Christmas Opening Hours
Christmas Eve: 10:30am – 10:00pm (kitchen closes 6:00pm)
Christmas Day: 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Boxing Day: 12:00pm – 11:00pm (kitchen closed)
New Year’s Eve: 10:30am – 5:00pm (Ticket only from 6:00pm – 12:30am)
New Year’s Day: 12:00pm – 10:00pm (kitchen closes 4:00pm)
New Year Celebrations
Join us as we say goodbye to 2025 and welcome 2026 in true pub style – great drinks, fun atmosphere and the best company around.
Whether you’re raising a glass with friends or dancing your way into New Year, we’ve got the perfect sport waiting for you.
Where Christmas Feels Like Home
This Christmas we are your home for festive cheer. We’re bringing all the sparkle, all the flavour and all the feels. Whether it’s a work’s do, a catch-up with mates or a festive family feast, our pub is where Christmas truly feels like home.
A traditional family-friendly pub
Welcome to The Cross Keys, a charming pub that has stood on the green of Washington for over 200 years. We're proud to serve our community as the perfect place to sit back, relax and enjoy our delicious menu with your favourite drink in hand.
We offer a warm, family-friendly atmosphere, a lovely beer garden and a menu packed with the most appetising dishes. Our passion for taking traditional pub classics and making them the best around by using the most decadent of ingredients, makes every meal served have you coming back time and time again!
Whether you’re here for a meal, drinks with friends, or to watch live sports, The Cross Keys is the perfect spot for every occasion.
SERIOUSLY GOOD PUB FOOD
There’s nothing quite like the great British pub when it comes to food, and that’s what we’re all about. A place where proper pub classics meet indulgent flavours, and irresistible bar snacks pair perfectly with our drinks.
With traditional family favourites, small plates to keep the little ones happy and generous sharers to enjoy between friends, our menus are bursting with flavour and promises to satisfy any craving.
RAISING THE BAR
Our bar is fully stocked with the best selection of your favourite drinks! From world lagers to spirits, wines to cocktails and every tipple in-between.
Join us for a fleeting cocktail with a friend, a quiet pint at the bar, or celebrate the big occasion and start your weekend with high spirits. No matter what you fancy, we’ll have something to tickle your tastebuds every time.
Fancy a pint of cask? Our three handpulls offer changing ales, with a spotlight on our local breweries, you can be sure to enjoy a proper pint with us.
FIND US
The Cross Keys is located right at the heart of Washington, right by the picturesque village green. You’ll find us just off the A1 motorway, a few minutes from Washington Wetland Centre, Herrington Country Park and Wearside Golf Club!
Enjoy the hustle and bustle of the locals passing by as you take your favourite seat. Whether you’ve been exploring the local area, or just wanting a pub outing – we’ll see you soon.
Give yourselves a rest after Christmas and let us look after you today ☺️ Serving our Sunday Roasts and Sunday Pub Classis 12pm - 5pm today.
Before the wonderful madness and magic of the day begins we would like to take the opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. We hope you all have a lovely day and Santa has been good to you all 😉 Merry Christmas 🎄 Rob, Gill & The Cross Keys Team ❤️
We would like to say sorry and apologise for having to make the very difficult decision to close early tonight. This was not a decision taken lightly or easily but taken from advice given regarding security and safety. We want to thank everyone who came and celebrated Christmas Eve with us and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.
We are tracking Santa all day as Elf is waiting for his lift home 🎅 He has had a great time learning pub life and meeting all of our lovely customers 🎄 Hopefully he will come and stay with us again next year ❤️ He would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 🥂🥂
Our Christmas opening hours. All other days remain as normal 😁 Don’t forget New Years Eve is a ticket only event. We do still have a few tickets remaining for anyone who would like to join us. We are so looking forward to celebrating the Christmas festivities with all of our lovely customers ❤️
Secret Santa 🎅 came to the Cross Keys, Washington team tonight. Of course Elf had to join in also 😂 Merry Christmas 🎄🎄
Thank you to the lovely Claire and our Elf for drawing the raffle for us today 😁 Well done to Faye for winning the amazing Christmas hamper. We have also drawn six runner up tickets who have won a Birra Moretti Christmas bauble 🎄 Thank you to all of our lovely customers for buying raffle tickets. Merry Christmas ❤️
Elf helping us stock up on glasses and making sure they are are sparking and clean ✨
It’s our final live music Friday of 2025 🎶🎶 Join us tonight as we welcome the talented Beat Thieves to the Cross Keys, Washington from 8pm.
Elf has been hard at work this morning helping the draymen as we start stocking up for Christmas 🎄 Lots of lovely drinks for our lovely customers as we all start to celebrate Christmas 🥂