Multiple Wetherspoon pubs in Dorset are set to reopen their doors when lockdown measures are eased from April 12, the company has announced.

The pubs will be open from 9am to 9pm from Sunday to Thursday and 9am to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays, although some will have restrictions on closing times.

They will offer a slightly reduced menu, with food available from 9am to 8pm seven days a week.

Customers will be able to order and pay through the Wetherspoon app, and staff will be able to take orders and payment at the table.

The pubs will not be operating a booking system.

Customers will be able to enter the pubs to gain access to the outside areas and use toilets, while test and trace will be in operation and hand sanitisers will be available.

According to JD Wetherspoon, here are the pubs that will reopen no earlier than Monday, April 12:

• The Moon in the Square, Bournemouth

• The Royal Oak, Dorchester

• The Blackwater Stream, Poole

• The Lord Wimborne, Poole

• The Quay, Poole

Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson said: “We are looking forward to welcoming our customers and staff back to our pubs.”

Pubs and restaurants in England will be able to serve customers outdoors from April 12 as part of the road map out of the lockdown which has devastated the hospitality sector.