The 2025 PDC World Championship finished on Friday night with 17-year old Luke Littler taking a step further than last year, and becoming the latest dog-tired dartist required to hold that heaviest of trophies aloft for longer than it took him to reel off the first...
First off, the bad news. Three pubs have left the guide this year, all of which I’ve played or coached in: Prince William Henry near Blackfriars Bridge, where most of the photos on this site were taken; White Horse & Bower, for many years the closest darts...
Now that the rest of the world seems to have written something about the Luke Littler darts tournament PDC World Championships, here are my thoughts on the recent record-breaking Ally Pally event: Luke Littler was astonishing. It wasn’t a surprise that he was good, or...
Just occasionally, someone else shows an interest in what’s going on in darts in London – and in this case it’s The Guardian who noted that London is barely represented in the 31 English-based players at Ally Pally for the PDC worlds this year....
I’ve managed to visit about half of the pubs listed in Capital Arrows in 2023 so far, and the good news is that for once there seems to have been little change in the overall number of central London boozers with dart boards. In fact, we only seem to have lost...
First the good news. Despite a global pandemic, huge increases in costs, a lack of staff, and pre-existing challenges for the pub industry, there are still plenty of excellent pubs where you can play darts in central London. Indeed, two new venues have recently been...
