Brewers Fayre has confirmed that all 89 of its UK restaurants will close permanently on Monday, September 7. Diners have until August 31 to use any remaining reward points. The chain, which has operated for 45 years, will cease operations entirely, a move described by customers as a “big loss.”
Related Closures and Restructuring
The closure is part of a larger overhaul by parent company Whitbread, which also includes the closure of its Beefeater and Bar + Block chains on September 10 and September 3 respectively. Whitbread CEO Dominic Paul initiated the restructuring in April, citing “significant cost increase” from National Insurance and business rate rises implemented by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
The five-year survival plan involves selling off 110 sites, converting others into 600 new hotel rooms, and aiming to save £250 million. Whitbread also plans to sell £1.5 billion of freehold property to fund future growth, according to The Sun.
Job Impact
The changes are expected to result in 3,800 job cuts. A spokesperson for Whitbread said: “As a business which recruits around 15,000 people every year, we expect to be able to retain a significant proportion of those affected and will be looking to redeploy as many of our impacted colleagues as possible.”
Full List of Closing Brewers Fayre Sites
The following locations will close: Abergavenny (Abergavenny), Afon Conwy (Conwy), Aire and 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).
