More than 100 former Beefeater and Brewers Fayre venues are set to relaunch across the UK after being acquired by two hospitality groups. The sites, which closed as part of a corporate restructuring by owner Whitbread, will reopen under new brands.
Queensway Inns has acquired 53 locations, which will be converted into a new series of “value pubs,” potentially placing over 900 staff into new positions. Common Table Group plans to secure 57 Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Cookhouse-branded venues, with the agreement also encompassing a Premier Inn hotel.
First openings scheduled for November
Common Table Group confirmed that all locations would commence trading as quickly as possible, with the inaugural opening scheduled for mid-November. The venues are anticipated to continue as restaurants, with diners and hotel patrons able to select from an all-day food and beverage menu. Over 700 positions will also be generated from the relaunches.
Background to the closures
The development follows Whitbread’s choice to scrap multiple chains in an effort to slash expenses. The firm, which operates Premier Inn, cautioned that the 2025 budget tax measures would inflict considerable financial pressure. Consequently, around 261 venues shuttered this September, with roughly 3,800 positions axed.
List of confirmed sites reopening
The following venues are among those confirmed to reopen:
- Ashbridge Inn — Table Table (Cwmbran, Gwent)
- Balkerne Gate — Table Table (Colchester, Essex)
- Bideford — Brewers Fayre (Bideford, Devon)
- Bowling Green — Table Table (Clacton-on-Sea, Essex)
- Brampton Hut — Brewers Fayre (Brampton, Huntingdon)
- Brookes Oast — Brewers Fayre (Paddock Wood, Tonbridge)
- Broomside Park — Beefeater (Durham)
- Cannon Inn — Beefeater (Truro, Cornwall)
- Cotton Mill — Cookhouse + Pub (Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire)
- Craig House — Brewers Fayre (Musselburgh, Edinburgh)
- French Connection — Table Table (Ashford, Kent)
- Glastonbury — Brewers Fayre (Glastonbury)
- Great Yarmouth South Beach Road — Beefeater (Yarmouth)
- Great Yarmouth Restaurant — Beefeater (Yarmouth)
- Griff House — Beefeater (Nuneaton)
- Hampton Inn — Brewers Fayre (Peterborough)
- Horse & Jockey — Table Table (Dunstable)
- Kembrey Inn — Brewers Fayre (Swindon)
- Kincardine Way — Brewers Fayre (Falkirk)
- King William IV — Brewers Fayre (Olscotes, Worksop)
- Langton Inn — Table Table (Harborough)
- Leamington Spa Town Centre — Bar + Block (Leamington Spa)
- Loggans Moor — Brewers Fayre (Hayle, Cornwall)
- Mains of Balquharn — Brewers Fayre (Portlethen)
- Mill of Mundurno — Table Table (Bridge of Don, Aberdeen)
- Monkey Puzzle — Brewers Fayre (Farnborough)
- Moor Mill — Beefeater (Radlett)
- Morris Dancers — Beefeater (Scarisbrick, Ormskirk)
- Ocean Park — Brewers Fayre (Cardiff)
- Old Nelson — Brewers Fayre (Stroud)
- Oyster Reach — Beefeater (Ipswich)
- Pantruthyn Farm — Table Table (Bridgend)
- Preston Brook — Beefeater (Runcorn)
- Smugglers Retreat — Table Table (Ramsgate)
- Swallow — Brewers Fayre (Ipswich)
- The Colliers — Table Table (Rugeley, Staffordshire)
- The Freeman — Cookhouse + Pub (Bridlington)
- The Howgate — Brewers Fayre (Whitehaven)
- The Plough, Dover — Beefeater (Dover)
- Three Fish — Beefeater (Newport)
- Trevithick Inn — Table Table (Camborne)
- Twelve Bells — Beefeater (Gloucester)
- White Hart, Guestling — Beefeater (Hastings)
- Whiteley — Bar + Block (Farnham)
- Widnes — Brewers Fayre (Cheshire)
- The Longford Inn – Beefeater (Cannock)
- The May Tree – Whitbread (Helston)
- The Bridgewater Arms – Whitbread (Halmer End)
- Liskeard Tavern – Whitbread Inn (Liskeard)
- Stourbridge Town Centre – Premier Inn (Stourbridge)
