Somewhere with a scoreboard

Darts, bowling, shuffleboard, crazy golf, ping pong, axe throwing and simulated Formula One. Most of it has a bar attached, none of it asks you to be any good, and all of it is indoors. London has quietly filled its basements and railway arches with ways to lose at something.

• Whistle Punks Urban Axe Throwing: Indoor axe throwing with actual instruction, which is more satisfying and considerably safer than it
• The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience London: Team-based physical and mental challenges inspired by the TV show. Fully indoors and a big rainy-day
• DNA VR: Immersive VR experiences. Hammersmith 5 mins.
• The Crystal Maze LIVE: Interactive game show experience. Angel 10 mins.
• Electric Gamebox: Hyper-immersive 60-minute gaming adventures in Southbank.
• Escape Reality London: Immersive escape room challenges near Leicester Square. 2 min tube walk.
• Immersive Gamebox Southbank: Projection-mapped group gaming rooms with motion tracking. Fully indoors and ideal for mates, birthd
• Flight Club: Social darts venue. Multiple locations.
• Clays Canary Wharf: Virtual clay pigeon shooting and cocktails. Indoor mall access.
• Clays: Virtual clay shooting in a stylish bar setting. Competitive and loud.
• Platform Arcade: Retro gaming with a beer. Low-effort joy, maximum indoors.
• Fairgame: Grown-up fairground games in a slick indoor space.
• Swingers Crazy Golf: Crazy golf with cocktails. Surprisingly good for date night or groups.
• Immersive Gamebox: Interactive digital game rooms with motion tracking.
• Sixes Cricket: Batting nets with food and drinks. Fun even if you’re terrible.
• Flight Club Shoreditch: Social darts with food and drinks in a lively indoor venue. A strong rainy-day pick for groups.
• Flight Club Bloomsbury: Social darts with a fun atmosphere, food and drinks. Fully indoors and easy to book for a rainy even
• Bounce Ping Pong: Ping pong bar with street food and cocktails. Farringdon station 2 min walk.
• Dabbers Social Bingo: Bingo with a party atmosphere. King's Cross 5 mins.
• Swingers West End: Crazy golf with street food. Oxford Circus 4 mins.
• Drink Shop & Do: Craft workshops and board games. King's Cross 3 mins.
• Draughts Waterloo: Board game cafe inside the Leake Street arches.
• Swingers City: Indoor crazy golf with street-food and cocktails in a slick setting. Great for date nights or group
• All Star Lanes: Retro bowling with diner food. Holborn 3 mins.
• Electric Shuffle: Shuffleboard reinvented with a screen at the end that keeps score and mocks you. London Bridge, and
• Monopoly Lifesized: A real-life Monopoly board game with rooms, challenges and a proper competitive vibe. Brilliant for
• Four Quarters Arcade Peckham: Retro arcade bar with classic machines and proper comfort food. Indoors, casual and great for a low-
• Four Quarters Arcade Elephant Park: Arcade bar with loads of games and a relaxed vibe. Fully indoors and ideal for rainy days with mates
• Fairgame Canary Wharf: Indoor adult playground with carnival games, street food and cocktails. Very rain-proof and great fo
• F1 Arcade London: Racing simulators with food and drinks in a slick indoor setting. Great for groups and perfect when
• Namco Funscape: Multi-level arcade and bowling at County Hall. Waterloo station 5 min walk.
• Puttshack: Mini golf where the ball keeps score itself, so nobody can cheat and everybody tries. Bank and White
• Junkyard Golf Club: Crazy golf through scrap: a course built from bumper cars, bathtubs and a caravan, with cocktails at
• TOCA Social: Football-themed gaming and dining. The O2 direct.
• All Star Lanes Stratford: Bowling diner and cocktails inside Westfield.
• Lucky Voice Karaoke: Private karaoke booths with a button that summons more drinks. No stage, no audience, no dignity req
• Boom Battle Bar Oxford Street: Indoor games bar with activities like darts, shuffleboard and more, plus food and drinks. Solid wet-
• Boom Battle Bar Aldgate: Indoor games bar with loads of competitive options, plus food and drinks. A reliable rainy-day eveni
• Roxy Ball Room: Beer pong, shuffleboard, ping pong, pool and karaoke under one roof. The rainy-day equivalent of say
• Rowans Tenpin Bowl: Finsbury Park institution: bowling, karaoke and an arcade, all slightly sticky and completely brilli