Bold Street Coffee partners with The Climbing Hangar to open newest location

Two of Liverpool’s much-loved venues have merged, with Bold Street Coffee opening its newest location at The Climbing Hangar. 

Located within The Matchworks, The Climbing Hangar is a family-friendly bouldering complex, with Bold Street Coffee opening inside the venue, bringing its much-loved speciality coffee offering to South Liverpool for the first time.

The team-up aims to welcome families and visitors looking for high-quality coffee in a relaxed, community-focused environment. This new venue in South Liverpool marks a key milestone in Bold Street Coffee’s continued expansion.

Guests can expect Bold Street Coffee’s signature approach to quality and flavour, serving expertly brewed speciality coffee alongside a curated food offering, ideal for post-climb refuelling or casual catch-ups. 

Importantly, visitors don’t have to be climbers to enjoy Bold Street Coffee, the coffee shop is open to everyone, whether stopping by for a morning coffee, a lunchtime break or an afternoon meet-up. 

Bold Street Coffee is independently owned and operated by GSG Hospitality and has been a staple of Liverpool’s coffee scene since opening its first site in 2010. The Climbing Hangar opening marks the eighth BSC location overall and the second opening of 2026, signalling a significant growth period for the brand, with further openings planned later this year and beyond.

Matt Farrell, co-founder of GSG Hospitality, said:

“Opening a South Liverpool site at The Climbing Hangar is a really exciting step for us. It’s a unique, family-friendly space with a strong sense of community, which aligns perfectly with what Bold Street Coffee is about. This opening also reflects an important period of growth for the brand, and we’re looking forward to building on that momentum throughout 2026 and beyond.”

Ged MacDomhnaill, Founder & CEO of The Climbing Hangar, said:

“We are so pleased to be partnering with Bold Street, as our histories are deeply interwoven.

Both businesses were born and raised in Liverpool in 2010. My journey into coffee started when Bold Street Coffee opened my taste buds to what coffee could be and the bliss of letting time wash over you in their incredible space. In BSC we created the Women’s Climbing Symposium, interviewed people, celebrated, recovered from celebrating, and had one legendary Christmas party there too, when they did a critical crowdfund.  I even bought my first-ever artwork from their local artist rotation.

I get a deep sense of pride of repaying the deep debt of gratitude I feel to Liverpool, my adopted home, for its people and their attitude and how that nurtured me and The Climbing Hangar.  I take real pride in putting as much of The Climbing Hangar’s purchasing, jobs, and network back into Liverpool and by partnering with Bold Street Coffee, we can continue that journey.

That’s the history, but what about the now, imagine bringing that standard of food and drink into a climbing wall!  If you have been in climbing for more than ten years, you know this is progress beyond imagination for the whole experience.

We can obsess about climbing, Bold Street Coffee can rock the café, and our customers will be the outright winners. Not to mention when I take my daughter to climbing class and we can get a killer breakfast afterwards!”

Bold Street Coffee at The Climbing Hangar is open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays.

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