The Wetherspoon pub on the outskirts of Bristol has sold after two years on the market

A Wetherspoon pub in Hanham has been sold after almost two years on the market. The Jolly Sailor, which is located on the High Street, has long been described as “one of the best” in town.

The pub chain has announced that a number of pubs, including this one in Hanham, will close in 2022 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ever-increasing cost of food and energy bills. In April, BristolLive reported that the pub was apparently still on the market.

But a buyer has now been confirmed for the site and it looks set to continue to run as a pub when the new owners take over. A spokesperson for JD Wetherspoon told BristolLive on May 13: “Wetherspoon has exchanged ownership and completion is set for July 5.

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“The pub team have been informed of this and there will be no redundancies. They will either be offered a job with the new owners or move to other Wetherspoon pubs in the region.”

It has not yet been confirmed who the pub has been sold to and when the final day of trading will take place. However, a Wetherspoon spokesman says this will be announced in due course.

The pub was listed on Savills and Rightmove with a price of £400,000 in April, down from £500,000 a year ago. Rightmove noted at the time that the property was “on offer”.

The property is described as having an outside beer garden at the back, seating 74 customers, and bar areas on the ground and first floors.