The 137 Marston's pubs reportedly earmarked for acquisition by Admiral Taverns has been unveiled.
Earlier this week, BusinessLive reported how Admiral Taverns acquired a portfolio of pubs from rival chain Marston's in a deal worth £44.9 million.
Now, a list which was leaked to has revealed the venues - including those in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Dorset, Gloucester and Greater Manchester - which are among the sites set to be taken over by Admiral.
Other pubs in Hereford, Leicestershire, Nottingham, West Midlands and Wales are also on the list which is published below.
The 137 pubs reportedly bought by Admiral Taverns
EAST
Cambridgeshire:
Men of March, March
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Old Ram Coaching Inn, Tivetshall St Mary
NORTH WEST
Cumbria:
Waterfront, Whitehaven
Herdwick Inn, Penrith
Hare and Hounds, Grange Over Sands
Cheshire:
George and Dragon, Tarvin
Cheshire Tavern, Congleton
Duke of Bridgewater, Crewe
Falcon Hotel, Crewe
Old Mill, Alsager.
Greater Manchester:
Alma Inn, Bolton
Ducie Arms, Manchester
Royal Oak, High Lane, Stockport
White Horse, Wigan
Oak Tree Inn, Wigan
Lancashire:
Holden Arms, Haslingden, Rossendale
Cricketers Arms, Chorley
Mill Tavern, Preston
Beaumont, Chorley
Cross Gaits Inn, Blacko
Merseyside:
Royal Oak, Liscard, Wallasey
Eastham Ferry, Wirral
Wellington Hotel, Earlestown, Newton Le Willows
NORTH EAST
County Durham:
Queen Victoria, Stockton
Queens Head, Cockfield, Bishops Auckland
Tyne and Wear:
Black Bush, Washington, Sunderland
Burton House, Burnopfield, Newcastle
Poachers Pocket, Whickham, Newcastle
EAST MIDLANDS
Derbyshire:
Miners Arms, Brassington
Brick and Tile, Derby
Three Merry Lads, Cutthorpe, Chesterfield
Cock and Magpie, Old Whittington, Chesterfield
Lamb Inn, Newhall, Swadlincote
The Black Horse, Coton In The Elms, Swadlincote
Red Lion, Derby
Crown, Somercotes
Duke William, Matlock
Rose Cottage, Matlock Bath
Shady Oak, Whaley Bridge
Leicestershire:
Nags Head, Stapleton
Rose & Crown, Loughborough
Generous Briton, Melton Mowbray
Blue Lion, Thrussington, Leicester
Plough Inn, Enderby
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Lincolnshire:
Britannia Inn, Brigg, Lincolnshire
Millers Daughter, Louth
Northamptonshire:
Wollaston Inn, Wollaston, Wellingborough
Wooden Walls of Old England, Collingtree, Northampton
Nottinghamshire:
Cuckoo Birch, Mansfield
Ladybrook, Mansfield
Navigation, Nottingham
Rutland:
Blue Ball, Rutland
Wicked Witch, Rhyall
SOUTH WEST
Dorset:
The Crown, Winterborne Stickland
Horton Inn, Wimborne
Rose and Crown, Sherborne
Chapelhey Tavern, Weymouth
Cashmoor Inn, Cashmoor, near Blandford Forum
Gloucestershire:
Boar’s Head, Aust
Somerset:
Catash, Yeovil
YORKSHIRE & HUMBER
East Riding of Yorkshire:
Crooked Billet, Hull
Seabirds, Bridlington
Royal Oak, Paull
Raynors, Hull
Rampant Horse, Hull
North Yorkshire:
Lord Collingwood, Upper Poppleton
Black Bull, Thirsk
Golden Lion, Richmond
Crown Inn, Grewelthorpe, near Ripon
Castle Arms Inn, Snape, near Bedale,
Old Royal George, Northallerton
West Yorkshire:
Junction, Brighouse
Royal and Ancient, Colne Bridge, Huddersfield
Railway, Huddersfield
Broadway, Leeks
Black Swan, Westgate, Wakefield
Gray Ox, Liversedge, Hartshead
SOUTH EAST
Hampshire:
West Meon, Petersfield
George and Falcon, Warnford, Southampton
Kent:
Ye Olde Crown, Edenbridge
WEST MIDLANDS
Herefordshire:
Golden Fleece, Hereford
Red Lion, Madley
Shropshire:
Kings Head, Market Drayton
Cross Guns, Oswestry
Boars Head, Oswestry
Boycott Arms, Upper Ludstone, Claverley
Rowley’s, Shrewsbury
Staffordshire:
Royal Oak, Miles Green
Clough Hall, Kidsgrove
Flying Horse, Leek
New Broom, Checkley
The Bear, Stafford
Leopard, Tutbury
Crown Inn, Yoxall
Warwickshire:
The Raven, Brinklow, Rugby
Gate, Ratcliffe Culey, Atherstone
West Midlands:
Golden Lion, Bilston
Samon and Lion, Wordsley
Shrewsbury Arms, Dudley
Old Crispin, Stourbridge
Swan Hotel, Stourbridge
Worcestershire:
Railway Arms, Droitwich
Red Hart, Kington
Railway Inn, Malvern
Old Greyhound, Worcester
Courtyard, Worcester
WALES
Cross Foxes, Pentre Broughton, Wrexham
Mechanic Arms Hotel, Pentre
Penbont Inn, Llanrug
Black Lion, Aberystweth
Golden Lion, Coedpoeth
Prince of Wales, Bridgend
Gronant Inn, Prestatyn
Castle Inn, Rhuddlan, Rhyl
Long Pull, Wrexham
Goat Hotel, Bala
Castle, Shotton
Mountain View Hotel, Conwy
Branch, Holyhead
Market Taverns, Brecon
Stag and Pheasant, Carmarthen
Boars Head, Narbeth
Ship Inn, Haverfordwest
George Inn, Bethesda
Boatyard, Bangor
Unclear:
Stoke-on-Trent Live said the information for some of the pubs was too vague to definitely place them - especially as Marston’s often have multiple pubs of the same name.Ìý But these pubs are also being sold:
The Hole in the Wall
Fleur De Lis Hotel
Miners
Boat Inn
Black Lion
Running Horses Hotel
Roebuck Inn
Black Swan
Rose and Crown
Ship Inn
Admiral Taverns has refused to confirm whether the list is accurate.
But Admiral CEO Chris Jowsey said:Ìý "We are delighted to be welcoming all 137 of our new pubs toÌýAdmiral. We take a very supportive approach in the industry, which sets us apart form the competition and our team are very proud of the long-term working relationships we have with our licensees.
"We are truly passionate about community pubs and have been making significant investments across our estate over the last few years to put these local businesses in the best possible position to thrive.Ìý
"As a business, thisÌýapproach has earnt us industry recognition with the Group awarded Best Leased and Tenanted Pub Company in 2019 and we have also been consistently highly rated by licensees in the pub industry’s independent annual Tenant Track survey, regularly exceeding the scores of all our national peers."
