Pubs in Gloucester
Discover the best pubs and bars in Gloucester. Browse opening hours, menus, events, and more.
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Tall Ship
134 Southgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2EX
Originally called the British Flag. It was acquired by Wadworth of Devizes in the 1990's, and then by Red Oak Taverns in 2019. Reopened in September 2021. A large two-bar pub which was refurbished internally and patio improved in 2015. Seafood is a speciality.
New County Hotel
44, Southgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2DU
Top city centre hotel recently refurbished throughout. Bar has direct access from the street. Friendly atmosphere.
Cross Keys Inn
Cross Keys Lane, Gloucester GL1 2HQ
Fine privately owned 16th century inn tucked away off Southgate Street with two bars, one large, one small. One well kept ale, often local. Various evening events: the large bar is used for live music every Saturday night, a fortnightly Rock DJ, twice monthly pub quiz, music 'open mic' on the last Wednesday of the month and comedy 'open mic' on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Closed lunchtimes and Sunday. Please note that there are no fixed opening hours. The advice is "The aim is to open by 5pm Monday to Saturday however closing hours are very flexible according to custom."
Butlers #Bar103
99-103 Eastgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1PY
This is a late night bar opened in 2018. We have no current description. The following description was under its previous guise of 'Zest Bar': "Believed to have been built following the Act of Union in 1707, the ale-house catered for travellers who arrived too late to be admitted through the City gate. In the 1860s it became famous for its singing mouse. Today carved mahogany fittings and sporting prints create a rural atmosphere in a pub that seeks to continue the alehouse tradition."
Dean's Walk Inn
86, St. Catherine Street, Gloucester GL1 2PY
Early 19th century pub closed by Whitbread, burnt down by squatters in 1979, then rebuilt and enlarged by an entrepreneur. Old advertising signs decorate interior and exterior while humour is added by a huge rugby ball protruding from roof. Live entertainment or karaoke mid-week. Real ale usually only available during rugby matches.
Gate
112 Eastgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1QT
Former "East End Tavern" expensively refurbished as night spot 'TnT' for 20s plus clientele. Varying floor levels and surfaces, video screens, lighting and a multitude of speakers. Disco five nights per week. Snacks at lunchtime Wednesday to Saturday. Closed Monday and Tuesday lunchtime. NO REAL BEER. Venue lost its 'TnT' branding around 2016 and became 'The Gate' in 2018 but nothing much can be found out about that. The above description pre-dates The Gate.
England's Glory
66-68 London Road, Gloucester GL1 3PB
Although rebuilt internally in 1992, the lounge bar of this prominent community pub has a longer established feel with lots of wood, including ceiling beams, smart tables and chairs, and a red carpet and red paint. A log fire completes the picture with a mantelpiece book swop library. The public bar has a large screen TV for sporting events, and there is a double skittle alley. A wide selection of home-cooked food is offered at reasonable prices. There are steak nights, curry nights and regular quizzes. The Morris men occasionally rehearse here.
Famous Pint Pot
74 Bruton Way, Gloucester GL1 1EP
With the closure of the Eastgate Railway Station in December 1975 and the subsequent lifting of the tracks the original name of the pub - the Locomotive Inn, which overlooked the railway - lost its historical connection. When Whitbread sold the pub it became a freehouse and was renamed the Famous Pint Pot. In the late 1970's and 1980's it was one of Gloucester's classic real ale haunts. A busy inner ring road (Bruton Way) was constructed where the trains once ran, and Asda supermarket was built on the site of the old station. Places Trading, the owners of the Famous Pint Pot, refurbished the pub in 2002 and also enlarged it. An associated night club called Interaction was constructed on the site of the former beer garden which also opened in 2002. However, the night club failed and in October 2017 an application was submitted to convert the entire complex to residential use. After two years of uncertainty the pub opened again without ceremony in December 2019, revitalised as the Famous Pint Pot Cafe and Bar. An official opening was held on 13th March 2020, ironically coinciding with the lockdown of licensed premises because of the coronavirus. Google Maps feature an interactive tour of the interior of the cafe bar. Breakfasts are served from 9 am and the pub is child friendly.
Imperial Inn
59, Northgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2AG
Listed Victorian M&B pub with original tiled frontage. Converted from 3 small rooms to large single bar in 1985 but given Victorian styling. Popular city centre boozer.
Lower George
121, Westgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2PG
An imposing listed 19th-century facade belies the vibrant atmosphere inside this welcoming family-run pub. Humorous piggy bric-a-brac is displayed, and pig portraits adorn the walls. Up to five guest ales are sourced nationwide, and ciders from Gwatkin and Broadoak feature from April to August. Excellent home-made food is available every lunchtime and on evenings except Tuesday, Friday and Sunday when there is entertainment. An upstairs function room is available for hire. Outside drinking is possible in three small patio areas. Gloucester CAMRA Pub of the Year 2009-2011.
New Inn Hotel
16, Northgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1SF
The New Inn originated in about 1350 as a pilgrims' inn for the accommodation of visitors to the shrine of Edward II in St Peter's Abbey (now the Cathedral). After falling into disrepair, the inn was rebuilt by John Twining in 1455 and came to be recognised as the largest hostelry in the country. Following the death of Edward VI in 1553, an attempt was made to keep the English throne in Protestant hands. Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen at the New Inn and at two other places in England, but there is no historical evidence to support the claim that she was actually staying at the inn at the time. Sadly Jane's reign lasted only seventeen days before Catholic Mary Tudor deposed her. Just two years later 'Bloody' Queen Mary was to order the Bishop of Gloucester to be burnt at the stake. In Elizabethan times the Inn's main courtyard, surrounded by oak galleries draped with foliage, was used by minstrels and players, and it is quite possible that William Shakespeare appeared here with the Lord Chamberlain's Men. The courtyard still occasionally hosts travelling theatre companies, and one was filmed here in 2003 for Michael Wood's "In Search of Shakespeare" series for BBC TV. In the mid-1950s Berni Inns purchased the Inn and converted non-residential rooms on the ground floor and first floors to thirteen bars
Station Hotel & Bars
Bruton Way, Gloucester GL1 1DE
Early Victorian hotel alongside railway station. Bar carpeted throughout with period style furniture and fittings and small pictures relating to the Battle of Waterloo. Mock classical pillars dominate.