The UK high street experienced another wave of shop, pub and restaurant closures in September 2026, with hundreds of businesses shutting their doors across the country. The month included closures at former WH Smith stores now operating under the TG Jones name, as well as branches of Foreways and Wynsors. More than 260 restaurants, pubs and bars operated by Whitbread also closed as part of the company's plans to change its food and drink offering.
TG Jones and Foreways
TG Jones, formerly WH Smith, confirmed plans to close 150 shops as part of a restructuring programme. Nineteen locations were set for closure this month, with 11 already shut and further branches scheduled to close before the end of September.
The confirmed closures were: Bath – September 1; Redcar, North Yorkshire – September 5; Redhill, Surrey – September 5; Market Harborough, Leicestershire – September 12; Uckfield, East Sussex – September 12; Cambridge – September 14; Swindon – September 15; Helston, Cornwall – September 16; Deal, Kent – September 19; Basildon, Essex – September 21; Rustington, West Sussex – September 23; Clevedon, North Somerset – September 26; Greenford, London – September 26; Kenilworth, Warwickshire – September 26; Southend-on-Sea, Essex – September 26; Exmouth, Devon – September 28; Frome, Somerset – September 30. Two further locations – Cardigan in Wales and Wells in Somerset – were listed as having unconfirmed closure dates.
Five Premier Foreways shops closed in September, all in Carlisle, Cumbria. The affected branches were: Wigton Road, CA2 7AY; Bedford Road, CA2 5QE; Blackwell Road, CA2 4RS; Newlaithes Avenue, CA2 6PP; and Warwick Road, CA1 2BX. Foreways was described as a small chain of mini-supermarkets and corner shops that had operated under the Premier group for almost 40 years.
Wynsors and Beefeater
Shoe retailer Wynsors, formerly known as Wynsors World of Shoes, announced the closure of 17 UK stores this month. Closing-down sales were launched at the affected branches. The stores named were: Bacup, Birkenhead, Bootle, Bolton, Bury, Burnley, Crewe, Fleetwood, Gateshead, Hanley, Leeds, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Sheffield, Sunderland and Wakefield.
The restaurant sector was also heavily affected. Whitbread – the owner of Premier Inn – closed 106 Beefeater restaurants during September as part of a move away from standalone restaurant chains towards an “integrated food and beverage offer”. The affected Beefeater locations included 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, Twickenham, 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, Woolwich, 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, Harrow, Middlesex; 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; and The Woolpack, Kent.
Brewers Fayre and Bar + Block
Sister chain Brewers Fayre was also affected, with 89 closures listed for September. The affected restaurants included Abergavenny, Afon Conwy, Aire & Calder, Bankhead Gate, Barrow-in-Furness, Barry Island, Bedford South, Bicester, Bideford, Bobbing Apple, Brampton Hut, Brookers Oast, Burton House, The Carousel, Castlewood, Central Park, Cepen Park, Chafford Hundred, Chequers Corner, Cheswold Lodge, The Clarence Pier, Cockermouth, Cottams Field, Craig House, Crossways, Dalesway, Derry City, The Drove, Duke of York, Exeter, The Farrier, Flagstaff Island, Freebridge Farm, Glastonbury, Gordano Gate, The Hampton, Hanley, The Harbour, The Howgate, Inn On The Quay, Inshes Gate, Kembrey Inn, Kincardine Way, King William IV, Lakeland Gate, Lewins Mead, Lock Keeper, Lodmoor, Loggans Moor, Mains of Balquharn, The Marina, The Mayflower, Minehead, Monkey Puzzle, Mulberry Tree, Newhaven Quay, Oakenhurst Farm, Oaks, Ocean Park, Ocean Plaza, Old Nelson, Old West Quay, Orbital, Papermill, Pirnhall Inn, Queens Crossing, The Redwood, Rhubarb Triangle, Rising Sun, Royal Quays, The Sandpiper, Stable Gate, The Swallow, Swansea Vale, Telford Lodge, Tindale Crossing, Tirfounder Fields, Turnpike, Victoria Park, Walsall, Water Mill, The Wessex Flyer, The Wessington, Wheatlea Park, Whittle Inn, Widnes, Willen Dragon, The Windmill, and Winsor House.
Bar + Block, another Whitbread-owned chain, closed all 20 of its UK locations on September 3. The affected branches were: The Brickfield, Butterfly Park, Birmingham Exchange Street, Birmingham Waterloo Street, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leamington Spa, London Aldgate, London Hammersmith, London King’s Cross, London Paddington, London Southwark, London Sutton, London Wimbledon, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Whiteley, and Winnersh.
Table Table and Cookhouse + Pub
Table Table, the Whitbread-owned pub and restaurant chain, closed more than 30 branches during September. All of the locations listed closed on September 3. The affected branches were: Ashbridge Inn, Cwmbran; Balkerne Gate, Essex; Barley Twist, Yorkshire; Barum Gate, Devon; The Bishopsgate, Lancashire; Bowling Green, Essex; The Callywith, Cornwall; The Colliers, Staffordshire; The Derby Lodge, Merseyside; French Connection, Kent; The Gateway, Hampshire; The Harbour, Gwynedd; Horse & Jockey, Bedfordshire; John Milne, Lancashire; Langton Inn, Leicestershire; The Lee Burn, Lanarkshire; Marine Court, Kent; Mill of Mundurno, Aberdeenshire; Morfa, Denbighshire; The Nelson, Norfolk; The Ormonde, Suffolk; Pantruthn Farm, Mid Glamorgan; Parc Britannia, Gwynedd; Pentrebach House, Merthyr Tydfil; The Red Lion, Hampshire; The Ridgacre, West Midlands; The Showground, Norfolk; Smugglers Retreat, Kent; The Stanhope Arms, Staffordshire; Swinging Bridge, Lancashire; The Trevithick Inn, Cornwall; and Willow Farm, Essex.
Cookhouse + Pub was the final Whitbread-owned restaurant chain to close all of its UK branches in September. All 14 locations shut this month: The Brickfield, Kent; Butterfly Park, Derby; Cotton Mill, Kilmarnock; The Freeman, Bridlington; The Highwayman, St Neots; Honourable Pilot, Kent; Inn on the Park, Enfield; Lockyers Quay, Plymouth; Penhale Round, Cornwall; Potters Arms, Harlow; The Queen Inn, West Midlands; The Steamboat, Skegness; Three Piers, Blackpool; and Woodhorn Grange, Ashington.
