Major UK restaurants and high street shop closing over 200 sites this September

The companies have confirmed the list of locations.

The UK high street faces further upheaval this September as numerous businesses prepare to close their doors. More than 100 locations have confirmed closure dates.

It has been a challenging period for firms within the retail and hospitality industries as costs increase and consumer behaviour changes. Stationery retailer TG Jones, which took over from WH Smith, is preparing to shut 19 branches throughout September.

Additionally, Beefeater is closing 106 restaurants, while Brewers Fayre is shutting 89 establishments.

TG Jones

The stationery chain is closing 19 outlets during the month, accompanied by a clearance sale. Closing-down sales have launched in-store, offering customers discounts of up to 30%.

Closures will take place throughout September, beginning with Bath on Tuesday, September 1. The Redcar and Redhill branches will shut on September 5, followed the next week by Market Harborough and Uckfield.

Mid-month closures include Cambridge, Deal, Swindon, Helston and Basildon, while dates for Cardigan and Wells remain to be confirmed.

Last year, numerous WH Smith outlets were rebranded as TG Jones. On July 1, a company-wide restructuring was announced, placing approximately 150 stores at risk of closure.

Stores closing in September:

• Bath – Tuesday, September 1
• Redcar – Saturday, September 5
• Redhill – Saturday, September 5
• Market Harborough – Saturday, September 12
• Uckfield – Saturday, September 12
• Cambridge – Monday, September 14
• Swindon – Tuesday, September 15
• Helston – Wednesday, September 16
• Deal – Saturday, September 19
• Basildon – Monday, September 21
• Rustington – Wednesday, September 23
• Clevedon – Saturday, September 26
• Greenford – Saturday, September 26
• Kenilworth – Saturday, September 26
• Southend-on-Sea, Saturday, September 26
• Exmouth – Monday, September 28
• Frome – Wednesday, September 30
• Cardigan – TBC
• Wells – TBC

Beefeater and Brewers Fayre

All 106 Beefeater restaurants are scheduled to close on Thursday, September 10, with 89 Brewers Fayre pubs shutting on Monday, September 7. This follows Whitbread’s announcement in April that both Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants, operated by the company which also runs the Premier Inn hotel chain, would be shutting down.

Approximately 30,000 employees are currently employed across the restaurant brands. At the time, Whitbread’s chief executive Dominic Paul explained: “We plan to convert all our remaining branded restaurants to an integrated food and beverage offer that is preferred by our hotel guests and will unlock the addition of more highly profitable extension rooms.

“Our continued efforts to drive our commercial plan and efficiencies will extend our market-leading position and allow us to take share from our competitors, many of which are struggling to grow.”

Beefeater closures on September 10:

• 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)
• The Woolpack (Kent)

Brewers Fayre closures on September 7:

• Abergavenny (Abergavenny)
• Afon Conwy (Conwy)
• Aire & Calder (Yorkshire)
• Bankhead Gate (Fife)
• Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria)
• Barry Island (Vale of Glamorgan)
• Bedford South (Bedfordshire)
• Bicester (Oxfordshire)
• Bideford (Devon)
• Bobbing Apple (Kent)
• Brampton Hut (Cambridgeshire)
• Brookers Oast (Kent)
• Burton House (Lincolnshire)
• The Carousel (Yorkshire)
• Castlewood (Derbyshire)
• Central Park (Warwickshire)
• Cepen Park (Wiltshire)
• Chafford Hundred (Essex)
• Chequers Corner (Essex)
• Cheswold Lodge (Yorkshire)
• The Clarence Pier (Hampshire)
• Cockermouth (Cumbria)
• Cottams Field (Lancashire)
• Craig House (Edinburgh)
• Crossways (Caerphilly)
• Dalesway (Yorkshire)
• Derry City (Northern Ireland)
• The Drove (Sussex)
• Duke of York (Kent)
• Exeter (Devon)
• The Farrier (Lincolnshire)
• Flagstaff Island (Leicestershire)
• Freebridge Farm (Norfolk)
• Glastonbury (Somerset)
• Gordano Gate (Bristol)
• The Hampton (Peterborough)
• Hanley (Staffordshire)
• The Harbour (Northern Ireland)
• The Howgate (Cumbria)
• Inn On The Quay (Devon)
• Inshes Gate (Highland)
• Kembrey Inn (Wiltshire)
• Kincardine Way (Falkirk)
• King William IV (Nottinghamshire)
• Lakeland Gate (Cumbria)
• Lewins Mead (Bristol)
• Lock Keeper (Derbyshire)
• Lodmoor (Dorset)
• Loggans Moor (Cornwall)
• Mains of Balquharn (Aberdeenshire)
• The Marina (Leicestershire)
• The Mayflower (Essex)
• Minehead (Somerset)
• Monkey Puzzle (Hampshire)
• Mulberry Tree (Essex)
• Newhaven Quay (Edinburgh)
• Oakenhurst Farm (Lancashire)
• Oaks (Norfolk)
• Ocean Park (Cardiff)
• Ocean Plaza (Merseyside)
• Old Nelson (Gloucestershire)
• Old West Quay (County Durham)
• Orbital (Staffordshire)
• Papermill (Buckinghamshire)
• Pirnhall Inn (Stirlingshire)
• Queens Crossing (Edinburgh)
• The Redwood (Staffordshire)
• Rhubarb Triangle (Yorkshire)
• Rising Sun (Hertfordshire)
• Royal Quays (Newcastle)
• The Sandpiper (Carmarthenshire)
• Stable Gate (Lancashire)
• The Swallow (Suffolk)
• Swansea Vale (Swansea)
• Telford Lodge (Northamptonshire)
• Tindale Crossing (County Durham)
• Tirfounder Fields (Rhondda Cynon Taff)
• Turnpike (Yorkshire)
• Victoria Park (Gwent)
• Walsall (West Midlands)
• Water Mill (Yorkshire)
• The Wessex Flyer (Bristol)
• The Wessington (Sunderland)
• Wheatlea Park (Lancashire)
• Whittle Inn (Gloucestershire)
• Widnes (Cheshire)
• Willen Dragon (Buckinghamshire)
• The Windmill (Sussex)
• Winsor House (Beckton, London)