Beefeater in Ipswich, Luton and the East of England

Which Beefeaters were in the East of England?

13 Beefeaters in the East of England were on Whitbread's closure list: The Brache, The Foxburrow, The Granary, Great Yarmouth Seafront, Halfway House, Harlow Mill, The Haywain, Moor Mill, Oyster Reach, Priory Marina, Strawberry Field, Ware and The Watermill. All closed on 10 September 2026.

The area is the one on Whitbread's closure list. 'Now' is the restaurant listed on the nearest Premier Inn hotel page within 600 metres, a Queensway Inns pub at the same address, or a reported new owner. A hotel restaurant nearby does not prove it is in the old Beefeater building.

What replaced the Beefeaters in the East of England?

At 10 of the 13 sites, the Premier Inn next door lists its own restaurant, which serves the Premier Inn restaurant menu. Great Yarmouth Seafront, Moor Mill and Oyster Reach are now Queensway Inns pubs.

What did Beefeater cost in the East of England?

The East of England Beefeaters used price bands 1, 2 and 3 of Beefeater's last menu, so an 8oz sirloin cost £18.99 to £19.99 before the closure. These prices are archived: nothing is on sale.

Each Beefeater's own menu page linked one of three main-menu price files, archived by the Wayback Machine in summer 2026. Sites with no archived menu file show n/a. The full last menu, with every dish, is on the Beefeater menu page.

Where can I eat in the East of England now Beefeater has gone?

Of the 80 Premier Inn hotels in the East of England on premierinn.com, 60 list their own restaurant: 33 as Premier Inn restaurant, 19 as Thyme Bar & Grill and 8 as The Social. All serve the same national menu.

They serve the unlimited breakfast from £10.99, with up to two kids eating free per adult, and the Premier Inn Meal Deal from £27.99 at selected hotels. Breakfast usually runs 6.30am to 10.30am on weekdays: see Premier Inn breakfast times.

Which Queensway Inns pubs are in the East of England?

Queensway Inns lists 8 pubs in the East of England on its website, a mix of former Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and other Whitbread sites run as value pubs.

From Queensway Inns' own pub list, fetched 15 October 2026. Common Table Group plans to reopen 57 more former Whitbread sites from mid-November 2026 but has not published its list.

Which Brewers Fayre restaurants closed in the East of England?

10 Brewers Fayre restaurants in the East of England closed on 7 September 2026, three days before Beefeater: Bedford South, Brampton Hut, Chafford Hundred, Freebridge Farm, The Hampton, The Mayflower, Mulberry Tree, Oaks, Rising Sun and The Swallow.