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Three Horseshoes: Darts & Pool in Whetstone, London
The Three Horseshoes is a community pub on the High Road in Whetstone, north London, and it has been a fixture on this corner since 1871. It is a proper sports-and-games local rather than anything fancy, with TV screens in every area including the garden, and a games room off to the side that holds a pool table and a dartboard. That side room is the draw if you want a game: the pool table is home to a Finchley Pool League side, and there is a board to throw a few arrows on too.
If you just want a relaxed frame of pool or a game of darts with a pint, this is an easy walk-in. Mondays are the standout: free pool alongside board games. The pub also runs a Thursday quiz, DJ nights on Friday and Saturday, and live music on Sunday afternoons, so the vibe shifts a fair bit depending on when you turn up.
Contact
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- Address 1166 High Road, Whetstone, London, N20 0RA
Opening hours
- Mon 11:00-23:00
- Tue 11:00-23:00
- Wed 11:00-23:00
- Thu 11:00-24:00
- Fri 11:00-26:00
- Sat 11:00-26:00
- Sun 11:00-23:00
Good to know
- Darts
- Pool table
- Live music
- Cocktails
- Wine list
- Kitchen
- Dog friendly
- Beer garden
- Sports screened
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The pool setup
Pool here lives in its own separate room, away from the main bar, so you get a bit of space for a game without sports TV crowds leaning over the table. There is one table, plus darts in the same dedicated games area. It is a single-table local rather than a hall, so on busy nights you may wait for a frame. The pub fields a team in the Finchley Pool League, which tells you the table sees regular competitive play and the cues and cloth are kept in usable nick.
Good to know
No booking for pool, just walk in and put your name down. Mondays are the value pick: free pool alongside board games. Other days the table is the usual coin-operated pay-per-frame. The pub keeps long hours, open from 11:00 daily and through to 02:00 on Friday and Saturday, so a late game is easy at the weekend. Expect sport on the screens throughout, including in the garden, plus a Thursday quiz, DJ nights on Friday and Saturday, and Sunday afternoon live music.
Common questions
- What is the Three Horseshoes in Whetstone?
- It is a community sports pub on the High Road in Whetstone, N20, dating back to 1871. Its games room holds a pool table and a dartboard, there are sports screens throughout and a garden, and it hosts a Finchley Pool League team.
- Can you play darts at the Three Horseshoes?
- Yes. The games room off the main bar has a dartboard alongside the pool table, so you can throw a few arrows with your pint. It is casual walk-in play rather than a booked oche.
- Is pool free at the Three Horseshoes?
- Pool is free on Mondays, which the pub runs alongside board games. On other days the table is coin-operated pay-per-frame.
- Do I need to book to play?
- No. It is a walk-in for both the pool table and the dartboard, which sit in the games room off the main bar. There is one pool table, so on busier nights you may need to wait your turn.
- What is the nearest station?
- Totteridge and Whetstone on the Northern line is the closest station, a short walk along the High Road.
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- Lord Kitchener EN4 8RN
- Annie Twomey's Southgate