The Playfair
Opening Times
Facilities
- wifiWifi
- tvTV Screens
- deckLicensed Outside Area
- baby_changing_stationBaby Change
- accessibleStep Free Access
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Poretti on draught – new world beer
Poretti (4.8% ABV) is an Italian premium full-flavoured lager, characterised by a pillowy white head, brilliant clarity and a polished golden colour.
Christmas at Wetherspoon
No need to book, just turn up and enjoy the festive offering.
The Christmas menu will be available from Wednesday 13 November until Tuesday 31 December (excluding Christmas Day).
New Wetherspoon hotel
A new hotel at The Mile Castle, in Newcastle upon Tyne, is opening at 8am on Tuesday 26 November.
The Good Beer Guide 2025 – We’re in it
In total, 251 of the company’s pubs are listed in CAMRA’s publication, which is the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide.
Wetherspoon hotels
From Tuesday 1 October 2024, Wetherspoon is changing the way in which guests can book rooms at its hotels located in the UK.
Autumn Deals
Customers at 700 Wetherspoon pubs will be able to enjoy a pint of beer from £1.79 from Wednesday 18 September.
Sticky Korean fried chicken bowl
Wetherspoon’s pubs are now serving the NEW sticky Korean fried chicken bowl – for a limited time only.
Pub history
The Playfair is named after William Henry Playfair, responsible for some of New Town’s finest architecture, including the National Monument on Calton Hill, overlooking the pub. Calton Hill also overlooks the New Town area of Edinburgh, conceived in the mid 18th century by the Lord Provost, George Drummond. New Town contains some of Edinburgh’s finest architecture. It was William Henry Playfair, more than any other architect, who earned Edinburgh its label as ‘the Athens of the north’. His classical-style buildings include the National Monument, Royal Scottish Academy and National Gallery of Scotland.
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