Beefeater Memories1974 – 2026
Strawberry Field, the former Beefeater in Southend-on-Sea, photographed in 2008
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Strawberry Field, Southend-on-sea

The former Strawberry Field Beefeater in Southend-on-sea.

Photo: John Allan, 17 April 2008 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source ↗

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

Last service: 10 September 2026

Now: No new operator has been announced for Strawberry Field in Southend-on-sea. If you have news about Strawberry Field’s building, please let us know.

Last checked: 8 October 2026

Next door: Premier Inn Southend Airport

The Premier Inn next door still advertises dinner for its guests. We haven't confirmed whether it's served in the old Beefeater building. Not open to the public. Checked 3 November 2026. Premier Inn dining information

Strawberry Field was the Beefeater at Thanet Grange, Off Prince Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6GB.

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Opening and last night

Strawberry Field closed to the public on 10 September 2026. CAMRA records its move into use as part of the hotel. CAMRA ↗

Local record

History of this pub

The Strawberry Field sat just off Prince Avenue on the A127 Southend Arterial Road, at the junction by the Tesco store, with a Premier Inn alongside. CAMRA's South East Essex branch described it as a pub restaurant serving up to four real ales, with Brakspear Gravity, Shepherd Neame Spitfire and Wadworth 6X among the regulars, and breakfasts from 6.30am for hotel guests and passers-by alike. The branch now lists it as closed long term.

Current status

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The final listing

Opening hours and facilities

Historical Beefeater hours and facilities.

Restaurant and bar hours

  • Mon-Sat 11.30am - 10pm
  • Sun 12pm - 9pm

Breakfast service

  • Weekdays 6:30am - 10:30am Weekends 7am - 11am

Facilities recorded

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Other Beefeaters nearby

Nearest reopened former Beefeater: Moor Mill in Radlett, 44.9 miles away. The archive uses Southend-on-sea as this page's nearest named town.

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Evidence

Sources

  1. Final Beefeater location page

    Strawberry Field’s former Beefeater page supplies the Southend-on-sea address and the historical hours and facilities below.

    View source ↗ (beefeater.co.uk, site closed September 2026)
  2. Food Standards Agency record

    The official hygiene register identifies this address as Strawberry Fields Public House, classified as pub/bar/nightclub, and records the inspection published by Southend-On-Sea.

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  3. Licensed venue photograph

    John Allan's photograph, taken 17 April 2008, is reused under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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  4. CAMRA venue record

    Confirms the A127 setting at the Tesco junction, real ales and adjacent Premier Inn.

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  5. CAMRA Essex branches

    Lists the pub as long-term closed.

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