Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Beer of the Week (w/e 27th April 2025) with Thuck Phat
on the Pub Forum

Image posted by Will Larter
Submitted on Friday, 30th September 2016
With picture contributions to 12229 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (3 more images)
Detail Pages
The Cross Keys, Derby
Castle Donington
Postal town: Derby
DE74 2NR
Served areas
Reviews of The Cross Keys (Average Rating: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Alan Winfield left this review about The Cross Keys
When i first went in the Cross keys in 1980 it was an Everards tied house with a decent drink of Everards Tiger Bitter on the bar.
On a recent visit the pubs seems pretty much unchanged inside.
Once inside the bar faces in an L shaped room which is divided into almost two separate rooms,the right side has comfy bench seating with chairs and small stools,there is a darts board to the rear right,the floor is stone tiled,the left side extends to the rear.
There were four real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Wye Valley HPA which went down very well,the other real ales were Thwaites Lancaster Bomber,Pedigree and Doom Bar.
Background music was playing to an almost empty pub on a Saturday dinner,which is a shame.
I thought this was a very pleasant pub to have a drink in.
Pub first visited 1980
Recent visit 14/1/2017
On 5th March 2017
- rating: 8
[User has posted 6113 recommendations about 6113 pubs]
Pubs Galore is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
- Official site of The Cross Keys - www.thecrosskeyspub.com
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Cross Keys - whatpub.com
East Midlands Parkway, 4.33 miles, 1 hr 23 min walk (show)
Spondon, 7.11 miles, 2 hr 17 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
Recently Viewed: