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I am the Cross hands Hotel and I have been standing here for over 100 years, and I can tell you that I have some really interesting tales to tell. Before me there has been a public house on this same bit of ground for hundreds of years. Although I am getting on in years I am solidly built out of locally quarried stone and bricks from the old workings down the road. I can remember that in the early days most of my customers were colliers from one of the many local pits, especially the Cross Hands colliery that was right behind me. Gosh those men were thirsty, and they really deserved their pints of Felinfoel ale I can tell you. We have sold Felinfoel beers and porter since the day we opened, and they arrive daily from the famous brewery just a few miles away down the road to 'Sospan'. The tuns used to be delivered by horses, then steam waggons then noisy lorries. Those were the days. There used to be a huge railway yard around the corner, but that is all gone now. However Cross Hands is a very busy place with two great big trading estates where lots of my customers come from. Some of the men that come here have formed a very successful football team, and they meet in our games room, and sometimes in our function room at the side when they have a 'do'. I have got a big well equipped kitchen now and serve meals of all sorts from midday until 9pm or later if there is a big function by prior arrangement. Lots of people like to eat in the roomy public bar because there are lots of nice seats and there is a great atmosphere. My big car park it is excellent for business meetings and stuff like that. Being right close to the M4 and conveniently just 200 yards off the main route to west Wales and the Irish sea ferries mean that I get a lot of travelling holiday makers calling in for a break too.
You might have noticed some old pictures of me in the olden days when I was younger. I am very smart now with a new lick of paint, but I still retain the 'real pub' atmosphere that everyone loves. I don't care much for that modern stuff, although there is a juke box thing in the games room for the youngsters. Any way If you feel like popping in for a while you will be made very welcome. We even have comfy rooms upstairs for you to stay in if you wish. See you soon C.H.H. |
Cross Hands Hotel
Real Ale
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I also do a very nice Sunday lunch and loads of people come in for that and it is so busy that it is wise to book up in advance. I can fit 60 folks seated in my function room, and another 30 in my lounge. 
used me as a staging point to transfer prisoners from Glamorganshire to Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. Those naughty men were sometimes allowed to have a 'last pint'. I never knew what that meant, but there we are.