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Updated October 2026

Beefeater in Manchester, Carlisle and the North West

All 11 Beefeaters in the North West closed on 10 September 2026. 8 now sit next to a Premier Inn that lists its own restaurant, and 2 are now Queensway Inns pubs. Here is every site in Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool, Oldham, Carlisle and Cheshire, what is there now and what it charged.

  • Checked 15 Oct 2026
  • Beefeater's own pages, archived
  • Independent guide
Every site

Which Beefeaters were in the North West?

11 Beefeaters in the North West were on Whitbread's closure list: Border Gate, The Farmhouse, Heaton Park, Morris Dancers, Packet Steamer, Preston Brook, Quay House, Red Lion, Springwood Park, Stag & Rainbow and Whitegate Inn. 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 is there now

What replaced the Beefeaters in the North West?

At 8 of the 11 sites, the Premier Inn next door lists its own restaurant, which serves the Premier Inn restaurant menu. Morris Dancers and Preston Brook are now Queensway Inns pubs.

What a former Beefeater is nowSites
Premier Inn restaurant at the next-door hotel8
Premier Inn next door, breakfast room or no restaurant listed1
Queensway Inns pub2
Reported sold, reopening under a new owner0
No current listing found0
Last prices

What did Beefeater cost in the North West?

The North West 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.

Former BeefeaterMenu band8oz sirloinHouse Mixed GrillBeef & ale pie
Border GateBand 1£18.99£23.49£14.69
The FarmhouseBand 1£18.99£23.49£14.69
Heaton ParkBand 2£19.49£23.79£15.29
Morris DancersBand 3£19.99£23.99£15.29
Packet SteamerBand 1£18.99£23.49£14.69
Preston BrookBand 1£18.99£23.49£14.69
Quay HouseBand 2£19.49£23.79£15.29
Red LionBand 1£18.99£23.49£14.69
Springwood ParkBand 1£18.99£23.49£14.69
Stag & RainbowBand 1£18.99£23.49£14.69
Whitegate InnBand 2£19.49£23.79£15.29

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.

Eat now

Where can I eat in the North West now Beefeater has gone?

Of the 92 Premier Inn hotels in the North West on premierinn.com, 66 list their own restaurant: 29 as Premier Inn restaurant, 23 as Thyme Bar & Grill and 14 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.

Pubs

Which Queensway Inns pubs are in the North West?

Queensway Inns lists 4 pubs in the North West on its website, a mix of former Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and other Whitbread sites run as value pubs.

Queensway Inns pubAddress
Morris DancersSouthport Road, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L40 9RG
The HowgateWhitehaven, Cumberland, CA28 6PL
The FoundryVentures Field, The Hive Leisure Park, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 0GY
The Canal HouseChester Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 3BA

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.

Brewers Fayre

Which Brewers Fayre restaurants closed in the North West?

10 Brewers Fayre restaurants in the North West closed on 7 September 2026, three days before Beefeater: Barrow-in-Furness, Cockermouth, Cottams Field, The Howgate, Lakeland Gate, Oakenhurst Farm, Ocean Plaza, Stable Gate, Wheatlea Park and Widnes.

See all 89 Brewers Fayre restaurants

Sources

  1. K2 Partners, 25 Jul 2026: full list of 106 Beefeater closures: https://www.k2-partners.com/insights/beefeater-to-shut-all-106-uk-restaurants-in-september-2026-full-list-and-what-it-means
  2. Beefeater restaurant finder, Wayback Machine copy of 10 Sep 2026: https://web.archive.org/web/20260910044545/https://www.beefeater.co.uk/en-gb/locations
  3. Premier Inn hotel pages (restaurant listings), fetched 15 Oct 2026: https://www.premierinn.com/sitemap-hotels-en.xml
  4. Queensway Inns pub list, fetched 15 Oct 2026: https://queenswayinns.com/pubs/
  5. ONS regions by postcode, postcodes.io, fetched 17 Oct 2026: https://postcodes.io/
  6. Beefeater main menu band 1, Wayback Machine copy of 2 Sep 2026: https://web.archive.org/web/20260902232823/https://www.beefeater.co.uk/en-gb/main-menu/beefeater_main_menu_band1.pdf
FAQs

Questions

Quick answers, using the facts on this page.

Is there still a Beefeater in Manchester?

No. Every Beefeater closed on 10 September 2026, including Heaton Park (Lancashire). It is now listed as: Premier Inn Manchester (Heaton Park): Premier Inn restaurant.

How many Beefeaters were in the North West?

11, all on Whitbread's closure list of 106 and all closed on 10 September 2026.

What happened to the Stag & Rainbow Beefeater?

The Stag & Rainbow Beefeater closed on 10 September 2026. It is now listed as: Premier Inn Liverpool (West Derby): Premier Inn restaurant.

Will Beefeater reopen?

Whitbread has not said it will. Queensway Inns and Common Table Group are reopening former sites under their own names, not as Beefeater.