{"id":687083,"date":"2026-07-12T04:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/687083\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T04:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:10:18","slug":"barrow-brewers-fayre-at-north-road-put-on-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/687083\/","title":{"rendered":"Barrow Brewers Fayre at North Road put on the market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The pub and restaurant at North Road, next to the town&#8217;s Premier Inn hotel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rightmove.co.uk\/properties\/762388794771089?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">has been listed for \u00a3450,000<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Nearly 200 Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants are facing closure across Britain as part of a wider restructuring programme that will see Whitbread focus more on its hotel business.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In Cumbria, the Barrow business is being joined by pubs in Cockermouth, Whitehaven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsandstar.co.uk\/news\/26272083.lakeland-gate-brewers-fayre-carlisle-market\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">and Carlisle<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Property agents Christie and Co say the North Road spot is buoyed by a &#8216;prime town centre location&#8217; and is &#8216;well presented throughout&#8217; for whoever takes it on next.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The restaurant offers 150 internal and 50 external covers, as well as on-site parking.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The listing reads: &#8220;This family-focused pub restaurant benefits from strong local trade and proximity to a Premier Inn, which supports consistent customer flow throughout the day.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The venue delivers a strong, value-led food and drink offer alongside a popular breakfast service linked to hotel guests.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The site benefits from good connectivity to the A590, providing links to the wider South Cumbria area.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Announced earlier this year, the closure of 194 branches was thought to potentially affect around 3,800 jobs and followed a review of Whitbread&#8217;s &#8216;long-term strategy amid rising operating costs&#8217;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  At the time, chief executive Dominic Paul said the company believed an integrated food and drink model better suited Premier Inn guests.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The listing continues: &#8220;The property lies within close proximity to a range of commercial and retail occupiers, including Tesco Extra, B&amp;M and Halfords, together with wider retail provision at Hindpool Retail Park including Next and The Range, creating an active and well-supported trading environment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Internally, the building is configured to provide a spacious open-plan dining area, suitable for high-volume family and casual dining, and designated bar and waiting areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The pub and restaurant at North Road, next to the town&#8217;s Premier Inn hotel, has been listed for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":687084,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,59,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-687083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-gb","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/687084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}