Brewery snaps up one of oldest Wales pubs

BREWERY JW Lees has completed the purchase of The Groes Inn which overlooks the stunning Conwy Estuary in North Wales and is close to Surf Snowdonia.

The Groes Inn is one of the oldest pubs in Wales and has been owned by the Humphreys family for the last 30 years.

The purchase follows successful JW Lees Managed House developments in North Wales by Middleton, Greater Manchester-based JW Lees of the Anglesey Arms in Menai Bridge and the Trearddur Bay Hotel on Holy Island.

The Groes Inn is a traditional coaching inn with 14 bedrooms and is renowned for its great cask ales and freshly prepared food.  

JW Lees’s history in North Wales goes back over a century since Dr Williams Jones of Anglesey was the father of Dick Lees-Jones (1891-1978), the previous chairman of JW Lees and father of Richard and Christopher Lees-Jones, the current chairman and vice chairman of JW Lees.

William Lees-Jones, managing director, said: “We are proud to be the new custodians of The Groes Inn and we think that it will sit well within our Managed House estate. 

“We remain hungry for acquisitions of both managed and tenanted pubs as well as hotels in the North West.”