Pub chain Wetherspoon is set to open four new venues at holiday destinations across the Uk as part onf a major investment. Wetherspoon is working in partnership with Haven holiday parks. after an exclusive agreement last year saw the first on-site Wetherspoon pub open at Haven’s Primrose Valley in Yorkshire.
This Spring will see four new Wetherspoon pubs open their doors at Haven’s holiday parks at Devon Cliffs, Kent Coast in Kent, Cleethorpes Beach in Lincolnshire, and Haggerston Castle in Northumberland.
Haven has spent £1.9 million on the new The Red Rocks pub in Exmouth, the first of the new sites to open, contributing to an overall investment of £6.7 million in the expansion of the Wetherspoon partnership. This forms part of a larger £8.3 million investment in improving the holiday park operator’s food and beverage offerings for 2025 across all parks, which includes two new Burger Kings at Hopton Holiday Park and Lakeland Holiday Park.
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Inside the new pub called the Five Stones
And it follows a £100 million investment in Haven’s parks across 2024, including additional pitches and a new fleet. Over the past 18 months, other significant investments include a new Chopstix food and beverage outlet, and 27 new caravan pitches, with a further six to open in March, catering to the increased demand for staycations.
Haven’s holiday park footprint has expanded big time with 60 new venues over the last five years. The pub giant is bringing its pints to Haven, boosting their brand partnerships to six, including Burger King, Papa Johns, Millie’s Cookies, Slim Chickens, and Chopstix, reports Devon Live.
The outside seating area at the Five Stones
Simon Palethorpe of Haven’said: “We are delighted to expand our partnership with JD Wetherspoon by introducing four new pubs at our parks. The opening of The Red Rocks at Devon Cliffs reflects our ongoing efforts to grow and enhance our food and beverage partnerships and offerings, and we look forward to bringing this experience to even more locations across the UK for our guests and holiday homeowners to enjoy.”
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John Hutson at JD Wetherspoon said: “We look forward to the opening of the four new Wetherspoon pubs at Haven holiday parks. Our pub at Primrose Valley has proven a great success and we are confident that the four new pubs will be welcomed by guests and owners.”
The first Wetherspoon pub at Primrose Valley, The Five Stones, since its grand opening in February 2024 has seen more than 168,000 draught pints poured, 25,000 bottles of beer and cider opened, almost 200,000 soft drinks served and 67,000 breakfasts and 314,000 main meals eaten.