Beefeater Memories1974 – 2026
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Packet Steamer, Bootle

By the Beefeater Memories team at Does Your Duck Quack? · Published · Last checked · How we research

Last service: 10 September 2026

Now: The former Beefeater serves hotel guests only.

Last checked: 8 October 2026

Next door: Premier Inn Liverpool North

Food for hotel guests only. Not open to the public. Source: Guest reviews on Premier Inn, checked 3 November 2026.

The former Beefeater building is being marketed for sale by Christie & Co (property listing, seen 3 November 2026).

Packet Steamer was the Beefeater at Northern Perimeter Road, Merseyside, Bootle, Liverpool, Merseyside, L30 7PT.

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History of this pub

The Packet Steamer stood on the Northern Perimeter Road at Netherton, just off the A5036 Dunnings Bridge Road and close to the Switch Island junction where the M57 and M58 meet. It was a large detached pub restaurant arranged around a central bar, with room for well over a hundred diners, a function room and plenty of outdoor seating, and it adjoined a 116-room Premier Inn. Old Roan station was only a few minutes' walk away, and the building has since been offered for sale as a going concern.

Current status

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Opening hours and facilities

Historical Beefeater hours and facilities.

Restaurant and bar hours

  • Mon-Sat 11.30am - 11pm
  • Sun 12pm - 10.30pm

Breakfast service

  • Mon-Fri 6:30am - 10:30am
  • Sat-Sun 7am - 11am

Facilities recorded

  • Outdoor dining also available
  • Live sport shown here
  • Function room

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Nearest reopened former Beefeater: Morris Dancers in Scarisbrick, 8.3 miles away. The archive uses Bootle as this page's nearest named town.

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Evidence

Sources

  1. Final Beefeater location page

    Packet Steamer’s former Beefeater page supplies the Bootle address and the historical hours and facilities below.

    View source ↗ (beefeater.co.uk, site closed September 2026)
  2. Rightmove sale listing (Christie & Co)

    Describes the building layout, the location off the A5036 near Switch Island, the adjoining 116-room Premier Inn, nearby stations and the sale as a going concern.

    View source ↗
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