Ponders End Working Mens Club, pool in Ponders End / Enfield

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Ponders End Working Mens Club: Pool & Snooker in London

Members onlyPool tablePool leagueCar parkLive music

46 South Street, Ponders End, Enfield · EN3 4LB · Mo-Fr 18:00-23:00; Sa 12:00-00:00; Su 12:00-23:00

Ponders End Working Mens Club is an old-school members club on South Street in Enfield, the kind of place where a pint is cheap and the pool table sees regular league action. It plays in the Enfield District Pool League, so the standard at the table is decent and the crowd knows their angles. This suits you if you want a proper local club feel rather than a slick bar: lounge bar at the front, a big hall at the side and rear, and weekend live music alongside bingo, darts and crib through the week. The most useful thing to know is that it is a members club. You either join or, if you are a card-carrying CAMRA member, sign in via the associates book at the door. Walk-ins off the street are not really how it works.

The pool setup

There is a pool table here, and it is not just for show. The club fields a side in the Enfield District Pool League, so on match nights you will find proper competitive frames being played out. The rest of the time it sits in the bar area as the club table, free to use for members during a quiet pint. If you want a serious game against locals who play regularly, this is a real league venue rather than a pub that happens to own a table. Numbers of tables are not published, so assume the single club table unless you check ahead.

Good to know

This is a members-only social club, so it is not a turn-up-and-walk-in pub. CAMRA members can sign in at the door via the associates book. Drinks are cheap, which is the whole point of a working mens club, and the bar holds a 5-star Cask Marque rating. There is a car park, free WiFi, a dartboard and board games. Weekends bring live music on Saturday and Sunday, with bingo, darts and crib competitions filling out the week. It has been named Enfield and Barnet Club of the Year four times.

When to go

Hours are tighter than a normal pub on weekdays: it opens 6pm to 11pm Monday to Friday. Weekends are longer, with noon to midnight on Saturday and noon to 11pm on Sunday. So a daytime pool session only works at the weekend. If you are coming for a league night or weekend live music, the evening is your window. The club is on South Street in Ponders End, EN3 4LB, with a car park on site if you are driving.

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Common questions

What is Ponders End Working Mens Club?
It is a members-only working mens social club at 46 South Street, Enfield EN3 4LB, with a lounge bar, a large hall, cheap drinks, a pool table and weekend entertainment.
Can you play pool at Ponders End Working Mens Club?
Yes. There is a pool table and the club plays in the Enfield District Pool League, so league frames are played here regularly.
Is it free to get in?
It is a members club, so entry is for members. Card-carrying CAMRA members can sign in via the associates book at the door. It is not a free walk-in pub.
Do you need to book or can you walk in?
It is members-only rather than walk-in. You either join the club or sign in as a CAMRA associate member at the door.
What are the opening hours?
Monday to Friday 6pm to 11pm, Saturday noon to midnight, and Sunday noon to 11pm.
Where is it and is there parking?
It is at 46 South Street, Ponders End, Enfield EN3 4LB, and there is a car park on site.

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