Beefeater in Bristol, Gloucester and the South West

Which Beefeaters were in the South West?

13 Beefeaters in the South West were on Whitbread's closure list: The Belgrave, Carnon Inn, Countess Wear, Frome Flyer, The Gifford, The Lydiard, Marsh Mills, The Pavilion, Smugglers Haunt, The Somerford, Twelve Bells, White Lodge and White Rock. 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 South West?

At 10 of the 13 sites, the Premier Inn next door lists its own restaurant, which serves the Premier Inn restaurant menu. Carnon Inn and Twelve Bells are now Queensway Inns pubs.

What did Beefeater cost in the South West?

The South West Beefeaters used price bands 1 and 2 of Beefeater's last menu, so an 8oz sirloin cost £18.99 to £19.49 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 South West now Beefeater has gone?

Of the 93 Premier Inn hotels in the South West on premierinn.com, 73 list their own restaurant: 34 as Premier Inn restaurant, 26 as Thyme Bar & Grill and 13 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 South West?

Queensway Inns lists 10 pubs in the South West 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 South West?

14 Brewers Fayre restaurants in the South West closed on 7 September 2026, three days before Beefeater: Bideford, Cepen Park, Exeter, Glastonbury, Gordano Gate, Inn On The Quay, Kembrey Inn, Lewins Mead, Lodmoor, Loggans Moor, Minehead, Old Nelson, The Wessex Flyer and Whittle Inn.