Cross Inn

The Cross Inn is a traditional village pub and restaurant in Penally, a coastal village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It occupies a Grade II listed building that, according to its own marketing, has stood for over a century, and it has been operated by the current team for more than 25 years. The pub sits about a five-minute walk from the sea and close to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, giving it a steady trade from both local residents and visitors to the Pembrokeshire coast. The Cross Inn positions itself as a food-led community pub. Its kitchen is known for home-cooked British pub classics, including puff pastry pies, slow-cooked Sunday roasts, thick-cut Welsh beef steaks sourced from local Pembrokeshire butchers, and a signature Tan y Draig curry. Sunday lunch is a fixed weekly feature, served from noon to 3pm, with two courses offered from £17.95. The bar serves real ales, and the beer garden offers panoramic views across Carmarthen Bay and toward Caldey Island. The pub welcomes dogs and families, providing biscuits and fresh water for dogs, and it markets itself as a relaxed, inclusive destination for walkers, beachgoers, and locals. It is highly rated on Google and TripAdvisor according to its own website. As a single-site independent hospitality business, it is privately owned and not part of a larger pub group or chain. Its listed building status reflects its architectural and historic interest within the village of Penally, near Penally Church.

The Cross Inn is a Grade II listed building in Penally, Pembrokeshire, described in heritage records as facing a minor street about 100 metres south-west of Penally Church. The front of the property has a small terrace with a stone wall, reached from the road by a short flight of steps. Its listed status recognises its special architectural or historic interest as part of the village's built heritage. According to the pub's own website, the building has stood for over 100 years, and the current operation has been serving Pembrokeshire for more than 25 years. Over that period it has developed a reputation as a food-led village pub, with a kitchen focused on home-cooked British pub classics and locally sourced Welsh beef. Signature dishes include puff pastry pies, slow-cooked Sunday roasts, thick-cut Welsh beef steaks, and the Tan y Draig curry. Sunday lunch is served weekly from noon to 3pm, with two courses starting at £17.95. The pub's location, about a five-minute walk from the sea and on the doorstep of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, has made it a stop for walkers and visitors exploring the Pembrokeshire coast, as well as a local for Penally residents. Its beer garden looks out across Carmarthen Bay and toward Caldey Island. The Cross Inn also markets itself as dog- and family-friendly, offering biscuits and fresh water for dogs. It reports high ratings on Google and TripAdvisor. As an independent, privately owned single-site business, it is not part of a pub chain or hospitality group.

• Building constructed and established as a pub (over 100 years ago, per official website)

• Current operation begins serving Pembrokeshire (over 25 years ago, per official website)

• Building listed as Grade II by heritage authorities

A food-led, community-focused Grade II listed village pub offering home-cooked British fare, local Welsh ingredients, real ales, and sea views in coastal Pembrokeshire.

• Home-cooked puff pastry pies

• Slow-cooked Sunday roasts

• Thick-cut Welsh beef steaks

• Tan y Draig curry

• Real ales

• Sunday Lunch (2 courses from £17.95)

1. 1The Cross Inn Penally | Pub & Restaurant in Pembrokeshirecrossinnpenally.co.uk
2. 2Cross Inn - Wikidatawikidata.org