The pub chain is opening a new site in Europe
The pub giant shared an image of what their new Spanish branch could look like(Image: Wetherspoons)
JD Wetherspoons has announced it will open its first pub in Europe – and it’s only three hours away from Birmingham
The pub chain confirmed it will be opening its doors to customers in Spain as it eyes up overseas expansion.
There are plans for a bar at Alicante airport in Spain.
The pub is set to be called the Castell de Santa Barbera and is expected to open at the end of January 2026.
It will be based in departures, allowing UK holidaymakers to have taste of Britain before they fly back home.
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The new pub will trade seven days a week from 6am to 9pm.
Customers will have the chance to enjoy traditional pub food, including English fry ups and burgers, alongside popular local dishes such as garlic prawns and Spanish omelette.
Wetherspoon founder and chairman Sir Tim Martin said: “We are very much looking forward to opening our first overseas pub.
“We believe it will be popular with people travelling home from Alicante airport.”
The move marks the start of Wetherspoon’s expansion overseas, Sir Tim said.
He added: “We aim to open a number of pubs overseas in the coming months and years, including those at airports.”
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport is becoming increasingly popular among Britons.
The airport gives holidaymakers access to the Costa Blanca region on the south-eastern coast of Spain and destinations such as Benidorm.
The new site will offer almost 1,000 square foot of customer space on one level, alongside an external terrace with customer seating.
It forms part of Wetherspoon plans to open 30 new pubs in its current financial year – 15 managed pubs and 15 franchises.
Wetherspoon operates almost 800 pubs across the UK.
Recent figures indicated the group notched up a 3.7 per cent rise in like-for-like sales over the first 14 weeks of its financial year, to November 2.
Sir Tim said at the time that the firm was ‘mindful of the Chancellor’s Budget statement later this month and, as a result, is slightly more cautious in its outlook for the remainder of the year’.
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