The Joiners Arms (Lewisham), darts in Lewisham, SE13

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The Joiners Arms (Lewisham): Darts in London

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66 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London · SE13 5JH · Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-24:00; Su 12:00-23:00

The Joiners Arms is a traditional Irish boozer on Lewisham High Street, right by the street market, and it is the kind of local where you can just turn up and throw a few darts. The board sits in the darts area at the front of the bar, and the pub fields a team in the Hither Green Darts League, so there is a proper darts crowd here rather than a board nobody touches. It is free to play, no booking, no session fee. Best to know going in: the clientele is local but welcoming, and there is free bar food from 6pm on weekdays and 4pm at weekends, which makes an early evening here go a long way. Lewisham station is about a five minute walk.

The darts setup

The board is in the darts area at the front end of the bar, near the windows onto the high street. This is a pub board, not a bookable oche with automatic scoring, so you chalk up the old fashioned way and play whoever is around. The pub runs a team in the Hither Green Darts League, a south east London league that spreads from Sydenham to Eltham, so on league nights there can be a fixture on and the board will be busy. Otherwise it is first come, first served. No charge to play and no need to reserve anything in advance.

Good to know

Entry and the darts are free. There is no cask ale, so come for the standard pub draught rather than real ale. Free bar food lands from 6pm on weekdays and 4pm at weekends, which is a genuinely useful thing to plan around if you are settling in for a session. Quiz night is Wednesday, there are sports TVs showing the football and other fixtures, live music runs on several nights, and there is a real fire. The pub is family friendly and has WiFi. Hours are 11:00 to 23:00 Monday to Thursday, 11:00 to midnight Friday and Saturday, and noon to 23:00 on Sunday.

Getting there

The pub is at 66 Lewisham High Street, SE13 5JH, on the edge of the Lewisham street market. Lewisham station is roughly a five minute walk, with National Rail services and the DLR terminus, so it is an easy hop from London Bridge, Cannon Street or Canary Wharf. Plenty of buses run along the high street too. The frontage is the original early 1900s pub front, green and easy to spot between the shops, so you will not walk past it. If you are coming for league darts, aim for the front of the bar where the board is.

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Common questions

Is there darts at The Joiners Arms in Lewisham?
Yes. There is a dart board in the darts area at the front of the bar, and the pub fields a team in the Hither Green Darts League, the south east London league covering the area from Sydenham to Eltham.
Is it free to play darts at The Joiners Arms?
Yes, it is free. The Joiners Arms is a traditional pub with a free-to-play board, so there is no booking and no session fee. You just turn up and play whoever is on the board.
Do you need to book to play darts at The Joiners Arms?
No. This is a pub board, not a bookable system, so you cannot reserve it. Walk in and play. On Hither Green Darts League nights a team fixture may be on, so the board can be busy then.
What are the opening hours of The Joiners Arms, Lewisham?
Monday to Thursday 11:00 to 23:00, Friday and Saturday 11:00 to midnight, and Sunday noon to 23:00.
What is the nearest station to The Joiners Arms in Lewisham?
Lewisham station is about a five minute walk. It has National Rail services and the DLR terminus, and several buses run along Lewisham High Street.
Is there food at The Joiners Arms?
Yes. Free bar food is served from 6pm on weekdays and 4pm at weekends. There is also a Wednesday quiz night, sports TVs and live music on several nights.

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