Raising a glass to historic Otley pub's reopening

The Cross Pipes pub in Otley—now the Cross Pipes Tavern and Rooms—reopened on Wednesday after being saved from closure by two local businessmen in 2023.

- by Charles Gray

Based in Westgate in the centre of town, the Cross Pipes has been brought back to life as a warm, welcoming local and a freehouse with a focus on quality drinks and community spirit.

The Cross Pipes will also be a genuine inn again, offering seven bedrooms for visitors and tourists to stay, each of which is named after one of Otley’s lost pubs as a tribute to its history as a famous pub town.