TWENTY-THREE Wetherspoon pubs are set to reopen in the North-East and North Yorkshire when Covid restrictions ease.
Wetherspoon is to open beer gardens and patios at nearly 400 pubs from April 12, when lockdown eases, the company has announced.
While popular spots across County Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire will be welcoming back customers, Darlington's Wetherspoon will stay closed due to a lack of outdoor seating.
The 394 pubs nationally will be open from 9am to 9pm, Sunday to Thursday, and 9am to 10pm on Friday and Saturday although some have restrictions on closing times and in those cases will close earlier.
They will offer a slightly reduced menu, to include breakfast, burgers, pizza, deli deals, fish and chips and British classics. Food will be available from 9am to 8pm seven days a week.
Customers will be able to order and pay through the Wetherspoon app, however, Wetherspoon staff will be able to take orders and payment at the table from those who don’t have the app.
The Wetherspoon pubs will not be operating a booking system.
Customers will be able to enter the pub to gain access to the outside area and also to use the toilet.
Test and trace will be in operation and hand sanitisers will be available.
Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson said: “We are looking forward to welcoming our customers and staff back to our pubs.”
Here is a full list of pubs reopening in our region:
County Durham
The Stanley Jefferson, Bishop Auckland
The Wicket Gate, Chester-le-Street
The Company Row, Consett
The Bishops’ Mill, Durham
The Grand Electric Hall, Spennymoor
Teesside
The Ward Jackson, Hartlepool
The Ironstone Miner, Guisborough
The Swatters Carr, Middlesbrough
The Plimsoll Line, Redcar
Tyne and Wear
The Five Swans, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Mile Castle, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Wouldhave, South Shields
The Ritz, Wallsend
The Sir William de Wessyngton, Washington
The Harry Clasper, Whickham
The Fire Station, Whitley Bay
North Yorkshire
The Winter Gardens, Harrogate
The Ralph Fitz Randal, Richmond
The Giant Bellflower, Selby
The Devonshire Inn, Skipton
The Angel Hotel, Whitby
The Postern Gate, York
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