Comments on: Help: pubs with a dartboard?

By: sladescross

sladescross — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:44:01 +0000

Always a challenge finding a darts board. I wish CAMRA would campaign on this!

Anyway. The Carpenters near Marble Arch. Various beers and a dartboard.

By: Ten Inch Wheels

Ten Inch Wheels — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:03:26 +0000

The Blue Posts on Eastcastle Street has a dartboard, and so does The Angel on St Giles High Street – depends if you consider Samuel Smiths “decent beer” or not!

By: Bailey

Bailey — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:36:27 +0000

Thanks for the tip, Ben! I thought Albert Square was based on Fassett Square in Hackney (certainly looks similar) but I wouldn’t be surprised to find it’s a composite of various different East End squares.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:32:02 +0000

The Queen’s Head in Flamborough St, Stepney is notable for a number of reasons: i) it’s on the square that Albert Square is alleged to have been based on. ii) it’s where the Queen Mother was photographed drinking Youngs Special in that picture that used to be in all Youngs pubs. iii) it has a rare traditional East End dartboard

By: Boak

Boak — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:51:36 +0000

Oh, yes, I’ve played darts in the Lyceum. Should have thought of that.

Nick – thanks for the suggestion. We don’t know enough about west London pubs.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:40:31 +0000

I was in the George IV in Chiswick yesterday and it has a great well lit proper area for darts.
It’s a Fullers pub and I had a cracking pint of Gales Winter Brew.

By: Sid Boggle

Sid Boggle — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:42:20 +0000

Depends on what you think about Sam Smiths beer. The Rising Sun near Smithfields and the Lyceum Tavern at the Aldwych end of the Strands both have dartboards. The Rising Sun used to open on Saturdays, but I haven’t been there in a while, so maybe worth checking first…