ENGLAND take on the Netherlands in the semi-final of the Euros tonight – but is your local boozer open later than usual?
Gareth Southgate‘s boys will be vying for a place in the final after Spain beat 2018 World Cup winners France to reach the last two.
England will be looking to go further in the tournament after edging past Switzerland on penalties in their quarter final on Saturday.
If you’re keen on dashing down to your local pub to catch the game today, you might be wondering if it is staying open later than usual.
The Sun asked the major pub chains what their opening hours will be tonight. Here’s what they said.
The pub chain, with over 800 boozers across the UK, has confirmed its opening hours won’t change for the game tonight.
Its pubs regularly stay open until midnight, later than most other pub chains.
Wetherspoons said its boozers will be open until midnight on Sunday too, when the final is taking place.
It added if England make it to the final it will review its opening hours to see if sites can stay open later than usual.
Fuller’s, which runs 400 pubs across the UK, has confirmed its sites may be open later than usual.
However, it is up to the manager of the pub to decide whether to extend opening hours.
Not all Fuller’s pubs will be showing the football either, so it’s worth checking ahead.
If England progress to the final, Fuller’s said pubs may open later than usual on a case-by-case basis.
Mitchell and Butlers owns a string of pub and restaurant chains across the UK including Harvester, Toby Carvery and Ember Inns.
The operator said opening hours will vary across its 16 brands tonight so it’s worth checking ahead just to be sure.
Sites have been told they can extend their opening hours if they want to.
Meanwhile, some, like O’Neill’s, Nicholson’s, Sizzling sites, will be showing the football while others won’t.
You should be able to find your local restaurant or pubs‘ opening hours on its website.
Alternatively, you could try calling up to see if they’re playing the football and what their opening hours are.
Greene King, headquartered in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, said its pubs will be extending their opening hours on a case-by-case basis.
But all boozers have been told they can extend their opening hours if they want.
The chain currently runs over 3,000 pubs, restaurants and hotels.
It’s worth checking with your local pub what it’s opening hours will be. You can also use Greene King’s pub locator tool on its website.
Admiral has 1,600 pub sites across the UK, with each owner able to decide its own opening hours.
That means whether your local Admiral pub is open later than usual tonight will depend on the licensee.
But pub owners are allowed to stay open until 1am tonight if they want.
If you’re keen to know your nearest site’s opening hours, it might be worth a quick call to double check.
Greene King has also confirmed it will be offering punters free pints if England score tonight.
You just have to head to the bar and say “England scored, please pour” after the full time whistle to pick up your free drink.
Meanwhile, customers can get 10% off selected drinks for the game via the Greene King smartphone app.
The Great UK Pubs chain is offering a free pint per customer the day after every England fixture too. Visit www.greatukpubs.co.uk.
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