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Players Club / Three Colts Tavern Bethnal Green: Shuffleboard in London
Three Colts Tavern, listed in some directories as Players Club, is a proper East London pub on Cambridge Heath Road with a 16ft shuffleboard table at its heart. It suits friends after work, a low-key date, or a small group who want a game without the warehouse-bar chaos. The single most useful thing to know: you book the board for a 60-minute session through the pub's website rather than just turning up and hoping it is free.
Alongside the shuffleboard there are 14 taps of beer and cask ale, cocktails, natural wine, and crispy Romana pizzas from the on-site kitchen. It opens late on Fridays and Saturdays, so you can roll a game into a longer night, and there is a private room upstairs if you want something more contained.
The shuffleboard setup
There is one 16ft shuffleboard table, the long American style where two teams slide weighted pucks down the surface into the scoring zone at the far end. It works for 2 to 8 players, so it is comfortable for a couple or a group of mates taking turns. Sessions run in 60-minute blocks that you reserve in advance. If you want to build a bigger night around it, there is room for roughly 20 people to gather near the table, which makes it a workable spot for a birthday or a team outing without booking out the whole pub.
Good to know
Book the board ahead through the Three Colts Tavern website and pick Shuffleboard when you reserve, rather than relying on a walk-in. The pub does not publish a flat session price online, so check the booking page or message them for current rates. Drinks cover 14 taps plus cask, cocktails and natural wine, and the kitchen does Romana-style crispy pizzas. The kitchen runs until about 9pm most nights and a touch later at weekends, so order food before you get deep into a game.
Timing your visit
On weeknights the pub opens from 4pm and closes around 10 to 11pm, so an early-evening session is the move midweek. Fridays and Saturdays it runs from noon to 1am, which gives you far more room to play, eat and stay on for drinks afterwards. Sundays open from noon until 10pm. Cambridge Heath Road sits a short walk from Bethnal Green and Cambridge Heath, so it is easy to reach by Tube or Overground from across East London.
Common questions
- What is Three Colts Tavern (Players Club) in Bethnal Green?
- It is an East London pub on Cambridge Heath Road with a 16ft shuffleboard table, 14 beer taps, cocktails, natural wine and Romana-style pizzas. Some listings call it Players Club, but the venue trades as Three Colts Tavern.
- Is shuffleboard free at Three Colts Tavern?
- No. The shuffleboard is bookable through the pub's website. There is no published flat session price online, so check the booking page or ask the venue for current rates.
- Do I need to book the shuffleboard or can I walk in?
- You book ahead through the Three Colts Tavern website and select Shuffleboard when you reserve. Booking in advance is the safe bet rather than relying on the board being free when you arrive.
- How many shuffleboard tables are there?
- There is one 16ft shuffleboard table. It suits 2 to 8 players, with space for around 20 people nearby if you want to turn it into a party.
- How long is a shuffleboard session?
- Sessions are bookable in 60-minute blocks.
- What is the nearest station?
- It sits on Cambridge Heath Road, a short walk from Bethnal Green and Cambridge Heath stations in East London.
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