The Old City Arms, pool in Hammersmith

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The Old City Arms: Pool & Snooker in Hammersmith, London

Free poolWalk-in2 tablesGroupsLive sport

107 Hammersmith Bridge Road, Hammersmith, London · W6 9DA · Mo-Fr 12:00-23:00; Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 12:00-22:30

The Old City Arms is a traditional community pub sitting right by Hammersmith Bridge, and it is a solid pick if you want a casual game of pool with a pint rather than a dedicated club. It is a Craft Union pub with a smartly furnished interior, tiled floors and wood-panelled walls, split across three parts with a couple of smaller rooms.

The most useful thing to know: there are two pool tables, with one tucked away in a quieter room at the rear, so you are not always queuing behind the main bar crowd. It also has a dartboard, HD screens for live sport and board games, which makes it an easy spot for a relaxed group session. Food runs to Pieminister pies and stone-baked pizzas alongside a full bar.

The pool setup

Two pool tables, which is more than most pubs this size. One sits in a smaller room toward the rear, so you can get a game in without standing in the main flow of the bar. It is a pub table rather than a tournament setup, which suits a casual evening or a few frames with friends. There is no booking system mentioned, so it works on a walk-in, first-come basis. Quieter early afternoons are your best bet if you want a table without a wait, since evenings draw a sport crowd to the screens.

Good to know

This is a proper community pub, so pool sits alongside darts, board games and HD screens showing the football and other live sport. Food is straightforward and decent: Pieminister pies and stone-baked pizzas, with a full range of draught beer, cider, wines, spirits, cocktails and soft drinks. Opening hours run from midday on weekdays and Sundays, with an earlier 11am start on Saturdays. It is family-friendly during the day, then leans more toward the sport and social crowd in the evenings.

Getting there

You will find it at 107 Hammersmith Bridge Road, W6 9DA, near the foot of Hammersmith Bridge on the north bank of the Thames. Hammersmith station, served by the Piccadilly, District, Circle and Hammersmith and City lines, is a short walk away, so it is easy to reach from across west and central London. The riverside setting makes it a handy stop if you are already walking the Thames Path.

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Common questions

What is The Old City Arms?
It is a traditional community pub by Hammersmith Bridge at 107 Hammersmith Bridge Road, W6 9DA. It has two pool tables, a dartboard, HD screens for live sport and a menu of pies and pizzas.
Does The Old City Arms have a pool table?
Yes, it has two pool tables. One is set in a smaller room at the rear, away from the main bar.
Do you need to book a pool table?
No booking system is listed. It works on a walk-in basis, so you take a table when one is free.
Is pool free at The Old City Arms?
It is listed in pub pool directories as free to play, though pub tables sometimes carry a coin charge. Check at the bar when you arrive.
What are the opening hours?
Monday to Friday and Sunday it opens at midday, closing at 11pm on weekdays and 10:30pm on Sunday. On Saturday it opens earlier at 11am.
What is the nearest station?
Hammersmith station is a short walk away, served by the Piccadilly, District, Circle and Hammersmith and City lines.

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