Thursday to Monday, with the change at nine on every night but Sunday. Tuesday and Wednesday the doors stay shut.
The week
Doors, legs and what is on
Thursday4.30pm – 12am
New players' hour at five, free, dealer at the table
Friday4.30pm – 12am
Full house, change at nine
Saturday4pm – 12am
Two full legs, change at nine sharp
Sunday3pm – 10pm
One leg only, no change, afternoon board
Monday4.30pm – 11pm
Quiet tables, short kitchen
TuesdayClosed
Benches waxed
WednesdayClosed
Deliveries only
Nine o'clock
Why we make everybody stand up
Passengers here had no choice about changing over, and it turned out to be the friendliest thing about the journey — you finished the second half of the trip next to somebody new.
So at nine the board flips, everybody stands, and the bays are drawn again. It takes four minutes, it annoys perhaps one person a month, and it is the reason strangers leave here knowing each other.
Sunday is the exception. One leg, no change, and a room full of people who wanted a quiet afternoon and got one.
Thu 5pm
New players' hour, four seats, free, no booking.
Nightly 9pm
The change: stand, redraw, second leg.
Sun all day
Single leg, no change, kitchen from three.
This room is 18 and over. Are you?
A licensed kitchen and a card lounge in the old waiting room — the age limit covers the whole building, dining bays included.
