JD Wetherspoon has confirmed it will open two new pubs before Christmas, adding to its estate of more than 800 venues across the UK. The first, Piccadilly Hall, is set to open at The Trocadero, 30 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7EP on November 3, 2026. The second, The Wellers Entire, will open at 16 Hill Avenue, Amersham, HP6 5BW on December 8, 2026.
Further openings in early 2027
The pub chain has also confirmed two additional openings for early 2027. The William Chambers will open at 30a Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1HU on January 26, 2027, followed by The Benjamin Franklin at 11 Strand, London, WC2N 5HR on March 2, 2027.
These openings follow the launch of The Cranborne Hundred on Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9BB, which opened on September 29, 2026. Since August, six other Wetherspoon venues have opened across the UK, including The Fletton Brick at Marsh Leys Cottages, Kempston, MK42 7FY, and The Belle Vue at Manchester Airport Terminal 2.
Recent openings and smart glasses ban
Other recent additions include The Heath Hotel on Beaulieu Road, Dibden Purlieu, Southampton, SO45 4PW, The Red Gown at the Students’ Association, St Andrew University, The Marshfield Bank Farm House on Coppenhall Lane, Woolstanwood, Crewe, CW2 8SD, and The Sir Frank Whittle at Heathrow Airport Terminal 2.
In a separate announcement, Wetherspoon has banned customers from wearing Meta Glasses or any other smart glasses at any of its UK pubs. A spokesperson explained: "Like many hospitality companies, Wetherspoon has CCTV cameras for security reasons, but their use is strictly controlled by data legislation. Apart from that, the general code that applies in our pubs, and most pubs, is that you can’t film customers or employees without their permission. Meta glasses seem to breach this code, and common sense, by enabling surreptitious surveillance, so our instinct is to say turn off the cameras."
The spokesperson added: "This is akin to our efforts to stop audible playing of videos in our pubs, which also invades people’s space."
Reaction and next steps
Another company spokesperson noted the benefits of smart glasses, saying: "People use our glasses because they're helpful and help them stay in the moment, from listening to music to live translation or hands-free calls. They also provide critical new technology for people who are low-sighted or hard of hearing and limiting how people can use this technology would be a major step backwards. Naturally some places shouldn't be filmed at all and that's reasonable but rules should be applied consistently."
Wetherspoon customers should note the new opening dates and the smart glasses ban as the chain continues to expand its UK presence.
