Beefeater will be closing all 106 of its restaurants after ‘significant cost increases’ pushed owner Whitbread into a restructuring plan, placing around 3,800 jobs at risk
A major UK pub chain has announced it will be closing all 106 of its sites in the coming weeks.
Beefeater, known for its 30-day aged steaks and mixed grills, confirmed it would be leaving the pub-restaurant industry for good on September 10.
The closures are part of owner Whitbread’s major restructuring plan to save £250million – which involves closing down its remaining Beefeater and Brewers Fayre sites, putting around 3,800 jobs at risk.
Customers were told about the closure in a letter, seen by the Southend Echo, which was sent to Beefeater reward club members.
It said: “As you may have seen, we have recently announced changes to our business, which is resulting in the closure of our Branded Restaurants.
“This means that on Thursday 10 September 2026 your local Beefeater and all other UK Beefeaters will close.”
Whitbread boss Dominic Paul said in April that “significant cost increases” had pushed the firm into the overhaul.
A spokesperson for the business said it expects to be able to “retain a significant proportion of those affected” and will look into redeploying “as many of our impacted colleagues as possible,” reports The Sun.
Closure dates for Brewers Fayre and Bar + Block are yet to be confirmed.
Beefeater restaurants set to close
- 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)
Brewers Fayre restaurants set to close
- Abergavenny (Abergavenny)
- Afon Conwy (Conwy)
- Aire & Calder (Yorkshire)
- Bankhead Gate (Fife)
- Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria)
- Barry Island (Vale of Glamorgan)
- Bedford South (Bedfordshire)
- Bicester (Oxfordshire)
- Bideford (Devon)
- Bobbing Apple (Kent)
- Brampton Hut (Cambridgeshire)
- Brookers Oast (Kent)
- Burton House (Lincolnshire)
- The Carousel (Yorkshire)
- Castlewood (Derbyshire)
- Central Park (Warwickshire)
- Cepen Park (Wiltshire)
- Chafford Hundred (Essex)
- Chequers Corner (Essex)
- Cheswold Lodge (Yorkshire)
- The Clarence Pier (Hampshire)
- Cockermouth (Cumbria)
- Cottams Field (Lancashire)
- Craig House (Edinburgh)
- Crossways (Caerphilly)
- Dalesway (Yorkshire)
- Derry City (Northern Ireland)
- The Drove (Sussex)
- Duke of York (Kent)
- Exeter (Devon)
- The Farrier (Lincolnshire)
- Flagstaff Island (Leicestershire)
- Freebridge Farm (Norfolk)
- Glastonbury (Somerset)
- Gordano Gate (Bristol)
- The Hampton (Peterborough)
- Hanley (Staffordshire)
- The Harbour (Northern Ireland)
- The Howgate (Cumbria)
- Inn On The Quay (Devon)
- Inshes Gate (Highland)
- Kembrey Inn (Wiltshire)
- Kincardine Way (Falkirk)
- King William IV (Nottinghamshire)
- Lakeland Gate (Cumbria)
- Lewins Mead (Bristol)
- Lock Keeper (Derbyshire)
- Lodmoor (Dorset)
- Loggans Moor (Cornwall)
- Mains of Balquharn (Aberdeenshire)
- The Marina (Leicestershire)
- The Mayflower (Essex)
- Minehead (Somerset)
- Monkey Puzzle (Hampshire)
- Mulberry Tree (Essex)
- Newhaven Quay (Edinburgh)
- Oakenhurst Farm (Lancashire)
- Oaks (Norfolk)
- Ocean Park (Cardiff)
- Ocean Plaza (Merseyside)
- Old Nelson (Gloucestershire)
- Old West Quay (County Durham)
- Orbital (Staffordshire)
- Papermill (Buckinghamshire)
- Pirnhall Inn (Stirlingshire)
- Queens Crossing (Edinburgh)
- The Redwood (Staffordshire)
- Rhubarb Triangle (Yorkshire)
- Rising Sun (Hertfordshire)
- Royal Quays (Newcastle)
- The Sandpiper (Carmarthenshire)
- Stable Gate (Lancashire)
- The Swallow (Suffolk)
- Swansea Vale (Swansea)
- Telford Lodge (Northamptonshire)
- Tindale Crossing (County Durham)
- Tirfounder Fields (Rhondda Cynon Taff)
- Turnpike (Yorkshire)
- Victoria Park (Gwent)
- Walsall (West Midlands)
- Water Mill (Yorkshire)
- The Wessex Flyer (Bristol)
- The Wessington (Sunderland)
- Wheatlea Park (Lancashire)
- Whittle Inn (Gloucestershire)
- Widnes (Cheshire)
- Willen Dragon (Buckinghamshire)
- The Windmill (Sussex)
- Winsor House (Greater London)
