Are you looking for a fun night out in London? Well, we recommend a game or two of shuffleboard!
Ridiculously fun and highly competitive it’s the perfect way to unwind. Shuffleboard is like table top curling with hand-sized pucks. Players compete head to head, taking turns to glide their pucks along the elegant table into the scoring zone (hopefully). Meanwhile your opponent will be trying to knock your pucks off the table positioning themselves in the optimum scoring position. After four pucks each, the winner of that round is declared. It’s a race to win 15 rounds.
Check out our list of hot spots to visit…
In the heart of Shoreditch there’s a badly kept secret about one of the best night out in town: London Shuffle Club! With both lane and table shuffle on offer, it’s the perfect spot to hang out with your mates or dates. Thankfully their outdoor lanes are under cover so you can play come rain or shine. If you’re feeling hungry after the game (winning is exhausting work, we get you!) soak up the amazing atmosphere and savour one of their seasonal cocktails or a sourdough pizza or two. It’s a night out you’ll never forget, especially once you see Crazy Eight, their basement speakeasy bar!
Activity cost: Table Shuffle £32 for 55 mins / Lane Shuffle £25 off peak, £42 peak for 55 mins. 2-8 players per table/lane.
Top Tip… Get a full team of eight together and play lane shuffle Wednesday to Friday between 12 & 4pm or on Sunday for just £25. That’s just over £3 each!!
Get yourselves down to Electric Shuffle on your next night out! Electric Shuffle have added a bolt of lightning to this historic game giving it a fresh lease of life. Their high-tech tables track the pucks, manage the scoring, organise the teams and do all the tedious work for you. All you have to do is keep your cool and ease those pucks into the perfect position! The tech offers different game play modes making this so much more than a traditional game of shuffleboard. They’ve also got an amazing selection of food and drink to check out, with everything from delicious small plates to tasty pizzas and mouth-watering sharing platters!
Activity cost: £11 pp for ninety minutes (Bookings of six or more required for after 4pm)
Top Tip… Sparkling Social – every Monday to Friday, 3-7pm, get a glass of Prosecco for £5 or a bottle for just £25
If you’re looking for a gorgeous venue where you can spend the whole night eating wonderful food, enjoying quality beer, quaffing stunning cocktails and playing sociable games, then look no further than Strike.
The historic nature of the building is reflected in the Steampunk styling with large leather seating, hefty wooden trunks and impressive map wall art. However, the gaming is impressively modern. As well as four lanes of traditional bowling you can challenge your mates to Duckpin Bowling (shorter lanes, harder challenge), electronic interactive darts and interactive shuffleboard. There are two shuffleboard table available, each can host up to six players. Tables can be booked for 30 or 60 minutes.
Strike offers game, food & drinks packages for parties. They also host a Limitless Lunch every Sunday.
Activity cost: £14.95 per table for 30 mins / £24.95 for 1 hour
Top Tip… Try their Limitless Lunch – 2 hours, just £39.95 pp
If you’re ready to take your gaming to the next level then you’ll need to get yourself booked in at Gravity Wandsworth. Here you’ll experience the future of bowling with their interactive, augmented reality bowling lanes, shuffleboard, indoor e-karting, urban street golf, AR digital darts, Hologate VR, Immersive Gamebox, esports arena and a Funbox Arcade.
Shuffleboards can be booked in 30 min blocks, up to 90 mins and can host up to 12 players.
Closes 11pm most nights; 12.30am Friday & Saturday.
When you’re ready for a refill there are three different outlets serving food or visit Newtons cocktail bar for a refreshing beer or indeed a cocktail. Sounds awesome doesn’t it! It is! So, get yourself booked in.
Activity cost: Per shuffleboard £19/30 minutes, £26/60 mins / £34/90 mins
Top Tip… Book in advance, it can get very busy at peak times
Located in the fashionable Spitalfields Market, Players Social has been designed as a beautiful, earthy oasis where modern design meets woodland glade. Whether you choose to sit in the bright and airy indoor space or opt for the covered and heated outdoor area, you can enjoy the hustle and bustle of the market. You’ll find the vibe of Players Social instantly calming… until you get around the shuffleboard table! Throughout Players Social, you’ll discover four stunning 18 ft Grand Champion shuffleboard tables and a Bankshot table, as well as ping pong and foosball tables. This venue is particularly passionate about keeping things local and green – as reflected by their sustainably farmed pizza ingredients and brews from Camden and Beavertown. A truly wonderful place for a date or time with mates.
Activity cost: Shuffleboard £5 pp/ph / Foosball £5 per table for 30 mins / Ping Pong £3pp for 30 mins
Top Tip… Play for free every day before midday
If you’re easily bored, then Boom Battle Bar is the perfect place for you! With five London based sites you’re never too far away from a Booming night out. Their thrilling venues offer games like Bavarian axe throwing, Crazier Golf, augmented reality darts, beer pong, pool and of course, shuffleboard. Some sites also have karaoke rooms for those nights when a good old sing along is a must. When you’re ready for a quick refuel, they’ve got a great wings based menu, whether that’s chicken wings or cauliflower wings, all available with your choice of sauce from the gentle Garlic Parmesan up to Atomic Mind Melter. With all that yumminess, you’re going to need something to wash it down with … and in walks Boom Beer, the perfect partner. Alternatively you can opt for one of their tasty Signature cocktails – yum!
Activity cost: Shuffleboard is £20 for 30 mins and £35 for an hour for up to six people
Top Tip… Most games are charged by the lane, so the larger your team the cheaper it is per person. However, the max number of players, per game, varies – so choose your group & game carefully
Box Park is certainly where it’s at in the evenings. PlayBox, their competitive leisure themed bar, is packed full of awesome stuff to try out, complete with day-glow ping pong, UV pool, shuffleboard, air hockey and football tables. We reckon there might be a bit of a friendly competition between you and your mates – and it’s the perfect place to challenge your friends on their backspin and shuffling skills! Did we mention their main bar also features the largest Staropramen tanks in the UK, with high-quality unpasteurised beer straight from Prague? Delicious. They also show a whole bunch of live screenings of whatever you’re into, from sports events to reality TV.
Activity cost: TBC
Top Tip… As well as PlayBox this site is also home to Bad Axe Throwing, MeetspaceVR and Pop Golf
Don’t miss out on Bounce! Crammed with a crazy selection of tabletop games, including ping pong, Wonderball, beer pong and shuffleboard, it’s definitely one to check out. Challenge yourselves to gaming staples like ping pong, or try something a little more edgy with Wonderball – a high-tech immersive experience where you tailor your own gaming experience. Just want booze? See who’s the best at beer pong. Give shuffleboard a spin for a truly competitive team experience! Feeling fancy? Make sure to get yourselves to their Bottomless Brunch every weekend. However, if you’re wanting something utterly fabulous you need to try their Drag & DJ Bottomless Brunch on the last Saturday of every month.
Activity cost: £5 per person for 30 mins (2-4 players)
Top Tip… Bigger is better – teams of 5+ can play for 1 hour for just £5 pp
