Caged lanes, digital targets projected onto real wood that score every hit, and a coach in the lane the whole time. Hatchets to start, bigger axes once you're sticking them, and a library of games to settle who's buying. 45 minutes from £28 a head, or £21 with early access.
18+, or 14–17 with a parent or guardian in the lane. Closed-toe shoes. No experience needed.
Sessions & prices
Prices are per person and include the briefing, coaching, axes and lane. Early-access list pays 25% less.
Line up, let fly, stick it
£28 pp£21 pp with early access (25% off)
Stick an axe, then hit the games floor
£35 pp£26 pp with early access (25% off)
An axe lane, then a pool table
£30 pp£23 pp with early access (25% off)
Throw, play, then pot till you're done
£36 pp£27 pp with early access (25% off)
Bigger group? See The Lot: Party and Work Day.
10% off every session for students, NHS & Blue Light Card holders, armed forces and veterans, teachers and key workers, with valid ID. Details.
Groups of 7 or more take two lanes side by side. See groups & parties.
How a session runs
Five minutes on how to hold it, how to carry it, and the two things the coach will say all session: "throw" and "clear".
The coach works on your grip, your step and your release until the axe is landing blade-first. For most people that's inside ten minutes.
Pick a game on the lane screen: classic rings, a moving bullseye, a tile race, a duel. The target scores every hit itself; the coach watches your throw and brings out the bigger axe once you've earned it.
Last ten minutes are a knockout on the screen. One winner per lane, your scores saved to your profile if you want them, photo with the axe in the bullseye on the way out.
The kit
Everyone starts on a 1.25 lb hatchet, the same weight used in competition: light enough to throw one-handed, heavy enough to bite. Once you're sticking consistently the coach brings out the big axe, a 2.5 lb two-hander that goes in with a very satisfying thud.
Targets are end-grain boards, soaked so the axe bites and swapped as they chew up, with the ChampThrow Interactive system projecting the target onto the wood: sensors register where each axe lands and the lane screen scores it on the spot. Lanes are steel mesh to the ceiling with a timber backstop and rubber matting, so a bounce goes nowhere.
1.25 lb, one-handed. Where everyone starts and where most of the scoring happens.
2.5 lb, two-handed, coach's call. Fewer throws, bigger thud.
Projected onto the board and changes with the game: classic rings, a moving bullseye, a grid of tiles, a duel. Every hit scored by the sensors.
Pick the game and the difficulty on the touchscreen. Make a profile in the app and your scores and achievements follow you back next time.
Lane rules
Axe throwing has a very good safety record for one reason: everyone follows the same six rules, every time.
Every lane has a coach for the whole session. Nobody throws, or collects, until they say so.
One thrower at a time, standing on the line. Everyone else waits behind the lane's marked line.
Axes travel by the handle, head down, never swung or tossed. One axe out of the rack per thrower.
Throw only at your own board. Never step forward to collect while anyone in the lane is still holding an axe.
Full-height steel mesh between lanes, timber backstop, rubber floor. Trainers or boots, no sandals.
Same rule as everywhere at Chillpit: if we think you've been drinking you don't throw, and there's no refund.
Full rules on the terms & safety page.
FAQ
Almost certainly. A coach stays in your lane, the first ten minutes are technique, and most people stick their first axe inside that time. Then it's about hitting the rings.
18+, or 14 to 17 with a parent or guardian in the lane who signs for them. Younger kids are better on the games floor or the pool tables.
Yes. Each lane is fully caged, one thrower on the line at a time, a coach controls when you throw and when you collect, and the axes are hatchets with a proper cutting edge but a controlled weight. The projector and sensors sit outside the throwing zone, so there's nothing in the lane but you, the axe and the wood. Closed-toe shoes required.
You start with a 1.25 lb hatchet, which is what competitions use. Once you're sticking consistently the coach can bring out a bigger axe for two-handed throws.
The target is projected onto the end-grain board and sensors register where your axe lands, so every throw is scored automatically on the lane screen. You still throw a real axe at real wood; the difference is the board can change: classic rings one game, a moving bullseye the next, a grid of tiles to clear, a duel between two throwers. We're fitting the ChampThrow Interactive system used by the UK's bigger axe venues.
That's the point. Pick from the library on the lane screen: classic 21 and Killshot, moving targets, tile-clearing races, head-to-head duels, with difficulty levels from first-timer to competitive. Scores land on the screen as you throw, so the coach can concentrate on your technique rather than the arithmetic.
If you want it to. Set up a profile in the app, pick an avatar, and your lifetime scores and achievements follow you between visits. Handy for settling who really is the best in the group.
Yes. Throw & Play pairs the lane with an hour on the games floor for £35 a head, Throw & Pot pairs it with a pool table for £30, and The Lot does axes, games and pool for £36.
Also at Chillpit
Games floor
Tables free, games a credit or two, nobody hogs. From £8.
Pool
From £8 a table an hour off-peak, £12 peak. League night Tuesdays.
Venue & event hire
The lounge with the activities included, up to 60 people.
Or see the combo packages and build your own.
Early access
We're opening in Brighton in early 2027. Join the list and you'll hear the address and opening dates before anyone else, book before public slots go live, and pay 25% less for your first session.
Planning something bigger?
Groups, work dos and whole-venue hire are enquiry-only until we open: tell us the date and numbers and we'll hold it and plan it with you. Nothing to pay now.
Send an event enquiryContact
Send a message or email hello@chillpit.co.uk. Group, corporate and press enquiries welcome.