2026 saw Gloucester gain it’s first rooftop bar, so technically it is the best as the only choice! But is Crimson Spire Rooftop Bar actually worth visiting? As my train was passing through Gloucester, I headed up to find out…
Crimson Spire Rooftop Bar
Best for: 🥂🍸☕️
Hotel guests only? No
Location: On top of Hotel Indigo at the station (map)
View: Over Gloucester Cathedral
Vibe: Quiet but changeable depending on weather and events
Prosecco price: 🍾🍾
Food available? Yes – light bites
Booking available? No
Lift available? Yes
Children allowed? Yes
Smoking allowed? No
Last visited /photos taken: 2026 (2 months after it opened)
Warm/dry weather only? Yes for the terrace, but they are mostly inside
Rooftop review roundup: When one of your best friends moves to Gloucester and the first rooftop bar in her city opens up, I was off to visit both! Super conveniently located on the Hotel Indigo (where I also stayed, read my hotel review) for commuters by Gloucester Station, this makes for a great meeting spot as I utilised it! However, it’s a bit outside the area most locals go out, so that could explain it being quite quiet on a Thursday night.
The indoor part of the rooftop bar is bright and airy and takes up a lot of the space. Weirdly, there was quite a lot of ‘dead’ space by the entrance. Maybe they were catering for standing room, but it added to the lack of a vibe. When I arrived it was actually raining – typical! But the floor-to-ceiling glass windows did help me to feel less enclosed. The main outdoor rooftop terrace, and reason I came, wraps round the bar and on a busy warm evening it will be hard to get a spot in the sunshine. I was lucky, the rain passed and I was treated to my favourite time of day – sunset. And from Crimson Spire Rooftop Bar, this was a treat.
The food was not. It was fairly average and even being warned the chicken would be dry by the staff, I should have listened! Service, however, was brilliant. Especially when I knocked over my wine (first one!). There is even an Uber station for those without the app, or maybe from overseas or with a dead battery!!
A little gem if you are in the area or fancy breaking up your journey to or from London.
Website: Crimson Spire Rooftop Bar
