Darts & billiards

[Ranchi]

Watching a clip from the Hairy Bikers pub programme I saw a small dartboard with no trebles only doubles. As a student (ie 40 yrs ago) I remembered seeing these boards in or around the Manchester area, when we were out & about. I also remember fondly bar billiards tables in many pubs in Nottingham area. Skittles & shovehappeny were also common. Perhaps the most impressive pub game was a full 9 pin skittle alley in a pub in Cardiff.
My questions are; which regions still have the small dart board and does bar billiards still exist in your area?

[qbman1]

Bet non of you have heard of Aunt Sally - very popular throughout Oxfordshire but hardly heard of anywhere else.

http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Aunt-Sally.htm

[Manoverboard]

We had a fully restored 1934 Bar Billiards table at our last house but sadly there was no space for it in Dorset so had to sell it.

[qbman1]

We had a fully restored 1934 Bar Billiards table at our last house but sadly there was no space for it in Dorset so had to sell it.

Must have been a bloody big table !!

[RB1961]

I've heard of Aunt Sally....taken seriously by some.

They used to play it at most local pubs that had a garden..

RB

[qbman1]

I've heard of Aunt Sally....taken seriously by some.

They used to play it at most local pubs that had a garden..

RB

Especially me - I played for the Fox, Farthinghoe for many years

[RB1961]

Really...not far from me....nice food there last time we went. Local produce I think the steak is from Newbottle.

RB

[qbman1]

Really...not far from me....nice food there last time we went. Local produce I think the steak is from Newbottle.

RB

The cows could walk there - cut out on transport costs !!