Gifts for Darts Fans
Darts fans are easy to buy for and easy to buy badly for — a generic dartboard off a supermarket shelf says you didn't think about it. These are the gifts that actually land.
Players
Anyone who plays darts, or wants an excuse to start
You'll need
Just a budget — most of these need nothing else to work as a gift
How to play
- 1DartUp Lite, £24.99 — magnetic board and darts, no holes in the wall. Right for a housemate, a student, or anyone renting.
- 2DartUp Original, £34.99 — double-sided paper board with Party and Social sides, steel-tip darts. The one to get if they actually want to play, not just display it.
- 3DartUp Pro, £54.99 — pub-grade bristle board for someone who takes their darts seriously, or wants their garage to look like it.
- 4A proper set of flights and stems — a few pounds, fits in a stocking, and any regular player gets through them fast.
- 5A dartboard cabinet — tidies up the wall and doubles as a chalkboard scoreboard, good for someone who's already got a board.
- 6A personalised dart case — practical for anyone who takes their own darts to a pub or a club night.
- 7A ticket to a local darts night or exhibition match — for the fan who watches more than they throw.
- 8A proper oche or throw-line marker — cheap, and it settles the "where do I actually stand" argument every new board starts.
Tips
- → Ask what they've already got before buying a full board — a duplicate dartboard is a genuinely awkward gift.
- → If they've got housemates or a small flat, magnetic (DartUp Lite) is the safer call than steel-tip.
- → Match the gift to how seriously they take it — a cabinet and a ticket for the enthusiast, a fun board for someone who just likes a laugh.
The three boards, at a glance
By Arnis & Edgar — the two who built DartUp in Newry. 18+. Eat first, drink water, know when to stop.
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All three DartUp boards ship with darts included, so there's nothing extra to buy before Christmas morning — pick the one that matches how they'll actually play.
See the boardsThe promise:under 100 pre-orders by 15 Sept, everyone's refunded automatically.
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