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Spots & Stripes (Bankside): Darts in London
Spots & Stripes is a members' club and pool hall tucked into a railway arch on Ewer Street, a couple of minutes from Tate Modern and Bankside. It is best known as a serious pool room, with 13 Supreme English 8-ball tables plus American and Chinese tables, but it also keeps a set of dart boards that you book by the hour. It suits people who want a proper game rather than a themed bar night: pool players, darts regulars, and small groups happy to reserve ahead. The single most useful thing to know is that the boards get busy and fill up early in the evening, so book online before you turn up. It is CoLDA-approved and you play on standard boards, not gimmicky electronic lanes.
Contact
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- Address Arch 64, Ewer Street, Southwark, London, SE1 0NR
The darts setup
This is a play-it-properly room, not a social-darts gimmick. You get around six dart boards set up alongside the pool tables, and they are standard boards you book by the hour rather than electronic lanes with games on a screen. The venue is approved by the City of London Darts Association (CoLDA), so the boards are kept at proper match standard and the room is used for serious, concentrated darts. You reserve a board online to guarantee a slot, which matters because they regularly fill up in the early evening. The whole place sits inside a cavernous railway arch, so there is plenty of room to throw without crowding the pool players next to you.
Good to know
Spots & Stripes runs as a members' club, but you can still turn up and play without long-term membership. Booking ahead is the move, especially for boards in the early-evening peak. There is a bar on site and a Gold membership tier (around £30 a year) that adds loyalty points on drinks and priority booking for the VIP mezzanine. Pool is the headline act here: 13 Supreme English 8-ball tables plus American and Chinese tables, with drop-in pool around £14 an hour and one-hour table bookings from £18. If you want both games in one visit, you can. Bring photo ID, as it is an over-18s venue.
Getting there
The entrance is easy to miss. You reach it down an alleyway off Ewer Street in Southwark, postcode SE1 0NR. The nearest Tube is Southwark on the Jubilee line, a short walk away, and London Bridge and Borough are also within reach on foot. You are right in the Bankside cluster, a couple of minutes from Tate Modern and the river, so it pairs well with a riverside walk or dinner nearby. The railway-arch setting means it is tucked under the lines rather than on a high street, so follow the booking confirmation or the what3words pin (///stow.trees.fish) if it is your first visit.
Common questions
- What is Spots & Stripes in Bankside?
- It is a members' club and pool hall set in a railway arch on Ewer Street, Southwark, near Tate Modern. It is best known for pool, with 13 Supreme English 8-ball tables plus American and Chinese tables, and it also has around six dart boards you can book by the hour.
- Is darts at Spots & Stripes free or do you pay?
- It is a paid, bookable venue, not a free pub board. You reserve a dart board by the hour, and pool drop-in runs at roughly £14 an hour with cheaper rates for members. It is not free to play.
- Do you need to book darts at Spots & Stripes or can you just walk in?
- You can book a dart board online to guarantee a slot, and that is the safest bet because the boards regularly fill up in the early evening. It runs as a members' club, but you do not need long-term membership to come and play.
- How many dart boards does Spots & Stripes have?
- Around six dart boards, set up alongside the pool tables inside the railway arch. They are standard match boards rather than electronic lanes, and the venue is approved by the City of London Darts Association.
- Is Spots & Stripes good for groups?
- Yes. The arch is a large, cavernous space with both dart boards and 13 pool tables, so a group can split across darts and pool or rotate between them. Book ahead to lock in boards or tables, especially in the evening peak.
- What is the nearest station to Spots & Stripes?
- Southwark on the Jubilee line is the closest Tube, a short walk away, with London Bridge and Borough also within walking distance. The venue is at Arch 64, Ewer Street, SE1 0NR, reached down an alleyway off the street.
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