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...
The day came when pubs in England were allowed to open indoors again, and some, it seems, allow darts. The picture is one of much confusion, but here’s some stuff worth knowing: Some venues are definitely allowing darts to be played (not least Flight Club, which...
Central London’s darts pubs were allowed to reopen on 4 July 2020. Whether many have remains something of a mystery – traditional darts pubs are not best known for keeping everything up to date, and some will struggle with the current regulations for...
All central London’s darts pubs have been closed since Friday 20 March this year, which means that, for the first time in a century, you can’t play darts in a pub in London. There were 80 pubs on the Capital Arrows list when the lockdown started. The worry...
So it’s not all bad news. I was told to pay a visit to the Moretown Belle round the back of St Katherine’s Dock, and when I did I found a fantastic new darting venue. I also popped in to the Sir Sydney Smith, which I’d never previously heard of, and...
