Given the increasing popularity of the game of darts it would make sense that some of the larger retail chains would expand into selling a good range of darts and darts equipment. Argos is one of those large chain department stores that fits this bill.
Along with Sports Direct, Argos are one of the big retail shopping chains that sell sports products in the United Kingdom. While Sports Direct only sells sports products, Argos also has a wide range of homewares, electronics and outdoor equipment on top of sports products.
While Argos have a large range for football (soccer) products, running and other popular sports, they also have a decent range of darts and darts accessories. Below we go through a list of Argos darts and Argos darts accessories that they sell either online or in store.
Who is Argos?
Argos was founded in 1972 by experienced retailer Richard Thomkins (of Green Shield Stamp) with the first Argos store opening in Canterbury in 1973. They quickly rose to the top of the UK department store market and now have over hundreds of stores across the UK.
Argos have a large range of items in their stores and (obviously) a bigger range via their online store. They sell items such as furniture, clothes, technology and health and beauty products on top of their large range of sporting equipment.
Regarding sports equipment their main retail store competitor is Sports Direct, who also have hundreds of stores across the UK. Both Argos and Sports Direct have a comprehensive range of darts and darts accessories for a retail store chain.
Argos Darts Stores
As one of the biggest retail chains in the UK there are plenty of Argos stores (both stand alone or inside Sainsbury’s) to get your darts from. Whilst the Argos chain has been closing stores (with many Sainsbury’s stores absorbing or having smaller Argos stores set up inside of them) there are still plenty of Argos locations across the UK where you can get your darts gear. Some of the popular Argos locations include:
Argos Manchester Darts
There are several Argos Manchester stores located at Arndale Centre, Fort Shopping Park and Manchester Piccadilly Station. They all have darts ranges and brands such as Winmau and Unicorn and dartboard offerings from these two leading darts brands.
Argos Liverpool Darts
Another UK city to have several Argos stores, you can find an Argos Liverpool at St Johns, Woolton and Liverpool Station. A large darts equipment range is available in these Argos Liverpool stores while some stores may have some more accessories such as a dartboard stand and dart mat.
Argos Birmingham Darts
The Argos Birmingham store is located at Union Street and is one of the larger Argo darts offerings of the chain of stores.The Argos Birmingham darts equipment on sale is suitable for any darts player.
Argos Newcastle Darts
The Argos Newcastle store is located at Eldon Square and offers a decent range of darts supplies. is one of the larger Argo darts offerings of the chain of stores.The Argos Newcastle darts offering ranges from the typical darts equipment through to accessories such as dartboard stands and darts mats.
Argos Bolton Darts
The Argos Bolton store was closed in 2022 however there was a decent Argos Bolton darts range of products for sale before the store closure.
Argos Darts
Given their position in the department store pecking order the Argos darts offering is decent. Obviously the Argos darts offering on its online store is more substantial than the Argos darts retail store ranger however someone looking to get a set of well priced darts from some of the biggest brands on the market can find something suitable at an Argos store.
The main Argos darts brands on sale include Winmau and Unicorn darts however the Argos darts range also offers limited Target darts offerings for sale.
Whilst the benefit of Argos darts purchases can be buying darts from a convenient location as well as a competitive price (at least at a shop level), however using a specialized darts store will usually provide a more personalized darts shopping experience and a specialized darts retail store can also offer other benefits such as repairs and darts tips.
Argos Dartboards
Argos dartboards is another popular darts item that is sold at a competitive price. The only Argos dartboards brands for sale are Winmau and Unicorn.
The smaller Argos stores won’t have the range of the dartboards that you will find with the larger stores however look online for Argos dartboards and hopefully your local store offers a click and collect option.
For those who don’t have the room for a dartboard on their walls, some of the larger Argos stores offer dartboard stands to enable you to play the great game of darts even if you don’t have dedicated wall space for your dartboard.
Argos Darts Accessories
We mentioned Argos dartboard stands above; however the large Argos stores also offer a wide range of darts accessories. Argos offers a nice range of darts flights, darts stems, dart mats, and dartboard cabinets just to name a few.
As mentioned above, if your local store doesn’t stock your desired darts accessory check to see if that store offers the click and collect option to buy and pick up your Argos darts accessory.
For a more detailed darts accessory, such as an intricate dartboard light set up such as the Unicorn Solar Flare dartboard light then you are best to visit a specialized darts store and speak to an experienced darts salesperson.
Whilst you won’t get a massive range of darts and darts accessories at an Argos store, Argos stores do offer a suitable darts and darts accessories range.
If you live near a specialized darts retail store and are just getting into the game of darts it’s probably best you speak to a qualified and experienced sales person who can offer advice as to the best darts and darts equipment you should buy to learn from and improve your darts game.
Once you are more familiar with the type and style of darts that you throw best with then you can look at purchasing additional sets of darts and darts equipment from a larger retail store such as Argos. Other than that, for the quality and price on offer for their darts and darts equipment you can do worse than shopping at an Argos store.