Pub-restaurant in Newhaven ‘effectively closed to walk-in guests’
A pub-restaurant in Newhaven is now closed to walk-in diners.
Brewers Fayre at The Drove is now only serving breakfast to Premier Inn guests, a spokesperson for parent company Whitbread has confirmed.
The spokesperson said this Brewers Fayre ‘is not currently serving lunch or dinner’ and said it is ‘effectively closed to walk-in guests’.
They said: “We will be refunding any hotel guests with Meal Deals.”
In July, Sussex World reported that Whitbread is set to close all 89 Brewers Fayre sites in the UK, as well as its Beefeater outlets.
The Whitbread spokesperson said: “We first announced our Accelerating Growth Plan to sell a number of our branded restaurants in April 2024.
“In April 2026 we announced that, subject to consultation, we were extending the programme to include all remaining branded restaurants that will see us add a total of 3,600 new hotel extension rooms in locations where we know we have strong demand. Following consultation, we have now taken the decision to proceed with this proposal.
“We will continue to offer a great breakfast and dinner at all hotels, replacing branded restaurants with a restaurant inside the hotel. This mirrors the format which is already in operation in over half of Premier Inn hotels and is highly popular with hotel guests.
“For Brewers Fayre this means it closes after dinner service on September 7. For Beefeater it’s September 10 and other brands, including Table Table and Cookhouse +Pub, it’s September 3.”