The ratings below are reviewed and updated quarterly.
Pubs are selected for the Good Beer Guide around May, the Pubs of the Year are selected from the GBG pubs at the end of the year.
| Westgate Street | ||
|---|---|---|
|
The Fountain Inn
![]() |
53 Westgate St, Gloucester GL1 2NW |
In the 2012 Good Beer Guide This 17th-century building is on a site licensed since 1216. Long-time Gloucester favourite with enticing courtyard. Excellent food. 5-6 ales including 3 from Purity. |
|
||
|
Old Crown
|
100 Westgate St, Gloucester GL1 2PE |
Victorian-style pub created from Army & Navy Store in 1990. Sam Smith pub, no real ale. Manager (late of our City Pub of the Year 2009-2011) is determined to restore cask OBB. |
|
||
|
Union
|
43-45 Westgate St, Gloucester GL1 2NW |
Part of the building was the workshop of the 'real' Tailor of Gloucester on whom Beatrix Potter based her tale. The shop she drew is in College Court, opposite. 2 ales. |
| Southgate Street | ||
|
Cross Keys Inn
![]() |
Cross Keys Lane, Gloucester GL1 2HQ |
In the 2012 Good Beer Guide Owner operated pub with bistro style food, popular with younger people on Wednesday evenings and at weekends. 2 very well-kept ales. |
|
Café René
|
31 Southgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1TP |
Only pub with 24-hour license, run by former SIBA Chairman. Food excellent, 1-3 ales on gravity are in variable condition. |
|
||
|
The Linden Tree
|
73-75 Bristol Road, Gloucester GL1 5SN |
In the 2012 Good Beer Guide Part of a Grade II-listed Georgian terrace, this is a very popular community pub. The modest entrance masks an interior not atypical of a Cotswold pub, complete with an open log fire. Up to 10 exceedingly well-kept ales, including Wadworth seasonals and guests from other family brewers. |
|
||
|
Whitesmith's Arms
|
81 Southgate St, Gloucester GL1 1UR |
Partly 14th century building that survived Civil War siege of 1643. 2 ales. |
|
||
| Eastgate Street | ||
|
The Water Poet
![]() |
61-63 Eastgate St, Gloucester GL1 1PN |
Popular music-free Wetherspoon pub. 5+ ales. Can suffer from 'coming soon' syndrome |
|
||
| Northgate Street | ||
|
New Inn
![]() |
16 Northgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1SF |
In the 2012 Good Beer Guide Fabulous Inn from 1455, wonderful timber-framed courtyard with gallery. Interior fabric in need of some TLC. Up to 6 ales. |
|
||
|
England's Glory
|
76 London Road, Gloucester GL1 3PB |
Excellent Wadworth's pub, 4-5 well-kept ales. |
|
||
|
Imperial
|
59 Northgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2AG |
Fine Victorian frontage, pleasant interior. 1-2 ales plus bottles, 2 ciders. |
|
||
|
The York
![]() |
66 London Road, Gloucester GL1 3PB |
Smart, friendly local that re-opened under private ownership in August 2010. 2 ales. |
|
||
|
Varsity
|
53 Northgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2AJ |
Modern-styled sports bar no longer aimed at the student market. 1-2 ales, popular on rugby days. |
|
||
|
Regal
|
32 Aldgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1RP |
Wetherspoon's Lloyds No1. Large ex-cinema, 4-6 ales often served slightly too cold. 2 ciders. Suffers from 'coming soon' syndrome. 2 ciders. |
|
||
|
Station Hotel
|
Bruton Way, Gloucester GL1 1DE |
Situated between the rail and bus stations. 2-3 ales in variable condition. |
| Further Out of Town | ||
|
The Tudor Arms
|
Shepherds Patch, Slimbridge GL2 7BP |
Winner of the CAMRA in Gloucester country pub of the year 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. A family-owned and operated free house close to the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust site at Slimbridge. Two bars and five dining areas are constantly being improved and excellent home-cooked food is available all day. Accommodation is available in the modern lodge alongside, and there is also a caravan and camping field behind the pub, adjacent to the Gloucester and Sharpness canal. Uley Pig’s Ear and Wadworth 6X are the regulars, with four guest ales from Wickwar, Palmers and local micro-breweries and a plentiful range of ciders and perrys. |
|
||
|
The Greyhound
|
Greyhound Gardens, Longlevens GL2 0XH |
Attractive and welcoming community pub out of the centre, close to the city’s northern bypass. A single bar serves three distinct seating areas, each with its own rich style of furniture and décor.
Regular ales are Banks’ Mild and Banks’ Bitter with two guest ales from Marston’s national list. |
|
||
|
The Old Forge
|
Whitminster, GL2 7NP |
Most of this listed wood-framed building with mixed window styles dates from the 17th century. Oak beamed ceilings create a homely atmosphere. Substantial meals are served on lunchtimes and in the evenings (except Monday in the winter) and all day at weekends. Accommodation is available. Regular beers are Butcombe Bitter and Greene King IPA with one guest ale. |
|
||


