Whitbread to Close All 106 Beefeater Restaurants in September

Whitbread is set to close all 106 Beefeater restaurants across the UK on 10 September, bringing an end to one of Britain’s best-known family dining chains.

The closure date was reportedly confirmed in a letter sent to members of Beefeater’s reward club.

The letter said the company had announced changes to its business that would result in the closure of its branded restaurants.

Beefeater, known for its steaks, burgers and family dining format, is being phased out as part of a wider restructuring by Whitbread.

The overhaul is expected to affect around 3,800 jobs.

Brewers Fayre and Bar + Block are also being discontinued as part of the changes, although it is not yet clear whether all Brewers Fayre sites will close on the same date as Beefeater.

Whitbread plans to replace 197 branded restaurants with a more integrated food and drink model linked more closely to its Premier Inn hotel estate.

The company believes the new approach will be more efficient and better aligned with the needs of Premier Inn guests.

Chief executive Dominic Paul previously said the restructuring was being undertaken in light of significant cost increases, including higher employer National Insurance contributions and business rates.

Whitbread has said it expects to retain a significant proportion of affected staff and will look to redeploy as many impacted employees as possible.

The company said redeployment remains subject to consultation.

The closures mark another major blow to the UK hospitality sector, which continues to face pressure from rising labour costs, business rates and weaker consumer spending.

Here is a full list of the Beefeater restaurants set for closure:

・The Anchor (Lincolnshire)

・The Applecart (Oxford)

・Badgers Sett (Worcestershire)

・Bagle Brook (Port Talbot)

・Balmoral Inn (Hampshire)

・The Barn (Buckinghamshire)

・The Beacon (Kent)

・The Belgrave (Devon)

・Bentley Green (West Midlands)

・Border Gate (Cumbria)

・The Brache (Bedfordshire)

・The Brecks (South Yorkshire)

・Broomside Park (County Durham)

・The Bull (Kent)

・Carnon Inn (Cornwall)

・Centre (Dundee)

・The Coldra (Newport)

・Countess Wear (Devon)

・The Cricketers (Surrey)

・Crossbush (Sussex)

・Crows Nest (Hertfordshire)

・Deer Park (West Lothian)

・The Dukes Worksop (Nottingham)

・Eureka Park (Kent)

・Euston Way (Shropshire)

・The Farmhouse (Cheshire)

・Farnborough (Hampshire)

・The Fountain (Greater London)

・The Foxburrow (Suffolk)

・Frome Flyer (Bristol)

・George In The Tree (West Midlands)

・The Gifford (Bristol)

・Gourdie Croft (Dundee)

・The Granary (Cambridgeshire)

・Great Oak (Hampshire)

・Great Yarmouth Seafront (Norfolk)

・Griff House (Warwickshire)

・Halfway House (Bedfordshire)

・Halifax (West Yorkshire)

・Hamilton (Glasgow)

・Harbour Lights (Hampshire)

・Harlow Mill (Essex)

・The Haywain (Essex)

・Heaton Park (Lancashire)

・The Kingswood (East Yorkshire)

・Lady Nairne (Edinburgh)

・The Ladybridge (Staffordshire)

・The Lakeside (South Yorkshire)

・Liberty Bell (Essex)

・London Woolwich (Greater London)

・The Longbow (Rhondda Cynon Taff)

・Longbridge (West Midlands)

・Longford House (Staffordshire)

・The Longwall (Oxford)

・The Lydiard (Wiltshire)

・Malta Inn (Kent)

・Manor Farm (Kent)

・Marsh Mills (Devon)

・Medina Quay (Isle of Wight)

・Mill House (Surrey)

・Mill Lodge (Lincolnshire)

・Millers Barn (Nottingham)

・The Millfield (York)

・Moor Mill (Hertfordshire)

・Morris Dancers (Lancashire)

・Morton Park (County Durham)

・Moseley Park (West Midlands)

・Oakley Hay (Northamptonshire)

・Oast & Squire (Hampshire)

・The Orchard (Worcestershire)

・Oxford Kidlington (Oxford)

・Oyster Reach (Suffolk)

・Packet Steamer (Merseyside)

・The Parkway (Surrey)

・The Pavilion (Somerset)

・The Plough (Kent)

・Preston Brook (Merseyside)

・Priory Marina (Bedfordshire)

・Quay House (Lancashire)

・Rackstraws Farm (Berkshire)

・Red Lion (Lancashire)

・Redditch (West Midlands)

・Roman Way (Nottingham)

・Sir Thomas Wyatt (Kent)

・Smugglers Haunt (Dorset)

・The Somerford (Dorset)

・The Southcote (Berkshire)

・Springwood Park (Cheshire)

・Spruce Goose (Hampshire)

・Stag & Rainbow (Merseyside)

・Strawberry Field (Essex)

・The Talpore (County Durham)

・The Three Fish (Shropshire)

・Travellers Rest (Greater London)

・The Turnpike (Northamptonshire)

・Twelve Bells (Gloucestershire)

・Walston Castle (Cardiff)

・Ware (Hertfordshire)

・The Waterfront (Swansea)

・The Watermill (Essex)

・White Hart (Sussex)

・White Lodge (Somerset)

・White Rock (Devon)

・Whitegate Inn (Lancashire)

・Whitley Bay (Northumberland)

・The Woolpack (Kent)

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