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Where to play darts in Manchester

Jessica Dellow, Content Writer UK, Thatsup Jessica Dellow, Content Writer UK, Thatsup
Jessica Dellow

Whether you're looking for a casual game of darts between drinks or planning a full-on competition with friends, Manchester has you covered. The city offers a variety of venues where you can test your skills, whether you're aiming for a 180 or playing Around the World. In this guide, we've listed everything from darts bars and specialist venues to pubs with interactive dartboards. Explore our guide to find the best places to play darts in Manchester.

  1. The best places to play darts in Manchester
    1. 1
      Flight Club Private dart oches
    2. 2
      Twenty Twenty Two Tournaments and happy hours
    3. 3
      Boom Battle Bar Augmented reality darts
    4. 4
      Lane7 All the games
    5. 5
      The Bierkeller Steins and 180s
    6. 6
      Black Cat Club A gamers haven
    7. 7
      The Light Stockport Interactive darts
    8. 8
      Box A sporting haven
    9. 9
      The King's Tap Classic boozer darts
    10. 10
      Swinton Poolhall Old-school complex
    11. 11
      Roxy Ball Room State-of-the-art boards
    12. 12
      King Pins Tech darts
    13. 13
      Rileys Home to the PDC Open Championships
    14. 14
      Steven Charles Snooker Centre Vintage snooker and darts
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      The Black Lion Pub with pool and darts

The best places to play darts in Manchester

Flight Club

Private dart oches

Flight Club has revolutionised darts, offering semi-private playing areas with state-of-the-art boards, meaning plenty of friendly competition. The venue is lively with a bar where you can order drinks straight from the oche. Choose from a range of digital games to compete against your friends, before enjoying some food from the on-site restaurant, which you can also order to your area. One of the highlights is the popular bottomless pizza brunch.

Twenty Twenty Two

Tournaments and happy hours

At Twenty Twenty Two, you can enjoy a game of ping pong while sipping on tasty drinks in a lively, roomy venue decored with colourful artwork. Get competitive with darts and explore the bar's list of tasty drinks, including plenty of cocktails. The venue hosts a variety of events to keep guests entertained, such as tournaments, darts nights, happy hours, and DJ sets. Take on the bartender at Dead Eye Darts Club every night of the week, where you can double your drinks if you win.

Boom Battle Bar

Augmented reality darts

Boom Battle Bar is the ultimate place for playing games while enjoying drinks and a lively atmosphere. Activities include axe throwing, darts, shuffleboard, pool, and beer and prosecco pong, with some enhanced by augmented reality. The dart boards combine state-of-the-art technology with a load of different game modes. Karaoke booths are also available, and you can enjoy a variety of drinks, including cocktails and snacks like wings and fries.

Lane7 Manchester Altrincham Lane7 Manchester Deansgate
Lane7 Manchester Altrincham
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Lane7 Manchester Deansgate
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Lane7 Manchester Altrincham Lane7 Manchester Deansgate

All the games

Head to Lane7 in Altrincham or Deansgate for drinks, food, and a variety of games in a neon and graffiti-adorned space. This lively bar offers bowling, pool, darts, arcade games, beer pong, and karaoke. Enjoy delicious burgers and a diverse selection of drinks, including cocktails, hard shakes, wine, and draft beer.

  • 6 Stamford New Rd 235 Deansgate, Manchester City Centre
    Lane7 Manchester Altrincham
    6 Stamford New Rd
    Lane7 Manchester Deansgate
    235 Deansgate, Manchester City Centre
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    Lane7 Manchester Deansgate
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    Lane7 Manchester Altrincham
    016-166 924 30
    Lane7 Manchester Deansgate
    016-151 000 34
  • Lane7 Manchester Altrincham Lane7 Manchester Deansgate

The Bierkeller

Steins and 180s

The Bierkeller Manchester is a buzzy venue that brings a Bavarian party vibe to a traditional beer hall setting. It's a great place for drinks and events, with live sports, quizzes, comedy nights, and themed bottomless brunches on offer. The bar features a wide range of beers, including large steins, and the menu includes satisfying street food like currywurst, pizza, and wings. Play darts or pool in their games room, or sit down with a stein in hand to enjoy a live sports match on one of the big screens.

Black Cat Club

A gamers haven

The Black Cat Club is Manchester's ultimate entertainment hub, blending music, sports, shuffleboard, and darts in one vibey venue. With live DJs, exceptional food, and drinks, you can easily while away a whole day here. It's home to the city's first interactive shuffleboard and dart boards with six game modes, and is the perfect spot for fun and relaxation.

The Light Stockport

Interactive darts

The Light Stockport may be a cutting-edge cinema, but it also offers additional entertainment, including bowling, arcade games, darts, and karaoke. The darts here are interactive, with four fun games and three difficulty levels to choose from. Check out Disco Wall and destroy the blocks, or aim for the bull in Robin Hood. You can also book out an entire oche and order drinks straight to you and your friends.

