SEVEN Wetherspoon pubs in Wiltshire are set to reopen their doors to thirsty customers once lockdown measures are eased from April 12, the company has revealed.

And they include The Dockle Farmhouse and The Sir Daniel Arms in Swindon.

The pubs will open from 9am to 9pm from Sunday to Thursday and 9am to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays, although some will have restrictions on closing times.

They will offer a slightly reduced menu, with food available from 9am to 8pm seven days a week.

Customers can order and pay through the Wetherspoon app and staff will be able to take orders and payment at the table.

However, the pubs will not be operating a booking system across the 394 beer gardens, roof top gardens and patios that will reopen across England.

Customers will be able to enter the pubs to gain access to the outside areas and use toilets, while test and trace will be in operation and hand sanitisers will be available.

According to JD Wetherspoon, here are the pubs that will reopen no earlier than Monday, April 12:

  • The Bell, Amesbury
  • The Bridge House, Chippenham
  • The Bear, Melksham
  • The King’s Head Inn, Salisbury
  • The Dockle Farmhouse, Swindon
  • The Sir Daniel Arms, Swindon
  • The Bath Arms, Warminster

Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson said: “We are looking forward to welcoming our customers and staff back to our pubs.”

As part of Boris Johnson's four-stage plan, beer gardens could open from April 12 at the earliest in a bid to free the country of coronavirus restrictions.

Customers will have to stay seated when they order food or drink outside.

The Government has binned the previous "substantial meal" rule, or Scotch egg rule, and scrapped the nightly curfew due to the confusion both caused.

The public may be allowed to drink and dine inside pubs from May 17 at the earliest, but visitors must stick to the rule of six or, if there are more people, two households.