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Things to do in London with friends

Updated Tuesday 13 October. 54 listings, checked this morning.

The best nights out with friends have something to do in them. London has a lot of that: darts and shuffleboard bars, crazy golf, VR arenas, real-life video games, bowling, and a comedy club, gig or quiz on every night of the week.

Places to play are first, open most days, with honest prices: most charge per person per game, and off-peak is usually cheaper. After those come nights out this week for £20 or less a ticket, from the venues’ own listings, checked this morning.

Places to play

Nights out this week for £20 or less

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Getting there

A lot of these are near Covent Garden, Shoreditch High Street, Dalston Kingsland, Peckham Rye and Tottenham Court Road. Every listing shows its nearest station and the walk from it, and the event page works out your journey there and home from any postcode.

Splitting up across London? Each event page works out the journey from any postcode or station, so everyone can check theirs, including the last trains home.

Most games bars take bookings per group and fill up on Friday and Saturday nights, so book ahead for the weekend. Weeknights and daytimes are quieter and often cheaper.

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