Sixes Social Cricket opens new London location at London Bridge

Sixes Social Cricket has opened its doors at a fourth London location at London Bridge as the popular social cricket experience continues to sweep the nation.

The concept involves customers enjoying food and drinks while putting their batting skills to the test in the nets. Whether a former schoolboy Kevin Pietersen wannabe or a casual who has never thought about picking up a cricket bat in their life, there are a variety of levels in the accessible sporting experience.

The venue on Bermondsey Street, just two minutes walk from London Bridge, looks a surefire winner to become a favourite for after work socials in the business hub. The location in Sixes Social Cricket's 12th venue across the country as the idea catches the imagination of the public.

There are four batting nets which can be booked by customers and a large bar which serves signature cocktails. There's also an outdoor terrace at the bar, which has a capacity of 300 people and looks set to be a popular haunt for those also just looking for a drink and a catch-up.

The new opening ties in with the nationwide launch of Sixes Leagues, a batting challenge where teams of four to six players compete every Tuesday to be crowned UK champions, with a chance to win a free net and round of Pravha beers.

The venue near London Bridge opened on March 21 and Calum Mackinnon, co-founder and CEO of Sixes, said: “Few London neighbourhoods compare to Bermondsey for food, drink and lovers of fun! Bermondsey Street in particular is a bustling home to some of London’s great restaurants and bars. We cannot wait to bring Sixes to the area and get the party started.”

LondonWorld went down to the new Sixes Social Cricket venue just before opening to see what the excitement is all about. A packed bar on Wednesday evening enjoyed piping hot pizza, sliders and tasted the wacky drinks menu.

With a little Dutch courage, we ventured into the cricket nets and impressed ourselves as we taught the automated bowling machine a lesson or two. Taking inspiration from the England national team's Bazball approach, the beginner bowler was hit for fours and sixes all over the park.

Getting a little to confident, we soon had the difficulty whacked up and were punished by some more testing spin balls, whose movement got the better of us as we stumbled back on our own wicket. Solace was found in more pizza before returning for a confidence-boosting beginner smash out.