Box

A sporting haven

Box in Deansgate is a buzzy venue boasting 25 HD screens for all the live sporting action. Enjoy fun activities like shuffleboard, live music, and karaoke with a live band, as well as oches decked out with modern dart boards so you can drink and challenge your pals to a game of darts. The menu features crowd-pleasers such as burgers, sub sandwiches, and pizza, paired with a variety of cocktails, craft beer, and wine.

The King's Tap

Classic boozer darts

Nothing beats a classic game of darts in a traditional English boozer, and you can enjoy that in The King's Tap in Cheadle Hulme. The King's Tap is a welcoming local pub offering everything that makes British pubs a timeless favourite. Enjoy a cosy setting with delicious pub grub, including pizzas and breakfast options, and a wide selection of ales, wines, and other drinks before getting stuck into a game of darts or pool. They also show plenty of live sports, and outdoor seating is available. Both kids and dogs are welcome.

Swinton Poolhall

Old-school complex

Swinton Poolhall is a classic leisure complex that originally opened in 1980, offering a variety of activities. It features nine well-maintained snooker tables, 12 English pool tables, and one American pool table. The venue also includes an indoor bowling centre and an on-site gym, and visitors can enjoy playing darts or poker while snacking on a selection of food and drinks served by the friendly staff.

Roxy Ball Room Deansgate Roxy Ball Room Manchester Arndale
Roxy Ball Room Deansgate
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Roxy Ball Room Manchester Arndale
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Roxy Ball Room Deansgate Roxy Ball Room Manchester Arndale

State-of-the-art boards

Roxy Ball Room in Deansgate and Manchester's Arndale Centre is the ultimate spot for booze and ball games, offering a range of fun activities in a stylish, ambient setting. Have a game of mini-golf, basketball, ice-free curling, shuffleboard, ping pong, and more. They also have interactive darts, where you don't have to worry about scorekeeping as it does it all for you. It's perfect for beginners as there are six different games to choose from, and the boards explain everything to you step-by-step. After a few games, or even during, enjoy some delicious comfort food like pizza, hot dogs, wings, and fries while sipping on beer, wine, or signature cocktails.

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    Roxy Ball Room Deansgate
    76-78 Deansgate, Manchester City Centre
    Roxy Ball Room Manchester Arndale
    Withy Grove, Manchester City Centre
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    Roxy Ball Room Manchester Arndale
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    Roxy Ball Room Deansgate
    016-169 653 00
    Roxy Ball Room Manchester Arndale
    016-169 653 01
  • Roxy Ball Room Deansgate Roxy Ball Room Manchester Arndale

King Pins

Tech darts

King Pins is a great spot for entertainment, offering a spacious and trendy venue suitable for any occasion. It features state-of-the-art bowling lanes with booth service for refreshments, as well as a variety of other fun activities, from ten-pin bowling, ice-free curling, shuffleboard, American pool, batting cages and many more. There are also tech darts which let you play different interactive games based on traditional darts. Guests can enjoy a selection of food and drink options, ranging from cocktails to craft beer.

Rileys

Home to the PDC Open Championships

Rileys Sports Bars has locations throughout the UK, including Chorlton, which offers more than just classic sports bar amenities. Alongside large screens for live sports, hearty snacks, and refreshing drinks, Rileys Sports Bar Chorlton features a variety of bar games such as pool, snooker, darts, table tennis, and shuffleboard. The venue features dedicated dart lanes, top-quality boards, and a great atmosphere. They also host the annual PDC Open Championships.

Steven Charles Snooker Centre

Vintage snooker and darts

The Steven Charles Snooker Centre is located in Manchester's Green Quarter and is a spacious venue featuring twelve snooker tables, including two vintage tables over 120 years old. However, guests can also enjoy snooker, American 9-ball, English 8-ball pool, darts, and table tennis here. The centre also offers a wide selection of drinks and pub-style food, including Sunday roasts, and sports fans can watch games on a wall-sized TV screen and large HD TVs throughout the venue.

The Black Lion

Pub with pool and darts

The Black Lion Hotel & Bar, established in 1876 near Deansgate in Manchester City Centre, offers 13 themed bedrooms reflecting iconic Manchester streets and buildings. The traditional pub downstairs serves a gastropub menu and drinks and provides entertainment such as sports broadcasts, quizzes, darts, and pool.

Where to play darts in Manchester - Our guide to where to play darts in Manchester is updated regularly. If you know of a place where you can play darts in Manchester that we haven't featured in our guide, feel free to get in touch. Please let us know if you see any mistakes in our guide to the best places for dart-throwing in Manchester. Have you visited any of the places mentioned in the guide? Don't forget to write a review on Thatsup.

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