Pub chain puts dozens of sites across UK up for sale

A pub chain has put dozens of its sites across the UK up for sale.

Marston’s Brewery, which has more than 1,400 pubs in its portfolio, has put 61 of its sites on the market because it wants to “maximise returns” by focusing on its core venues.

Sites up for sale include pubs in the Midlands, Yorkshire, Sussex and Wales and the sale is being managed by commercial real estate agency Christie & Co.

It comes after the chain increased the price of a pint by 45p last year, breaking the £4 barrier in many areas for the first time.

Meanwhile, other chains are similarly putting sites up for sale. Wetherspoon opened two pubs over the second half of 2022 and sold 10, which made about £2.9 million, and 35 pubs remain up for sale.

The hospitality chain, which runs 844 pubs in the UK and Ireland, revealed last month its sales are still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels, with boss Tim Martin saying far more people now drink in their homes rather than in pubs.

Here is a list of all of the Marston’s Brewery pubs up for sale:

The Independent has contacted Marston’s Brewery for comment.