Great Yarmouth Beefeater AND Brewers Fayre to close

One Premier Inn restaurant will cease trading to the public at the end of the week, while the other has been put up for sale.

It has been confirmed Brewers Fayre inside the North River Road Premier Inn at Runham Vauxhall will stop trading on Friday and the Beefeater on South Beach Parade is on the market.

The Beefeater inside the seafront Premier Inn will remain operational until it has been sold. (Image: Premier Inn) A spokeswoman for Premier Inn owners Whitbread said: "After many years serving the community we can confirm that Great Yarmouth Brewers Fayre is closing its doors (last day of operation is July 4)."

From Saturday, the restaurant will change to a 'Premier Inn Restaurant' and will only be useable for guests staying at the hotel.

Brewers Fayre, inside the Runham Premier Inn, will be closed to non-guests later this week. (Image: Google) The spokeswoman added: "Great Yarmouth South Beach Beefeater, attached to Great Yarmouth Seafront Premier Inn is on the market for sale and will remain operational and trading until sold.

"We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the local community for their support over the years and our amazing team members."

The news comes as Whitbread announced plans in April to slash its chain of branded restaurants by more than 200 in favour of building more hotel rooms.

The multinational hospitality firm declared record profits, mainly driven by people using hotel rooms. However, it was noted there had been a decline in footfall in their restaurants by non-hotel guests.

Last month, Whitbread chief Dominic Paul said the firm is on track with the programme to restructure its food and beverage business announced earlier this year, which will close or convert more than 200 restaurants and cut about 1,500 jobs across the country.

The plan is also designed to add more than 3,500 hotel rooms across its estate and increase "operational efficiencies".