Rileys is a British
sports bar chain. Once a division of the
Riley Riley may refer to:
Names
* Riley (given name)
* Riley (surname)
Places
* Riley Park–Little Mountain, a neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
* Riley Creek (Ontario), a tributary of the Black River in Central Ontario, Canada
* Ri ...
sporting goods company,
it currently is an independent entity with headquarters in
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes ( ) is a city and the largest settlement in Buckinghamshire, England, about north-west of London. At the 2021 Census, the population of its urban area was over . The River Great Ouse forms its northern boundary; a tributary ...
,
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...
.
At its peak, the chain boasted 165 locations. Historically known as a
pool hall operation, it went through several restructurings, with recent marketing efforts emphasizing the sports watching component.
In
snooker
Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sports, cue sport played on a Billiard table#Snooker and English billiards tables, rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six Billiard table#Pockets 2, pockets, one at each corner and o ...
, the chain has hosted a developmental tournament endorsed by
Ronnie O'Sullivan, called Future Stars of Snooker.
In
darts, some locations hold amateur qualifiers for the
UK Open, a
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the World ...
tournament.
Table tennis is another featured activity, with several locations registered with
Table Tennis England's Ping! discovery program.
References
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External links
Official website
Table tennis venues
Sports-themed restaurants
Drinking establishments in the United Kingdom
Companies based in Milton Keynes
Restaurant chains in the United Kingdom