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The Cross Keys Hotel, Dumfries
Canonbie
Postal town: Dumfries
DG14 0SY
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Will Larter left this review about The Cross Keys Hotel
Canonbie would once have been on the main road between Carlisle and Edinburgh, but the A7 has long since bypassed the village and this large, traditional hotel now languishes in a backwater. It's still a handsome, white-painted stone building, with the windows picked out in black, and the public bar is smart, with a games room up a couple of steps to the rear. There is a post office and village shop in a further part of the hotel buildings, and I would imagine plenty of bed rooms too. The only thing missing is some real ale, and the only non-lager available is the execrable Belhaven Best. I try to avoid knocking beers in my reviews, but I make an exception for this one. It was cold, fizzy and dreadfully bad. It's not the fault of the landlord - it's the people that make it, and I suppose also the people who keep on drinking it. This was the only glass of this beer that I drank during my trip to Scotland.
On 4th July 2022
- rating: 5
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 04 July 2022 by Will Larter
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 04 July 2022 by Will Larter
- Car Park : Yes last updated 04 July 2022 by Will Larter
- Darts : Yes last updated 04 July 2022 by Will Larter
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 04 July 2022 by Will Larter
- Pool Table : Yes last updated 04 July 2022 by Will Larter
- Real Ale : No last updated 09 May 2014 by Dave McNally