New Wetherspoons pub to open on university campus

New Wetherspoons pub to open on university campus

First university-owned Wetherspoon pub to launch in May

The University of Surrey has announced it will open the new Sir Ronald Wates on its Stag Hill campus in May, the first university-owned Wetherspoon’s in the country. The pub, which will be placed in the university’s refurbished Wates House building, and will be open to students, staff, visitors as well as the local community. The venue is named after Sir Ronald Wates, whose family funded the original building. The Wates family has given the go-a…

JDW to open third university pub

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) is set to open a new pub on the University of Surrey's main campus in mid-May 2026, named after Sir Ronald Wates.