Drinkers will be limited to TWO HOURS in some pubs when they reopen today
DRINKERS in some parts of England will be limited to TWO hours in the pub when boozers reopen tomorrow.
It comes as Brits are preparing for their first pint three months after pubs were ordered to temporarily close amid the coronavirus crisis.
Some boozers are set to open as early as 6am on "Super Saturday", July 4, as the government's easing of lockdown rules come into force.
Restaurants and cafes are also allowed to start serving customers again and not just for takeaways.
But some pubs in , and are only taking bookings for two- to three-hour slots.
The same goes for a selection of boozers in and .
It comes as the two-metre distance rule is also being cut to one metre to give venues the chance to let more people in.
But the government has said this is not a country-wide rule; instead it will be down to individual areas to enforce any time restrictions.
In terms of big chains, Wetherspoon isn't taking any bookings for when it reopens 750 pubs tomorrow.
There won't be blanket time restrictions in place, but managers can ask people to leave.
Greene King isn't planning on welcoming back customers until Monday, July 6 - it's encouraging punters to book a table but hasn't said if it'll be enforcing time limits.
Pubs will look different when you next go for a pint, with screens, posters and floor markings to help keep customers safe.
Full list of businesses that CAN reopen from July 4
SEVERAL businesses will be allowed to reopen from tomorrow, including the following:
- Hotels, hostels bed and breakfast accommodation, holiday apartments or homes, cottages or bungalows, campsites, caravan parks or boarding houses
- Places of Worship
- Libraries
- Community Centres
- Restaurants, Cafes and Workplace Canteens
- Bars
- Pubs
- Cinemas
- Bingo Halls
- Theatres and concert halls, but no live music
- Museums and galleries
- Hair salons and barbers
- Outdoor playgrounds
- Outdoor gyms
- Funfairs, theme parks and adventure parks and activities
- Amusement arcades
- Outdoor skating rinks
- Other indoor leisure centres or facilities, including indoor games, recreation and entertainment venues
- Social Clubs
- Model villages
- Indoor attractions at aquariums, zoos, safari parks, farms, wildlife centres and any place where animals are exhibited to the public as an attraction.
Some pubs will also require you to order your drink via an app, while other places won't let customers order at the bar at all.
You'll also find fewer seats available, which may mean more competition for a table - for example, The Sun visited a Greene King pub where they had 60 per cent of their usual seating capacity.
In addition, all venues are being asked to keep contact details for each customer for at least 21 days, in case of an outbreak - although this isn't a legal requirement.
You'll still be able to watch the football too, although pubs will be forced to keep TV noise turned right now and some may choose not to show it.
Advice initially suggested showing games could be banned.
The new guidelines only apply to pubs in England and Northern Ireland, as the rules are different in other areas of the UK.
For example, pubs won't reopen until July 13 in Wales and until July 15 in Scotland.
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But some pubs aren't going to open at all on Saturday.
Gyms, nightclubs, nail salons and spas must remain closed for now as they still pose a risk to spread the virus.