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The Crown and Crossed Swords, Consett
Shotley Bridge
Postal town: Consett
DH8 0HU
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Old Boots left this review about The Crown and Crossed Swords
Hotel and pub in the middle of the village once famed for sword making by German immigrants, hence the name. The pub part is on the right with a separate door to the hotel section. There are no pulls in the hotel bar only a low T bar and a couple of solos. The pub bar has three pulls, on this occasion Hadrian and Border Tyneside Blonde, Double Maxim and Wainwright, my Double Maxim was pretty good but just GBG standard at NBSS 3 being a bit out of condition and slightly stale - first one out? I was eating so sat in the hotel bar rather than the pub bit, the staff brought the beer to me from the public bar downstairs, small blackboards above the bar back showed the available casks. The hotel bar is a pleasant enough room with old board floors and tartan carpets, walls in tongue & groove below and plaster, wallpaper or rough planks above. Decor is clocks, mirrors and prints. Obviously furnished for dining and supplied with piped music, which I was lucky enough to have the barmaid sing along to. There’s a sun trap garden at the back of the hotel bar as well.
On 7th May 2026
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alan sanderson left this review about The Crown and Crossed Swords
i have stayed at the crown cross swords many times over the past 15 years found it very friendly great atmosphere great staff helpfull good food very friendly customers sell good beer
penty of parking close to nice walks along river derwent.in the villagr were they made swords all the years ago.what history.i will continue to stay at the crown.
On 27th August 2010
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- Real Ale : Yes last updated 09 May 2014 by Dave McNally
