December POTM - Cross Keys
POTM December - Cross Keys
10 Adswood Road, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 5QA
December’s Pub of the Month is the Cross Keys on Adswood Road in Cheadle Hulme. John Sutcliffe tells us all about it.
NOTE: As this falls in that no-mans land between Christmas and New Year, it is being presented on Tuesday
The Cross Keys
The Cross Keys is an interwar public house owned by Hydes, who refurbished the pub 13 or so years ago. There is a large, comfortable lounge entered from the central main door, or from a small, but adequate, car park at the side. At the rear of the bar there is a long games room with a pool table and dartboard. Upstairs is a sizeable function room that is available for meetings and special occasions.
At the back is a pleasant outdoor seating area. There used to be a bowling green, but that is now built on for housing, screened by a high fence. In the summer, this area is very pleasant for families, and customers can call in for refreshment when taking their dogs for a walk.
Mike Bradshaw
The pub is managed by Mike Bradshaw (seen here with a previous Pub of the Month award), who took over in October 2018, and since then he has made the Cross Keys a real centre of the community. There are televisions in every room, mostly showing football, and Stockport County matches are shown live.
Rock Up 2 Sing, a rock and pop choir, meet on Tuesday nights in the upstairs meeting room for rehearsals. They hold occasional concerts for charity, the next one being in November. On Friday nights there is karaoke.
There is reasonably priced food, too. The Proper Scran menu includes burgers, cheese burgers and chicken nuggets at £6 each. More substantial meals range from £9 to £12. You can wash this down with one of the two well-kept cask beers – Hydes Original and Lowry.
Unlike establishments in the centre of Cheadle Hulme, the location of the Cross Keys is more difficult, and it is a tribute to Mike's skill and ability that we award Pub of the Month for December for continuing excellence. This will be the third time Mike has received our Pub of the Month award, and that itself is a tribute to his hard work.
So come and join us on Tuesday 29 December, from 8pm, when we present this very well-deserved award to Mike and his friendly staff.
The 313 bus from Stockport Interchange to the Airport stops outside, while the 368 Stockport to Heald Green, and 312 circular to Cheadle Hulme, stop at the end of Councillor Lane, a short walk away. It’s also about a 20-minute walk from Cheadle Hulme station.
The Pub of the Month award is sponsored by Stephensons, a local family firm that has been supplying the local pub and catering trade for over 150 years.
