THE WORLD'S GAME, THE NATION'S PUB 

Belhaven

In Scotland, Belhaven, part of the Greene King family is the nation’s most established pub brand, with 94 pubs[5] trading under a single, trusted name across the country, from Aberdeenshire to Dumfries & Galloway. This makes Belhaven the largest single-branded pub chain in Scotland ahead of Wetherspoons, which operates approximately 56 sites in Scotland,[6] and Stonegate, which has no dedicated Scottish pub brand whatsoever. Belhaven is also Scotland’s oldest working brewery,[7] brewing since 1719 over 300 years of Scottish heritage.

Sources:

5 Belhaven. ‘About Us’. Belhaven Pubs, 2026. (States: ‘There are 94 Belhaven Pubs in Scotland’.) https://www.belhaven.co.uk/about-us. Accessed 29 April 2026.

6 ScrapeHero. ‘Number of J D Wetherspoon Pubs Locations in the UK in 2025’. ScrapeHero Data Store, December 2025. (803 total UK sites; 7% in Scotland = approx. 56 sites.) https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/J%20D%20Wetherspoon%20Pubs-UK/. Accessed 29 April 2026.

7 Belhaven. ‘About Us’. Belhaven Pubs, 2026. (States: ‘Established in 1719, Belhaven Brewery has a proud brewing heritage, with a dedicated team drawing on over 300 years of rich experience’.) https://www.belhaven.co.uk/about-us. Accessed 29 April 2026.

8 Greene King. ‘Belhaven Invests £5 Million into Pubs’. Greene King Newsroom, January 2026. https://www.greeneking.co.uk/newsroom/belhaven-invests-5-million-into-pubs. Accessed 29 April 2026.