Quay in Poole, Dorset, will close its doors on March 23.
Wetherspoons bought the popular waterfront drinking spot, which sits inside a grade II-listed building by the shore, in 1996. Wetherspoons spokesman Eddie Gershon said: “We would like to thank our staff and customers for their loyal service and patronage over the years. We would like to wish the new owners the best of luck with their new venture.” It comes after brewery Hall & Woodhouse agreed to purchase the pub.
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Mark James, property director of Hall & Woodhouse, said: “We are delighted to confirm that Hall & Woodhouse has agreed to purchase The Quay in Poole.
“We are working with JD Wetherspoons regarding the transfer of ownership and completion is confirmed for the end of March.
“We have ambitious plans for the pub, which is in a fabulous location in a part of the world we know very well. We look forward to sharing more information in due course.”
In September 2024, seven Wetherspoons branches had either been exchanged, were under offer or listed for sale on the market.
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According to the , three pubs – the Sir Daniel Arms, Swindon, The George, Wanstead, and Hain Line, St Ives – had exchanged by September. Two have ceased trading since then, but one remains open for business as usual.
The Hain Line in Cornwall closed on October 7, 2024, almost one year after Wetherspoons earmarked it for sale as one of 32 pubs in its portfolio to be put on the market. At the time, the pub chain said the forthcoming closure was a “commercial decision” brought on by higher food and energy costs.
Meanwhile, The George in Wanstead called last orders for the final time on October 13 in what one local punter said “felt like a true end of an era”.