android appAldeburgh Cross Keys
opening hours
- Mon-Sun: 1100-2300
food times
- Mon-Sun: 1200-1500, 1800-2100
regular real ales
- Adnams Broadside [H]
- Adnams Ghost Ship [H]
listed building grade II
Local licensing authority for Aldeburgh is East Suffolk
CAMRA Ipswich & East Suffolk branch.
last updated May 27th, 2020.
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Aldeburgh Cross Keys
Real Ale is sold here.
Crabbe St, IP15 5BP
grid reference TM 465 566
The Cross Keys has joined the Adnams Managed Properties Group and reopened on Friday 1st March 2019 after a full refurbishment. It now includes three boutique guest bedrooms for bed and breakfast stays
This 15th Century pub is set back from sea front and is one of the oldest buildings in the town. Steps down from road lead into a small seating area which leads to the main bar and a variety of other seating areas. Seafood is a speciality. The pub has close ties with nearby lifeboat.
There is some dispute about the building's age: A Survey of Suffolk Parish History says it was built in 1769, other authorities date it to the 15th century (maybe an earlier inn on this site?)
Facilities
Accommodation available
Beer garden or other outside drinking area
Beer served through handpumps
Bus stop nearby (see transport links for details)
Dogs welcome
Evening meals
Lunchtime meals (not just snacks)
Real fire
Traditional pub games available
WiFi available
Gallery
Nearest railway station
Saxmundham: 7.1 miles (11.4km)Other nearby Suffolk pubs
DP's Bar 0.02 mile
Mill Inn 0.12 mile
White Hart 0.23 mile
Railway Inn 0.47 mileHistorical interest
The pub is shown (but not named) on this old OS map from about 1903 (interactive map).
Listed in 1865 - 1912 as being in "Back St."
The 1904 Woodbridge licensing records show that the Cross Keys' license was issued in 1800. Whether this was when it was first licensed or when it got a full (ie not just beer) license isn't clear, though the latter seems more probable.
Landlords
Footnote
The sign of the cross keys is usually a reference to St Peter - an early christian follower and told by Jesus that "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven".
(Most pub, location & historic details collated by Nigel, Tony or Keith - original sources are credited)
(some old PO directory information courtesy of londonpublichouse.com)
(** historic newspaper & book information from Bob Mitchell)
