Queensway Inns has acquired the closed Beefeater on Great Yarmouth seafront and it will reopen this Thursday under its new branding.

The new establishment, located within the Premier Inn on South Beach Parade, is set to be called The Dunes.

The Queensway Inns is set to open a new restaurant on Great Yarmouth seafront this Thursday (Image: Supplied)

It comes after Beefeater announced plans to close all 106 of its UK restaurants on September 10 as part of a major restructuring by parent company Whitbread last month.

Up to 3,800 jobs are at risk nationwide as Whitbread phases........

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