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The Three Crowns: Darts in Hoxton, London
A Young's-run Victorian corner pub on East Road, seconds from Old Street, with a casual free-to-play dartboard and spontaneous darts among the mates.
Contact
- Phone 020 3058 4810
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- Address 8 East Road, Hoxton, London, N1 6AD
Opening hours
- Mon 11:00-23:00
- Tue 11:00-23:00
- Wed 11:00-23:00
- Thu 11:00-23:00
- Fri 11:00-23:30
- Sat 11:00-23:30
- Sun 11:00-23:00
Good to know
- Darts
The darts setup
This is a proper pub board, not a fitted-out darts hall. There is one dartboard tucked into the bar, free to use, no booking and no scoring screens. You bring your own crowd, chalk up the score the old-fashioned way and play whoever fancies a leg. The pub trades on spontaneous darts competitions, so if a few regulars are throwing you can usually slot in. The room itself is tight, which makes for a snug throwing line and plenty of banter from the bar. Turn up early on a quieter evening if you want a clear run at the board before it gets busy.
Good to know
The Three Crowns is a Young's pub, so the kitchen does pub classics with a twist, burgers, small plates and a Sunday roast, served noon to 10pm Monday to Saturday and noon to 9pm on Sundays. On tap you get Young's London Original and Five Points Pale alongside craft beers, plus a seasonal cocktail and spritz list. It is dog-friendly with a bit of garden seating on the side road, and there are Sky and TNT screens for the football. The board is free and there is nothing to book, so it works well for a casual after-work session rather than a planned darts night.
Getting there
You are about a minute from Old Street station, which puts the Northern line and the National Rail platforms right on the doorstep. From the Old Street roundabout, head up East Road and the pub sits on the corner behind its old bottle-green tiled Barclay's Brewery facade, so it is easy to spot. Old Street and Shoreditch are dense with bars, so it is an easy first or last stop on a bigger night out. Buses along City Road and Old Street drop you within a short walk, and it is a flat, well-lit route from the Tube.
Common questions
- What is The Three Crowns in Hoxton?
- It is a Young's-run Victorian corner pub on East Road, seconds from Old Street station, with a casual free-to-play dartboard in the bar and a full kitchen doing pub classics, real ales and cocktails.
- Is darts free at The Three Crowns?
- Yes. The dartboard is a standard free pub board. There is no charge to play and nothing to book, so you just turn up and have a game.
- Do you need to book to play darts here?
- No booking is needed. It is a single pub board on a first-come basis, so it is best to arrive earlier on a quieter evening if you want a clear run at it.
- Does The Three Crowns serve food?
- Yes. As a Young's pub it serves pub classics with a twist, burgers, small plates and a Sunday roast, from noon to 10pm Monday to Saturday and noon to 9pm on Sundays.
- What time does The Three Crowns open?
- It opens 11:00 to 23:00 Monday to Thursday and Sunday, and 11:00 to 23:30 on Friday and Saturday.
- What is the nearest station to The Three Crowns?
- Old Street is the closest, about a minute away on foot, served by the Northern line and National Rail.
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