Exact date 66 pubs and restaurants will vanish for GOOD across UK – on top of Beefeater & Brewers Fayre closures

SIXTY SIX family- friendly pub and diner chains are set to vanish for good in just a matter of weeks. Whitbread’s Table Table, Cookhouse +Pub and Bar + Block brands are set to shut up shop on September 3 as part of a major overhaul launched by the company. The chains are set to vanish for good come September 3 The no-frill dining spots were typically located near Premier Inn sites, which are also owned by the firm. For brands such as Table Table it draws an end to an 18-year stint in the UK restaurant scene. It was best known for its Sunday Roasts and affordable meals. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! Meanwhile, its Cookhouse +Pub and Bar + Block chains launched back in 2017 and 2016 respectively. Bar + Block was an all day steak house, which was created in the hopes of drawing in a younger crowd. 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”. 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 200 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. Most read in Money 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 66 RESTURAUNTS CLOSING FOR GOOD ON SEPTEMBER 3 - IS YOUR LOCAL ON THE LIST? BAR + BLOCK 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 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 COOK HOUSE + PUB 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 Comment now