Like other parts of Wales, Newport has lost some of most historic and cherished pubs over the last couple of decades. Recent years have seen a host of local public houses fall victim to changing habits and rising costs which have forced people to drink at home more often.
The city has undergone major changes to its high street including the building of the £90m Friars Walk shopping centre, the major redevelopment of the Newport Market and a move towards a more mixed-use city centre. You can read more about how Newport changed in 2022 and what is in store this year here.
There are countless memories of nights down your favourite local which are now lost, as many former haunts have been knocked down or redeveloped in some way. From the Hornblower to the Corporation Hotel and the Ferns, Newport has been no different to other cities like Cardiff in seeing some old favourites razed to the ground or left idle. Here are some of Newport's lost pubs and what replaced them after they closed.
