A Wetherspoon pub said to be one of the "best" in the Bristol area is still searching for a new owner to take it on. Savills, who is the estate agent marketing the property, confirmed The Jolly Sailor is still available to purchase after it was put up on the market in November.
The Jolly Sailor in Hanham was one of 32 venues put up for sale in 2022 as a "commercial decision" by JD Wetherspoon. The group, which operates approximately 800 pubs across the UK and Ireland, had previously warned of financial worries, citing £30 million in losses after raising staff pay and funding repairs across its venues.
Hanham high street is only home to a handful of pubs - including The Blue Bowl and The Maypole - and regulars have said they hope The Jolly Sailor will continue to run as a pub after the sale has gone through. If the sale goes through, it will be the second Wetherspoon pub to close in the Bristol area in just over a year, following the closure of St George's Hall in Redfield.
