The ten best pubs to play darts like Luke Littler: With an upsurge of interest in the sport - among women as well as men - here's our guide to the best places to throw arrows while enjoying a decent pint By THOMAS W HODGKINSON Published: 11:41 EST, 2 February 2025 | Updated: 11:58 EST, 2 February 2025 e-mail View comments It may not sound like the best of ideas: combining the consumption of ale with the throwing of sharp objects at a small target. Yet for as long as anyone can remember, darts has been played in pubs. And since the rise to fame of boy-wonder Luke Littler , the recently crowned PDC World Darts Champion, reports have suggested an upsurge of interest in this great sport, among women as much as men.
So here's our choice of ten terrific locals where you can toss the tungsten. And now that Luke 'The Nuke' has celebrated his 18th birthday – on January 21 – there's even a chance you might see him in one of them having a drink. Teenage world champion Luke Littler's success has seen darts fever sweep the nation Luke's local Luke Littler has been known to drop into the Bulls Head, a 17th century tavern in his home-town of Warrington.
He has also played there – once checking out with a maximum 170 finish. How's the arrows? There are three boards – two in the function room and one in the bar. On a Monday you'll be serenaded by a local ukulele club.
On Wednesdays you'll share the pub with a dungeons and dragons group. Mine's a pint: £3.20 for a Boddingtons.
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