Beer lovers boost as Wetherspoons pub in popular seaside resort that’s been closed for three years is ‘to reopen’
A WETHERSPOONS pub which pulled down its shutters three years ago looks set to reopen.
The former Master Mariner pub in New Brighton, Merseyside pulled the plug on operations in 2022.
The site was sold to LSF Estates in 2023 and the company are now looking to redevelop the building – opening the prospect of the no-frills boozer welcoming in punters again.
Anthony Fox, from Huyton-based owner LSF Estates, told Liverpool Echo: “We are trying to do something down there. Now the Local Plan has finally been adopted by the council, we are looking at different options and working with the different partners down there.
“We are working with the different parties and looking at what fits best and also what is deliverable from a financial point of view.”
“At the moment we are doing some repairs but we aren’t too far away now.
“It was a mess but now it’s been cleared out, it’s in fairly good condition.
“We are now looking to try and let it for this coming summer if we can.
“There are a few options but at the moment, it’s getting the right scheme and the right partners on board. It’s not a small site.”
“It’s ready to go. With the amount of people that are down there, it’s a really good opportunity for somebody and everyone seems to stop and ask what is going on.
“I don’t think I have ever been to a place where everybody is so interested in what is happening.”
CHEAP PINTS
Meanwhile, Spoons customers looking for an affordable beer should look no further than the north-east of England, which held the top nine spots for cheap pints in the country.
In all of these pubs, you can grab a pint of Worthington’s Creamflow for the jaw-dropping price of just 99p.
The bargain deal makes it 80 per cent cheaper than the average pint price in the UK, making these locations an absolute steal.
Outside of the north-east, The Full Moon pub in Dudley, West Midlands, is the only other to sell pints for just 99p – again, this is for Worthington’s Creamflow.
Outside of these incredibly cheap areas, we also collated a list of the most affordable pints for each region of the UK.
While there are others included, we hand-picked one for each region to best represent prices.
In Scotland, your cheapest pint can be found at The James Watt in Greenock, which sells a pint of Bud Light for a jaw-dropping £1.29.
For Northern Ireland, you should head to The Central Bar in Carrickfergus to nab a pint of Ruddles ale for just £1.79.
Heading back to the mainland, South Wales is home to the cheapest pint outside of England.
At The Picture House in Ebbw Vale, you can grab a pint of Worthington’s Creamflow for the incredible price of just £1.10.
This is far cheaper than the best offering in North Wales, where you will find yourself spending a whopping 63 per cent more for its cheapest pint.
The Castle Hotel in Ruthin charges a still-reasonable £1.79 for its cheapest pint – Ruddles ale.
The ten Wetherspoons pubs where you can get pints for just 99p
- The Full Moon, Dudley
- The Forum, Hexham
- The Church House, Wath-upon-Dearne
- The Union Rooms, Batley
- The Five Quarter, Peterlee
- The Tilley Stone, Gateshead
- The Benjamin Fawcett, Driffield
- The Red Lion, Bedlington
- The Horse Shoe Inn, Crook
- The High Main, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne