Category: Heritage & Culture
- Sep 10, 2025
- Posted by Caspian Fairweather
Burnley pub for sale: Historic Cross Keys hits the market after centuries of service
The Cross Keys Hotel on St James Street, thought to be Burnley’s second oldest pub, has been put up for sale. With 16th-century roots and earlier use as a hospice where priests brewed mead, the site has long anchored the town’s social life, especially in the 1990s on match days. Its sale highlights pressures on traditional pubs and opens the door to new ownership and potential preservation.
