Darts bars UK: play before the big night

Play darts in Cardiff

Play darts in London

Play darts in Manchester

Play darts in Glasgow

Play darts in Liverpool

Play darts in Newcastle

Play darts in Birmingham

Play darts in Leeds

Play darts in Sheffield

Play darts in Belfast

Play darts in Nottingham

Play darts in Aberdeen

Play darts in Brighton

Choose the game before the arena trip

Book the darts game around your match ticket rather than trying to squeeze the arena around a bar reservation.

Compare the game format, the number of people who can play together and the time you need to leave for the main event.

A social-darts session and a traditional pub board can be different evenings.

Ask how scoring works, whether your group has its own playing area and what happens if you arrive late. Keep the operator’s confirmation with your arena tickets.

For a family group, check the chosen game as well as admission to the bar. An earlier entry time does not by itself establish that a child may play every activity.

Choose the booking category with the actual ages in your party.

What to pack for the arena

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Premier League arena nights

Darts hotel areas and stays

Your first arena darts visit

FAQs

Before the match: leave room for the arena transfer

End the social-darts booking before you need to join the arena entry queue. Check the route from the bar address to the event entrance and allow time for bag checks.

Before the match: city-by-city timing

Cardiff

Finish the Cardiff game before heading to arena admission; a walk quoted from Cardiff Central to the bar is not the journey from the bar to the darts.

London

For the London finals, BOOM is inside The O2 complex, but still leave time for Entertainment Avenue and the arena queue.

Bloomsbury needs a separate cross-London journey.

Manchester

Use your chosen Manchester bar address as the start of the return-to-arena route, rather than treating its station walk as an AO Arena walk.

Glasgow

For Glasgow, settle the journey from George Street or St Enoch to the SEC before booking your last game slot; the bar reservation does not hold an arena place.

Liverpool

Agree when the Liverpool game ends and when everyone leaves for the waterfront, keeping the arena entrance and its bag check in the same plan.

Newcastle

Leave the Newcastle social-darts booking before the arena arrival you have planned, and save a route from Eldon Square or The Gate rather than only a city-centre landmark.

Birmingham

Choose a Birmingham slot that leaves a separate transfer period from Temple Street or Five Ways to the arena.

The station directions serve a different leg of the evening.

Leeds

After playing in Leeds, use the actual Park Row or Victoria Gate exit for your arena route and keep the security queue outside the game booking.

Sheffield

Treat the Sheffield game and arena visit as two bookings with a journey between them; check the current operator route before committing to the final lane slot.

Belfast

Franklins asks players to arrive ten minutes before their booked game; keep that setup allowance separate from the later journey to The O2 Belfast.

Nottingham

Choose the exact Nottingham Roxy or Bierkeller branch on the route plan, then finish playing in time for the arena entry procedure rather than just the first match.

Aberdeen

For Aberdeen, arrange the transfer from the city bar to P&J Live before paying for a game slot; a city-centre location is not an arena arrival time.

Brighton

Book the Brighton game around when you want to join the Centre entry queue, and save a route from the precise bar door before the group splits up.