Tooting Progressive Club, darts in Tooting (Wandsworth)

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Tooting Progressive Club: Darts in London

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227 Mitcham Road, Tooting, London · SW17 9JG · Mo-Th 16:00-22:00; Fr 16:00-00:00; Sa 12:00-00:00; Su 12:00-22:00

Tooting Progressive Club is a traditional private members' working men's club on Mitcham Road in Tooting, going since 1904. It is the kind of unpretentious local social club where the darts and pool sit alongside Sky and TNT Sports on the screens, poker nights through the week, and a friendly regulars crowd. As a members' club the bar is generally for members and their guests, so it is worth a call before you turn up rather than a casual walk-in. If you want a relaxed, community-feel spot for a game of darts near Tooting Broadway, with none of the polish (or prices) of a city bar venue, this is squarely that. Saturdays run latest, from noon through to midnight.

The darts setup

Darts here is the old-school club kind, not a booked-by-the-hour social setup. The club lists dart boards among its games alongside a pool table and a jukebox, with poker rooms upstairs. You play on the board the way you would in any working men's club, casually, between drinks and whatever is on the screens. There is no automatic scoring, no timed oche, no app. Expect a couple of boards in the bar area rather than a wall of lanes. Because it is a members' club, the games are part of the membership experience rather than a public pay-to-play attraction, so check you can get in before planning a darts night around it.

Good to know

This is a private members' club, so the bar may be open to members and their guests only. It is sensible to call ahead on 020 8672 7818 before turning up. Inside you will find Sky Sports and TNT Sports across the screens, a pool table, a jukebox, and poker tournaments running Thursday through Sunday. Opening is afternoons and evenings midweek (4pm to 10pm Monday to Thursday), later on Friday (to midnight) and Saturday (noon to midnight), with Sunday from noon to 10pm. It is a drinks-and-games social club rather than a food destination, so come for the bar, the sport and the games.

Getting there

The club sits at 227 Mitcham Road in Tooting, in the SW17 9JG postcode, a short walk from Tooting Broadway station on the Northern line. There is a bus stop named Mitcham Road / Tooting Broadway Station almost on the doorstep, so plenty of buses run past too. It is well south of the river in Wandsworth, an easy hop down the Northern line from Clapham or central London. The frontage is hard to miss: classic green-and-gold signage reading Tooting Progressive Club above the windows, with the address etched into the glass and an old-style lamp by the door.

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Common questions

What is Tooting Progressive Club?
It is a traditional private members' social club on Mitcham Road in Tooting, going since 1904. It is a community-feel working men's club with a bar, dart boards, a pool table, a jukebox, poker nights and Sky and TNT Sports on the screens.
Can you just walk in to play darts at Tooting Progressive Club?
Not necessarily. It is a private members' club, so the bar is generally open to members and their guests only. Call ahead on 020 8672 7818 before turning up to check whether you can get in for a game.
Does Tooting Progressive Club have a dart board?
Yes. The club lists dart boards among its games, alongside a pool table and a jukebox, with poker rooms upstairs. It is casual club darts rather than a bookable, automatically scored social setup.
What are the opening hours of Tooting Progressive Club?
Monday to Thursday 4pm to 10pm, Friday 4pm to midnight, Saturday noon to midnight, and Sunday noon to 10pm. Saturday runs the longest, opening early afternoon.
What is the nearest station to Tooting Progressive Club?
Tooting Broadway on the Northern line is the nearest station, a short walk from 227 Mitcham Road. A bus stop named Mitcham Road / Tooting Broadway Station is right by the club too.
Is there more than darts at Tooting Progressive Club?
Yes. As well as dart boards there is a pool table, a jukebox, poker tournaments running Thursday to Sunday, and Sky and TNT Sports shown across the screens in the bar.

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