A new entertainment venue specialising in fun activities like axe throwing, crazy golf and electric darts is set to open in Watford by the end of this year.

Boom: Battle Bar has confirmed it will be opening inside the Atria Watford shopping centre extension in early December.

Those behind Boom: Battle Bar say they have been eyeing up Watford for some time and had hoped to open a branch sooner had the pandemic not struck.

It is an indoor venue providing a range of competitive fun and games with friends and family.

Watford Observer:

Boom: Battle Bar's website says its venues have an electric mix of games, including axe throwing, crazy golf, boules, electric darts, shuffleboard, skee ball, pool, curling, marble tarble, and boom ball.

The venues also offer a selection of food and drink, including a cocktail bar.

Watford Observer:

A spokesperson for Boom: Battle Bar, which has around five venues across the UK at the moment with more than 20 coming soon, said: "We are so excited to finally open our Watford venue. We were planning this one well before lockdown so it’s been a long time coming.

"That means we’ve had lots of time to revise every minute detail and ensure the games, the food and the drinks are all 10 out of 10.

"Fundamentally, our ethos at Boom Battle Bar is to create an all-inclusive, all-encompassing, destination venue. We take great pride in creating experiences you can’t find anywhere else in the UK.

"That sounds bold, but we really do have games you can’t find anywhere else, food you can’t find anywhere else, our own beer and themed cocktails you definitely won’t find anywhere else."

Watford Observer:

When the new venue does open, visitors are strong recommended to book activities online.

Axe-throwing is only open to those over the age of 18 and there are strict safety rules like no drinking alcohol before throwing.

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Boom: Battle Bar will be just the latest of several leisure attractions in Watford town centre.

Mini-golf venue Puttshack is on course to open in time for Christmas at Atria with visitors already able to take advantage of places like Cineworld, Hollywood Bowl, Escape Hunt, and Rock-Up. Glow-in-One; a glow-in-the-dark mini-golf venue also recently opened in The Parade.