Excitement as Wetherspoon to open pub near Wiltshire soon

A spokesperson for the company has confirmed it will open the new hostelry in Bath, on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, creating 100 new jobs.

The company has spent £2.2 million developing the pub in a grade II-listed Georgian building at 2 York Buildings, Great George Street, formerly Revolution bar, which a spokesperson for Wetherspoon has said was originally Bath’s main post office between 1854 and 1927.

The new pub, which will be called The Old Post Office, will be managed by Tyler Baird, previously the pub manager at The Bath Arms in Warminster.

Speaking ahead of the opening, Mr Baird said: “Myself and my team are looking forward to welcoming customers into The Old Post Office and we are confident that the pub will be a great addition to the local social scene.”

From 1854 to 1927, the premises housed Bath’s main post office, with Oldham T Barlow its postmaster for nearly 30 years between 1863 and 90. Thomas Moore Musgrave was also a long-serving postmaster here.

On May 2, 1840, Mr Musgrave famously posted ‘an item of mail’ from the Bath post office, then at 8 Broad Street, with the newly invented Penny Black postage stamp – this was the earliest use of the world's first adhesive postage stamp.

The new Wetherspoon branch will be open from 8am until midnight from Sunday to Wednesday and 8am until 1am on Thursday and 8am until 2am Friday and Saturday. Food will be served throughout the day, from opening until 11pm every day.

The new pub will specialise in real ales and traditional ciders, as well as craft and world beers, serving a wide range of different draught ales, as well as bottled beers, including those from local and regional brewers.

It will be open for family dining, with children, accompanied by an adult, welcome in the pub throughout the week.

The pub will be wheelchair accessible and have a specially adapted toilet for people with disabilities.

The ground and first floor bars, decorated throughout with a Heritage colour palette, have traditional rich polished timber bar fronts and granite tops. Original windows, previously blocked, have been opened up allowing daylight to flood in.

The bespoke carpet design incorporates elements of Bath’s Georgian architecture, the Roman baths and the story of King Bladud including his pigs, creating a rich bold, yet traditional design over the two floors of customer area.

There is also an outside pavement café area (257 square feet) with 10 tables at the front of the building.

Historical photos and details of local history, as well as artwork and images of local scenes and characters of the area, are also displayed in the pub.

The company also runs The King of Wessex in James Street West.