Hand in Hand, pool in Tulse Hill

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Hand in Hand: Pool & Snooker in Tulse Hill, London

Free poolWalk-in1 tableSports pubSELPOOL league

61 New Park Road, Brixton, London · SW2 4EN · Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-01:00; Su 11:00-22:00

The Hand in Hand is a traditional single-bar local pub on New Park Road in Tulse Hill, on the Brixton Hill side of SW2. It is a Craft Union community pub with a real fire, a juke box, and sport on the screens, and it suits anyone after a no-fuss neighbourhood boozer with a game on. The single most useful thing to know: there is a pool table here, and it is part of the SELPOOL league circuit, so you will find regular pool players and league nights rather than a polished sports-bar setup.

Drinks lean cheap and cheerful, with Craft Union pricing pitched at the easy end. Expect TNT Sports and Sky Sports on HD screens, plus the kind of karaoke, quiz and live-music nights that come and go with the week.

The pool setup

There is one pool table in the single-bar room, the standard pub setup rather than a dedicated hall. The pull here is the league side of things: the Hand in Hand fields a team in the SELPOOL (South East London Pool) circuit, so on match nights the table is in use and the regulars know their game. Outside league fixtures it is the usual coin-or-call arrangement you get in a community pub. If you want a quiet frame, come early in the week; weekend evenings the room fills up with the sport-and-jukebox crowd and the table sees steady traffic.

Good to know

This is a Craft Union pub, so drink prices sit at the cheap end and there is no booking system. You walk in. Sport is a fixture, with TNT Sports and Sky Sports across HD screens, alongside a real fire, a juke box and rotating karaoke, quiz and live-music nights. It is open late at the weekend, until 1am Friday and Saturday, and closes at 11pm midweek. Food is not the focus here, so treat it as a drinks-and-games local rather than a dinner spot. It sits on New Park Road on the Brixton Hill edge of Tulse Hill.

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Common questions

What is the Hand in Hand in Tulse Hill?
It is a traditional single-bar Craft Union community pub at 61 New Park Road, SW2 4EN, with a pool table, real fire, juke box and sport on the screens.
Does the Hand in Hand have a pool table?
Yes. There is one pub pool table, and the venue fields a team in the SELPOOL league, so it sees regular league play.
Do you need to book to play pool?
No. It is a walk-in pub with no booking system. Turn up and play, though league nights can tie the table up.
Is the pool free?
There is no published charge for the table. As a Craft Union pub the focus is cheap drinks; check on arrival for the current coin or call-up arrangement.
What are the opening hours?
Monday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to 01:00, and Sunday 11:00 to 22:00.
Where is it and what is the nearest station?
It is on New Park Road on the Brixton Hill side of SW2, walkable from Brixton, with Streatham Hill rail also nearby.

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