Boleyn Tavern, darts in Upton Park (Newham), E6

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Boleyn Tavern: Darts in Upton Park, London

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1 Barking Road, East Ham, London · E6 1PW · Mo-We 16:00-23:00; Th 12:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-00:00; Su 12:00-22:00

The Boleyn Tavern is a grand old East End pub on the corner of Barking Road and Green Street in Upton Park, a short walk from the old West Ham ground. It reopened in 2021 after a £1.5 million restoration by Remarkable Pubs, so the Grade II listed interior (etched glass, tilework, those stained-glass skylights) looks close to how it did when it was built around 1900. For darts, the useful thing to know is that there is a dartboard in the longer, narrower room off Green Street that locals tend to claim, alongside a pool table and West Ham pictures behind the bar. It is a proper pub board, free to throw on as a customer, with three changing cask ales and a kitchen if you want to make a night of it.

The darts setup

Darts here lives in the long, narrow room with its own entrance on Green Street, the part of the pub the regulars tend to treat as theirs. You will find a dartboard on the wall and a pool table sharing the space, with West Ham photos hung behind the bar. This is a traditional pub setup rather than a booth-and-screens darts bar, so there is no automatic scoring or bookable oche, just a board, a throw line and a chalkboard if someone digs one out. The Boleyn also carries real East End darts history: it appears on old lists of pubs that kept the local 'Fives' board, the twelve-segment board thrown from nine feet.

Good to know

It is a pub, so playing darts is free; you just turn up and play as a customer, no session fee and nothing to book. Worth noting the hours: it does not open until 4pm Monday to Wednesday, then from noon Thursday through Sunday, with Friday and Saturday running until midnight. The board sits in a room locals use, so it can be busy, especially around West Ham fixtures, and you may need to wait your turn or ask at the bar. Drinks are the focus, with three changing cask ales (names like Five Points and Shepherd Neame have featured), and there is a kitchen serving food across lunch and evening windows plus a garden out back.

Getting there

The pub stands right on the junction of Barking Road and Green Street in Upton Park, postcode E6 1PW, in the London Borough of Newham. The nearest station is Upton Park on the District and Hammersmith & City lines, a few minutes' walk away, which makes it an easy stop coming from central London or out towards Barking. It is the kind of corner building you cannot miss, a big restored Victorian boozer that was once the unofficial headquarters for West Ham supporters on match days at the old Boleyn Ground before the club moved to Stratford in 2016.

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Common questions

What is the Boleyn Tavern?
It is a Grade II listed Victorian pub on the corner of Barking Road and Green Street in Upton Park, East London, run by Remarkable Pubs. It reopened in 2021 after a £1.5 million restoration and has a dartboard and pool table in the side room off Green Street, plus three changing cask ales and food.
Is there a dartboard at the Boleyn Tavern?
Yes. There is a dartboard in the longer, narrow room that has its own entrance on Green Street, alongside a pool table. It is a traditional pub board rather than a bookable darts-bar setup, and the pub has long-standing East End darts heritage.
Is it free to play darts at the Boleyn Tavern?
Yes. As a traditional pub, darts is free to play for customers. There is no session fee and no booking, you just turn up, buy a drink and use the board when it is free.
Do you need to book to play darts at the Boleyn Tavern?
No. There is no booking system for the board. It sits in a room the locals use, so at busy times (especially around West Ham fixtures) you may need to wait your turn or ask at the bar.
What are the Boleyn Tavern's opening hours?
It opens 4pm to 11pm Monday to Wednesday, noon to 11pm on Thursday, noon to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and noon to 10pm on Sunday.
What is the nearest station to the Boleyn Tavern?
Upton Park station, on the District and Hammersmith & City lines, is the nearest and only a few minutes' walk away. The pub is at 1 Barking Road, E6 1PW.

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