A BELOVED UK steakhouse chain has revealed the closure date for all 20 of its sites. It comes as the business behind Premier Inn is retiring five of its iconic restaurant brands for good as part of a massive overhaul. Whitbread is closing a chain of popular restaurants Credit: Getty The chains are set to vanish for good come September 3 That includes Bar + Block its chain of steakhouses dotted around the country. The dining spot was launched back in 2016, with the hopes of drawing a younger crowd. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! Alongside serving up steaks, it also ran fun offers including two-for-one cocktails and bottomless brunch. But all sites are due to close on Thursday, September 3, giving fans just under a month to head out for a last supper at the joint. You can check out all the sites closing for good below: Bar + Block (all sites closed by September 3) Bath Belfast Birmingham City Centre Exchange Square Birmingham City Centre Waterloo Street Edinburgh Glasgow Leamington Spa London Aldgate London Hammersmith London Kings Cross London Paddington London Southwark London Sutton London Wimbledon Milton Keynes Newcastle Nottingham Portsmouth Whiteley Winnersh The news will come as a blow to fans of the chain, who in the past have raved about its “great cocktails” and “lovely food”. Most read in Money Its Table Table and Cookhouse + Pub locations will also close on the same day. Whitbread’s shake-up will also see the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre brands disappearing for good on September 10 and September 7 respectively. The move will see around 261 sites shutter in total. Back in April, Whitbread boss Dominic Paul said the firm was forced into the desperate overhaul “in light of significant cost increases” sparked by then Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ hike in National Insurance and business rates. Under the five-year survival plan, the firm will also sell off 110 sites and convert others into 600 new hotel rooms to save £250million. It also plans to sell £1.5billion of freehold property to help fund future growth. A massive 3,800 job roles are also expected to be wiped as part of the cull. A spokesperson for the company previously told The Sun: “As a business which recruits around 15,000 people every year, we expect to be able to retain a significant proportion of those affected and will be looking to redeploy as many of our impacted colleagues as possible.” Full list of 261 restaurants to close FOR GOOD Cookhouse + Pub ( all sites closed by September 3) The Brickfield Butterley Park Cotton Mill The Freeman The Highwayman Honourable Pilot Inn on the Park Lockyers Quay Penhale Round Potters Arms The Queen Inn The Steamboat Three Piers Woodhorn Grange Bar + Block (all sites closed by September 3) Bath Belfast Birmingham City Centre Exchange Square Birmingham City Centre Waterloo Street Edinburgh Glasgow Leamington Spa London Aldgate London Hammersmith London Kings Cross London Paddington London Southwark London Sutton London Wimbledon Milton Keynes Newcastle Nottingham Portsmouth Whiteley Winnersh Table Table (all sites closed by September 3) Table Table Ashbridge Inn – Cwmbran Balkerne Gate – Essex Barley Twist – Yorkshire Barum Gate – Devon The Bishopsgate – Lancashire Bowling Green – Essex The Callywith – Cornwall The Colliers – Staffordshire The Derby Lodge – Merseyside French Connection – Kent The Gateway – Hampshire The Harbour – Gwynedd Horse & Jockey – Bedfordshire John Milne – Lancashire Langton Inn – Leicestershire The Lee Burn – Lanarkshire Marine Court – Kent Mill Of Mundurno – Aberdeenshire Morfa – Denbighshire The Nelson – Norfolk The Ormonde – Suffolk Pantruthyn Farm – Mid Glamorgan Parc Brittania – Gwynedd Pentrebach House – Merthyr Tydfil The Red Lion – Hampshire The Ridgacre – West Midlands The Showground – Norfolk Smugglers Retreat – Kent The Stanhope Arms – Staffordshire Swinging Bridge – Lancashire The Trevithick Inn – Cornwall Willow Farm – Essex Brewers Fayre (all sites closed by 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 (Greater London) Beefeater (all sites closed by 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 (Greater 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 (Greater 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 (Greater London) 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) Comment now
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