The closing dates of two well‑known dining spots in the Vale of Glamorgan have been confirmed as part of a major shake‑up by hospitality giant Whitbread.
Brewers Fayre on Barry Waterfront will shut its doors after dinner service on 7 September, while Beefeater Walston Castle in Wenvoe will close on 10 September. Both are among more than 200 restaurants affected as Whitbread phases out all of its standalone dining brands.
Nationwide, the 89‑strong Brewers Fayre chain will cease trading on 7 September, followed by 106 Beefeater sites three days later. Other Whitbread brands — including Bar + Block, Table Table and Cookhouse + Pub — will close slightly earlier on 3 September.
The closures form part of Whitbread’s five‑year plan to streamline operations and focus solely on its Premier Inn hotel business, replacing external restaurant brands with in‑house dining concepts. The company says this model is more efficient and already popular with hotel guests.
The restructuring, first announced in April, includes plans to cut around 3,800 jobs and deliver £250 million in cost savings. Whitbread also intends to expand its hotel portfolio to 96,000 rooms by 2031, up from the current 86,600.
At the time, chief executive Dominic Paul said the company had faced “significant cost increases” and needed to “maximise value creation over the medium and long‑term”, describing the shift as a move toward a “higher‑margin, higher‑returning pure‑play hotel business”.
For Barry and Wenvoe, the closures mean the loss of two familiar dining venues, one a prominent fixture on the Barry Waterfront, the other a long‑standing restaurant serving the Wenvoe community. Staff at both sites are expected to be affected, though Whitbread has said it will explore redeployment opportunities where possible.

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