Corner Flag, darts in Archway / Holloway

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Corner Flag: Darts in Archway, London

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472 Hornsey Road, Upper Holloway, London · N19 4EF · Mo-Su 12:00-23:00

The Corner Flag is a no-frills local on Hornsey Road, up at the Archway end of Upper Holloway. It is a proper sports pub: a dartboard, a pool table, a juke box, big HD TVs and a projector screen that fill up for the football. You do not book and you do not pay to throw. The board is there for whoever wants it, the way pub darts has always worked. If you want a relaxed game with a pint rather than a slick bookable venue, this is the spot. It also runs a darts team in the Archway and District Darts League, so league nights bring a more serious crowd to the oche. Archway tube is about a ten-minute walk, and the pub keeps the same hours every day, noon until 11pm.

The darts setup

This is a single traditional pub dartboard, not a bank of bookable lanes. There is no automatic scoring and no fee to play. You grab the board when it is free, chalk up or run the score yourself, and throw. It sits in a room that also has a pool table, so on a busy night you may be sharing the space with the pool crowd. The setup suits a casual game between pints far more than a structured darts session. If you bring your own flights and shafts you will be at home, but the house arrows are there for a knockabout too.

The darts scene here

The Corner Flag is not just a place with a board in the corner. It fields a team in the Archway and District Darts League, the local competition that pulls together pubs across the N19, N7 and N4 patch. That means there are league nights when the regulars are playing fixtures against other Holloway and Archway pubs, and the darts gets competitive. If you turn up on a match night the board may be tied up, so it is worth a look round first. The flip side is that it is a genuine darts pub with people who actually play, not a token dartboard nobody touches.

Good to know

Opening hours are simple: noon to 11pm, every day of the week. It is a traditional independent boozer rather than a gastro spot, so expect a wide range of spirits and bottled drinks rather than a kitchen or a cask ale line. The walls lean Arsenal, the TVs and projector screen carry live sport, and there are DJ and disco nights through the month. Beyond darts you have a pool table and a juke box. Cash-free pub darts means you can rock up, get a round in and play without planning ahead.

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Common questions

What is the Corner Flag in Archway?
It is a traditional independent sports pub at 472 Hornsey Road, Upper Holloway, N19 4EF, up at the Archway end. It has a dartboard, a pool table, a juke box, HD TVs and a projector screen for live sport, plus DJ and disco nights.
Is darts free to play at the Corner Flag?
Yes. The dartboard is a standard free-to-play pub board. There is no booking system and no session fee. You use the board when it is free.
Do you need to book darts at the Corner Flag?
No. There is nothing to book. It is a walk-in pub board, so you turn up, buy a drink and play when the board is free. On league match nights the board can be tied up by fixtures.
How many dartboards does the Corner Flag have?
It has a single traditional pub dartboard, sitting in the same space as a pool table. It is a casual pub setup, not a venue with multiple bookable oches or automatic scoring.
Does the Corner Flag have a darts team?
Yes. The Corner Flag fields a team in the Archway and District Darts League, the local pub competition, so there are competitive league nights as well as casual play.
What are the Corner Flag's opening hours and nearest station?
It is open noon until 11pm every day. The nearest Underground is Archway, roughly a ten-minute walk away.

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