The pub chain already has more than 800 venues scattered across the UK, and 11 of the new openings will be across the country. JD Wetherspoon to open new pub in EdinburghThe new Edinburgh pub, to be called The William Chambers, will open at 30a Chambers Street, in the former Revolution Bar. You can visit the new Wetherspoon pub from November 3, 2026. There is, of course, only one JD Wetherspoon pub in East Lothian: The David MacBeth Moir, 30-34 Bridge St, Musselburgh. A JD Wetherspoon spokesperson, explaining the ban, said: "Like many hospitality companies, Wetherspoon has CCTV cameras for security reasons, but their use is strictly controlled by data legislation.