The Captain’s guide to… Sailing through the London party season in style

Fancy throwing a few balls while you throw a party? At this epic East End venue, the main event is the retro bowling lanes, but even if you still need the bumpers up when you roll, the pumpkin-spiced cocktails, mini turkey burgers and famous atmosphere will get you in the festive mood.

95 Brick Lane, E1 6QL

Come Christmas, this enormous temple to table tennis transforms itself into, well, a Yuletide temple to table tennis, filled with feelgood party tunes and UV-soaked decorations. It’s a fabulously festive place to introduce a bit of competition into your celebrations – you won’t have guessed how much you really want to beat your friends at ping pong till you visit.

241 Old St, EC1V 9EY

Golf, let’s face it, is not the most exciting game. Crazy golf, on the other hand, is the most exciting game, especially when it’s in a covered wonderland of nightly DJs, street food and ingeniously OTT holes. Once you and your pals have put the putters away, you can hit the clubhouse for an evening of cocktails. Fore!

8 Brown’s Buildings, EC3A 8AL

Proving there is no activity that can’t be acquisitioned into cool entertainment, Flight Club features ‘social darts’ in a spectacular setting. When it’s strewn with holly and the boards are decked with tinsel, it hits the spot for a Christmas party with a sharp difference.  

2A Worship St, London EC2A 2AH

'Ho ho ho,' a famous fat man in a red suit once said; if Santa’s laughing at Christmas, you should be too. For a Christmas party guaranteed to keep everyone chortling all night long, London’s legendary Comedy Store has a full programme of seriously funny comics throughout December. Rock up early for a happy hour for even more jolliness.

1a Oxendon St, SW1Y 4EE