Christmas Gifts for Darts Fans (2026)

If they already watch every major and know a checkout when they see one, a real bristle board is the safe, correct gift. Buy steel-tip darts to match and you're done.

DartUp Pro is built for exactly this — a proper bristle board that takes steel tips, with 69 forfeits printed round the edge for the nights that aren't about scoring. Play it straight as standard 301 with the forfeits switched off, or turn every section into a dare.

Six steel-tip darts come in the box, so there's nothing else to buy before Christmas morning — no last-minute trip for a set that turns out to be the wrong weight.

Rented flat, thin walls, landlord who'd notice — magnetic darts solve the actual problem without solving a different one nobody has. No stray dart in the plasterboard, no holes to fill in before you move out.

DartUp Lite is the magnetic version of the same board — same forfeits, same layout, rolls flat for storage. Good for a first flat, a student room, or anywhere a bristle board's a step too far.

It's also the one to buy if there'll be younger cousins around on the day. Magnetic tips play exactly the same game without anything sharp changing hands.

Some people don't want to play darts properly, they want an excuse to be in the same room as their mates with a drink in hand. That's a different gift, and it's a fair one.

Dart Up mode and Beer Darts mode are both built for exactly that crowd — no scoring, no winner, just a board that decides what happens next. Both run fine on soft drinks if that's how the group plays.

Under £30: DartUp Lite at £24.99 — the magnetic board, six magnetic darts, and all 69 forfeits, no wall damage. Right for a stocking that needs to punch above its price.

Around £35: DartUp Original at £34.99 — the double-sided paper board with both game sides, steel-tip darts, and all four modes. The one we'd wrap for most people on this list.

£55 and serious about it: DartUp Pro at £54.99 — the pub-grade bristle board for someone who'll actually play 301 as well as the forfeit modes.

Not everyone needs a full board under the tree. A printed list of forfeits works as a stocking filler on its own, dropped into whatever game the group's already playing — cards, darts, or nothing at all.

We keep a running list of gift ideas for darts fans specifically, if you want more options than what's on this page.

If they've already got a board, the gift is an evening, not an object. A round at the local, or a night built around a rotation of pub games, costs less than most of this list and gets used the same night you give it.

Write the evening on a card if you want something to actually unwrap — a date, a pub name, or just "my place, Boxing Day" beats a gift receipt every time.