Royal Oak (Northumberland Heath), pool in Erith / Northumberland Heath (Bexley) DA8

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Royal Oak (Northumberland Heath): Pool & Snooker in Erith, London

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270 Bexley Road, Northumberland Heath, Erith · DA8 3HB · Mo-Th 12:00-23:00; Fr 12:00-00:00; Sa 11:00-00:00; Su 12:00-23:00

The Royal Oak is a traditional Brewers-Tudor local on Bexley Road in Northumberland Heath, with a proper games room holding a pool table and darts. It suits people who want a relaxed neighbourhood pub for a frame or two rather than a slick city pool hall. The single most useful thing: it is a home pub for a South London and Kent Pool Alliance team, so the table sees regular league play and you can just walk in and use it on quieter nights.\n\nExpect a casual, friendly room with three retained original spaces, a beer garden, and a calendar that runs to Wednesday live music and Friday karaoke. It is an easy spot for a low-key evening with mates over pool and a pint.

The pool setup

Pool lives in the games room alongside the darts, so you are playing in a dedicated corner rather than squeezed beside the bar. As a South London and Kent Pool Alliance home venue, the table is set up for serious league frames on Thursday evenings, which tells you it is a real, well-used table and not an afterthought. On non-match nights it is open for casual play. There is one table, so on busy evenings or during fixtures expect to wait or share, and it is worth a quick word with the bar staff to check the table is free before you settle in.

Good to know

This is a wet-led community local, so come for the pool and the pints rather than a big food menu. Opening runs noon to 11pm Monday to Thursday and Sunday, noon to midnight on Friday, and 11am to midnight on Saturday. There is a beer garden for warmer evenings, plus regular Wednesday afternoon live music and Friday karaoke if you want a bit more going on. No booking system for the table that we could find, so treat it as walk-in and turn up early if you want a guaranteed game.

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Common questions

What is the Royal Oak in Northumberland Heath?
It is a traditional Brewers-Tudor local pub at 270 Bexley Road, Erith DA8 3HB, with a games room that has a pool table and darts. It is a home venue for a South London and Kent Pool Alliance team.
Is pool free at the Royal Oak?
It is listed as a free-pool community pub, but we could not fully confirm this from an official source. Ask at the bar before you play to be sure.
Do I need to book a pool table or can I walk in?
There is no booking system we could find, so treat it as walk-in. Turn up early on quieter nights, and avoid Thursdays when league matches use the table.
How many pool tables does it have?
It has one pool table, in the games room shared with darts, so on busy nights you may need to wait or share.
What are the opening hours?
Noon to 11pm Monday to Thursday and Sunday, noon to midnight on Friday, and 11am to midnight on Saturday.
Where is it and what is nearby?
It is at 270 Bexley Road in Northumberland Heath, Erith, postcode DA8 3HB, in the London Borough of Bexley. Erith rail station is the nearest mainline stop.

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