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Clock House Tavern: Darts in Peckham Rye, London
The Clock House Tavern is a restored pub on the edge of Peckham Rye Park, run by South London group Parched. It spreads over two floors: a small front bar, a roomier back area with the dining space, and an upstairs bar that looks out over the common. The single dart board lives in that back room, and the useful thing to know is that the darts are free to play, so you can grab the oche, throw a few legs, and go back to your pint without paying for the privilege. It suits a relaxed evening with a couple of mates rather than a serious league night. The kitchen, run by Gengelly's, does grilled fish, steaks, seasonal flatbreads, pasta and a Sunday roast, alongside local ales and cocktails, which makes it an easy spot to settle in for the long haul.
Contact
- Phone 020 8693 2901
- Website Visit site ↗
- Address 196 Peckham Rye, London, SE22 9QA
Opening hours
- Mon 12:00-23:00
- Tue 12:00-23:00
- Wed 12:00-23:00
- Thu 12:00-23:00
- Fri 12:00-00:00
- Sat 12:00-00:00
- Sun 12:00-23:00
Good to know
- Darts
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The darts setup
There is one board here, and it sits in the back room rather than out by the bar, so you are tucked away from the main flow of drinkers while you play. It is a proper pub board for casual throwing, not a banked-out modern setup with screens or automatic scoring, so bring a phone for the maths or chalk it the old way. The pub bills it as an hour of free darts, which is the headline: you do not pay to use it. That keeps things low-key, the kind of board you drift over to between rounds rather than book a slot for. Good for one game or a few legs with friends.
Good to know
No booking and no charge for the board, so just walk in and ask if it is free. The bar runs from noon to 11pm Monday to Thursday and Sunday, and until midnight on Friday and Saturday, so there is a decent window for an evening of throwing. The kitchen, run by chef duo Gengelly's, covers grilled fish, steaks, flatbreads, pasta and a Sunday roast, with local ales, whiskies and cocktails on the drinks side. Beyond darts, the pub also puts on a quiz, DJs and jazz, and the upstairs bar with park views can be booked for private events.
Getting there
The Clock House sits at 196 Peckham Rye, SE22 9QA, right on the green edge of Peckham Rye Park in the East Dulwich corner of Southwark. The closest railway station is East Dulwich, roughly a ten-minute walk, with trains to London Bridge. Peckham Rye station, on the London Overground Windrush line as well as National Rail, is a slightly longer walk and gives you more connections. Buses run along East Dulwich Road and Peckham Rye itself if you would rather not walk. The park location means it is an easy one to fold into a daytime stroll before settling in for darts and a pint.
Common questions
- Is darts free at the Clock House Tavern?
- Yes. The pub offers an hour of free darts, so there is no charge to use the board. You just play and carry on with your drinks.
- Do you need to book to play darts at the Clock House Tavern?
- No. The board is a casual pub board in the back room, so you walk in and use it when it is free. There is no booking system or timed-slot setup.
- How many dart boards does the Clock House Tavern have?
- There is one dart board, set up in the pub's back room rather than out by the main bar.
- What is the Clock House Tavern?
- It is a two-floor pub on the edge of Peckham Rye Park, run by South London group Parched. It has a front bar, a back room with the dining area and dart board, and an upstairs bar with park views, plus a kitchen run by Gengelly's.
- What are the Clock House Tavern's opening hours?
- The bar is open noon to 11pm Monday to Thursday and Sunday, and noon to midnight on Friday and Saturday.
- What is the nearest station to the Clock House Tavern?
- East Dulwich railway station is the closest, about a ten-minute walk. Peckham Rye station, on the London Overground Windrush line and National Rail, is a little further but offers more connections.
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