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Camber Lawn Tennis Club: Darts in Dulwich, London
Camber Lawn Tennis Club is a member-run sports club on Dulwich Common, founded in 1913 and rebuilt with a timber-clad clubhouse in 2015. It is first and foremost a tennis club, with three floodlit outdoor courts, but it also runs darts: the Hither Green Darts League lists it (as "The Camber Tennis & Darts Club") among its South East London venues. The most useful thing to know is that the darts here is a club and league activity rather than a public walk-in attraction, so you play through membership or as part of a visiting league team, not by turning up off the street. The clubhouse bar is the heart of it, pouring draught beer from local Southey Brewing Co. alongside ciders, wines and spirits, which is what keeps match nights social.
Contact
- Address Dulwich Common, London, SE21 7EX
The darts setup
Darts at Camber runs through the Hither Green Darts League, which lists the club (as The Camber Tennis & Darts Club) among its South East London venues alongside spots in Sydenham, Catford, Lee and Lewisham. The league plays two seasons a year, a winter one with knockout cups and a summer one, and a match night runs to twelve games: two three-player legs, three pairs on a double start, six best-of-three singles and a closing team game. Teams need six players and welcome any age or ability. The club does not publish how many boards it keeps, so treat darts here as a fixtures-led activity tied to the league calendar rather than open practice.
Good to know
This is a member-run tennis club first, so darts is something you reach through membership or as a visiting league side rather than by walking in. The pull on a match night is the clubhouse bar, rebuilt in 2015 after a fire took the old one. It pours draught beer from local Southey Brewing Co. plus ciders, wines, spirits, soft drinks and snacks, and the big south wall of glass slides open onto the grass in summer. Beyond darts and tennis the social calendar runs deep: quiz nights, poker evenings, film nights, wine tastings, BBQs and a fireworks display. There are three floodlit courts and changing rooms on site.
Getting there
Camber sits on Dulwich Common, the stretch of the South Circular (A205) close to the junction with Lordship Lane, on the south side of the road. That puts it between East Dulwich and Sydenham Hill, with the green expanse of Dulwich Park and the Dulwich Picture Gallery a short walk north. The nearest rail options are Sydenham Hill and West Dulwich, both a walk or quick bus from the common, with North Dulwich and East Dulwich also serving the wider area. Plenty of buses run along the South Circular itself, so it is easy to reach without driving.
Common questions
- What is Camber Lawn Tennis Club?
- It is a member-run sports club on Dulwich Common in South East London, founded in 1913. It is mainly a lawn tennis club with three floodlit courts and a clubhouse bar, and it also features as a darts venue in the Hither Green Darts League.
- Can you play darts at Camber Lawn Tennis Club?
- Yes, but as a club and league activity rather than a public attraction. The Hither Green Darts League lists Camber (as The Camber Tennis & Darts Club) as one of its venues, so darts here is for members and visiting league teams rather than walk-in players.
- Do you have to be a member to play darts at Camber?
- Effectively yes. Camber is run entirely by its members and darts runs through the Hither Green Darts League, so you take part through club membership or as part of a visiting league side rather than turning up off the street.
- Is there a bar at Camber Lawn Tennis Club?
- Yes. The clubhouse, rebuilt in 2015, has a lounge bar that pours draught beer from local Southey Brewing Co. plus ciders, wines, spirits, soft drinks and snacks, and it is the social hub for match nights and events.
- Where is Camber Lawn Tennis Club and how do you get there?
- It is on Dulwich Common (the South Circular, A205) near the junction with Lordship Lane, London SE21 7EX. Sydenham Hill and West Dulwich stations are the nearest rail options, and buses run along the South Circular past the club.
- What else can you do at Camber besides darts?
- Plenty. Alongside tennis on three floodlit courts, the club runs a busy social calendar including quiz nights, poker evenings, film nights, wine tastings, BBQs and an annual fireworks display.
Other darts bars nearby
- The Camber Tennis & Darts Club Dulwich
- Clock House Tavern Peckham Peckham
- Clock House Tavern Peckham Rye (Southwark), SE22
- The Livesey Memorial Hall Sydenham / Bellingham (Lewisham), SE6
- The Perry Hill Catford (Lewisham), SE6
- The Railway Tavern (Lower Sydenham) Lower Sydenham (Lewisham), SE26