Gordon Arms, darts in Chislehurst

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Gordon Arms: Darts in Chislehurst, London

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47 Park Road, Chislehurst · BR7 5AY · Mo-Fr 10:30-23:00; Sa 10:30-00:00; Su 11:00-23:00

The Gordon Arms is a Mock Tudor sports pub on Park Road in Chislehurst, a few minutes from the Green Lane corner. It reopened in July 2023 as a Craft Union community local, and it leans hard into live sport, with Sky Sports and TNT Sports across HD screens. The single most useful thing to know: the dartboard is a proper league fixture, not just a wall ornament. The pub fields a team in the West Wickham Phoenix Darts League, so on match nights you will find real, organised play rather than a casual chuck. It suits sports fans, darts regulars looking for a local board, and anyone after a relaxed BR7 pub with a garden. Walk in, no booking, no charge to throw.

The darts setup

There is one dartboard here, installed when the pub reopened under Craft Union in 2023. It is the pub-standard kind: a board on the wall, a throw line, and chalk or app scoring run by whoever is playing. The board does real work, because the Gordon Arms is a registered team venue in the West Wickham Phoenix Darts League and competes in its Premier Division. That means league nights bring structured matches and home fixtures, while the rest of the week the board is open for anyone wanting a few legs. No oche booking system and no automatic scoring; this is a traditional pub board, free to use when it is not tied up with a match.

Good to know

It is a free-to-play board, so you do not book and you do not pay to throw. Just turn up. Hours are wide: roughly 10:30 to 23:00 Monday to Friday, until midnight on Saturday, and 11:00 to 23:00 on Sunday, so there is plenty of room for an evening session. Beyond darts it is a proper sports local, with Sky Sports and TNT Sports on the screens for big games. There is cask ale (you will usually find Fuller's London Pride and Sharp's Doom Bar), a garden for warmer days, and a regular events calendar of quiz nights, bingo, live music, DJs and tribute acts.

The darts scene here

The board is genuinely part of a competitive setup. The Gordon Arms runs a side in the West Wickham Phoenix Darts League, sitting in the Premier Division, which tells you the standard is decent rather than purely social. If you want a match, the league is the route in; the team secretary is your contact for joining or arranging a fixture. On non-league nights the atmosphere is more relaxed, the kind of place where you can play a few games over a pint without anyone keeping a formal scoreboard. Either way it is a friendly community local first, so beginners and groups are welcome to use the board around the league commitments.

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Common questions

What is the Gordon Arms in Chislehurst?
It is a Mock Tudor sports pub at 47 Park Road, Chislehurst (BR7 5AY) that reopened in July 2023 as a Craft Union community local. It has a dartboard, live sport on Sky Sports and TNT Sports, a garden, and regular events like quizzes, bingo and live music.
Is darts free to play at the Gordon Arms?
Yes. It is a traditional free pub dartboard, so there is no booking system and no charge to throw. You just turn up and play when the board is free.
Do you need to book to play darts at the Gordon Arms?
No. There is no booking. The board is open to walk-ins whenever it is not in use for a league match.
Does the Gordon Arms have a darts team or league?
Yes. The pub fields a team in the West Wickham Phoenix Darts League and plays in its Premier Division, so it hosts organised league matches as well as casual play.
How many dartboards does the Gordon Arms have?
It has one dartboard, a standard pub board on the wall with a throw line. Scoring is done manually or by app rather than an automatic system.
What are the Gordon Arms opening times?
Roughly 10:30 to 23:00 Monday to Friday, 10:30 to midnight on Saturday, and 11:00 to 23:00 on Sunday.

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