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The Colonel Fawcett Camden: Darts in London
The Colonel Fawcett is an independent free house tucked into the back streets of Camden, on Randolph Street about a ten-minute walk from Camden Town. It opened in 2011 on the site of the old Camden Arms, and upstairs it runs Camden Darts Club, where you get one interactive board plus two standard boards. The most useful thing to know: the interactive board is bookable and paid, while the two standard boards are free to play on a first-come, first-served basis. So you can either pre-book a proper session or just turn up and grab a free oche if one is open. It suits groups and casual players alike, and there is a full kitchen and bar downstairs with 19 draught lines, cocktails and over 100 gins.
Contact
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- Address 1 Randolph Street, Camden, London, NW1 0SS
Opening hours
- Mon Closed
- Tue 15:00-23:00
- Wed 12:00-00:00
- Thu 12:00-00:00
- Fri 12:00-01:00
- Sat 12:00-01:00
- Sun 12:00-22:00
Good to know
- Darts
The darts setup
Camden Darts Club sits upstairs and runs three boards in total: one interactive board with automatic scoring and two standard boards. The interactive board is the one you book, and it is billed as one of the few interactive darts setups in a North London pub. Sessions come in two lengths, 60 or 90 minutes, and you need at least four people per lane (it works for groups up to around 12). The two standard boards are kept free and run on a first-come, first-served basis, so if the interactive lane is booked out you can still get a throw in if a board is open.
Good to know
Book the interactive board ahead through the pub's site: it is £5 per person for 60 minutes or £7 per person for 90 minutes, with a four-person minimum. The standard boards cost nothing. Downstairs is a proper kitchen and bar, with 19 draught beer lines, low-intervention wines, cocktails and more than 100 gins, so food and drinks are easy to fold into a session. The whole darts room can also be hired privately for parties, with its own bar, DJ setup, projector screens and microphones. Note the pub is closed on Mondays.
Getting there
You will find it at 1 Randolph Street, NW1 0SS, on a quiet residential street east of the main Camden drag. Camden Town and Camden Road stations are both within walking distance, so it is an easy add-on to a night around Camden rather than somewhere you need to plan a special trip for. The setting is calmer than the market crowds, which is part of the appeal if you want darts and a few drinks without the chaos.
Common questions
- What is the Colonel Fawcett and can you play darts there?
- It is an independent free house in the back streets of Camden that runs Camden Darts Club upstairs. There are three boards: one interactive board plus two standard boards.
- Is darts free at the Colonel Fawcett?
- The two standard boards are free to play on a first-come, first-served basis. The interactive board is paid and bookable, at £5 per person for 60 minutes or £7 per person for 90 minutes.
- Do you need to book darts at the Colonel Fawcett?
- You book the interactive board in advance through the pub's site, with a minimum of four people per lane. For the two free standard boards you can just turn up and use one if it is open.
- How much does interactive darts cost at the Colonel Fawcett?
- It is £5 per person for a 60-minute session or £7 per person for 90 minutes, with a minimum party size of four.
- How many dartboards does the Colonel Fawcett have?
- Three: one interactive board with automatic scoring and two standard boards, all upstairs in the Camden Darts Club room.
- What are the Colonel Fawcett's opening hours?
- Tuesday from 3pm to 11pm, Wednesday and Thursday from noon to midnight, Friday and Saturday from noon to 1am, and Sunday from noon to 10pm. It is closed on Mondays.
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- The Sheephaven Bay Camden Town
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