Laser tag in London has thinned out, and the two biggest names people search for are the two that no longer answer. Bunker 51, the Charlton arena that took most of the city’s laser tag and airsoft bookings, no longer has a working website: neither bunker51.co.uk nor the www version resolves at all.
What is left is a short list, and only one of the operators publishes a price.
Double Tap, central London, from 15 pounds
On Gray’s Inn Road, WC1X 8WD, in a 20,000 square foot former university building. Chancery Lane is five minutes away, Russell Square seven, Farringdon nine and King’s Cross eleven, which makes it the only genuinely central arena on this page.
Sessions start at 15 pounds and private sessions run seven days a week for groups of six or more.
Now the caveat, which the operator states itself rather than hiding. The arena currently runs six players at a time in those 20,000 square feet, in what it calls an early access format, with capacity to increase later. So this is a large building with a small game in it, and if you were picturing thirty people in an arena, this is not that yet.
The gear is described as high tech with real scopes, and the full address is only revealed after booking. Booking also includes a seven day pass to the same company’s airsoft and paintball venue, where the gear is included and you pay only for ammunition.
Laser Quest Greenwich, which publishes no price
At Merryweather Place, SE10 8EW, about ten minutes by train from London Bridge and a short walk from Greenwich station. It bills itself as London’s biggest laser tag arena.
Each game lasts 20 minutes, and that includes a five minute briefing, so the playing time is nearer a quarter of an hour.
Two rules decide whether your group gets in:
Everyone must arrive at least 15 minutes before the booked start. The venue says it is extremely busy at weekends and that late arrivals may not be able to play at all, because sessions have to run to time.
Players must be at least 1.1 metres tall, and the activity is suitable from age six.
Two practical notes. It is a cashless venue and takes card or contactless only. And smoke machines are used in the arena, which the venue flags for anyone with asthma or a respiratory condition.
Beyond laser tag there is a 5D cinema, VR, amusements and a Laser Labyrinth, which takes five to seven minutes a run depending on how fast you get through the maze.
Parking is ten pay and display bays on Greenwich High Road at 7 pounds an hour, not guaranteed to be free, with free roadside parking after 6.30pm on weekdays and all weekend. The venue runs a 10 per cent code, LASER10, on future bookings.
Our Greenwich page covers what else is worth the trip south.
GO Laser Tag, outdoors, with a website that has stopped
GO Laser Tag London runs forest laser tag on a 50 acre site, in two hour sessions, with four different weapon types included at no extra charge and an age range from six upwards. It advertises actively.
It is also the one to ring before you plan around it. Its own Player Pricing and Forest Venue Location pages both return 404, and the most recent entry on its venue updates page is dated 1 August 2021, still describing Covid secure measures and a reopening.
The booking system appears to be live. The information around it has not been touched in years, so telephone rather than assume.
Bunker 51, gone
For a decade the answer to this question was Bunker 51 in Charlton: laser tag, airsoft and paintball in a site full of shipping containers and old vehicles. Checked on 5 October 2026, the domain does not resolve. Not a holding page, not a redirect: no response.
We are keeping it here because it is still the name in most London laser tag articles, and the answer people need is that it is not bookable.
How to choose
Central and bookable: Double Tap on Gray’s Inn Road, from 15 pounds, accepting that it is six players a session for now.
A birthday with children: Laser Quest Greenwich, from age six and 1.1 metres, with a 5D cinema and VR on the same site, and ask the price when you ring.
A large group outdoors: GO Laser Tag, on the telephone rather than through the website.
For the rest of the category, the activity bars cover what is bookable by the hour in the middle of town, and axe throwing is the nearest comparison on price.
Double Tap
- Address
- Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8WD. The full address is revealed after booking
- Nearest
- Chancery Lane five minutes, Russell Square seven, Farringdon nine, King’s Cross St Pancras eleven
- Booking
- Online, or 020 3026 2796
- Price
- From 15 pounds. Private sessions seven days a week for groups of six or more
- Standing
- A 20,000 square foot former university building, the only central London laser tag arena
How to get in
The arena currently runs six players at a time in an early access format, with capacity set to increase. Booking includes a seven day pass to the same company’s airsoft and paintball venue, where you pay only for ammunition.
Laser Quest Greenwich
- Address
- Merryweather Place, Greenwich, London SE10 8EW
- Nearest
- Greenwich, about ten minutes by train from London Bridge
- Booking
- Online, or 020 8050 5519. A 10 per cent code, LASER10, applies to future bookings
- Price
- Not published on the website. Parking outside is 7 pounds an hour, free on the roadside after 6.30pm on weekdays and all weekend
- Standing
- Billed as London’s biggest laser tag arena, with a 5D cinema, VR and a Laser Labyrinth on the same site
How to get in
Games last 20 minutes including a five minute briefing. Everyone must arrive 15 minutes early or may not be able to play, especially at weekends. Minimum height 1.1 metres, suitable from age six. Cashless, card or contactless only, and smoke machines are used in the arena.
Bunker 51 Closed
- Address
- Charlton, London
- Standing
- For a decade the best known laser tag and airsoft site in the city
How to get in
Checked on 5 October 2026: neither bunker51.co.uk nor the www version resolves. No holding page and no redirect. Kept here because the name still appears in most London laser tag articles.
Where to go next
Axe throwing and the activity bars cover what else a group can book by the hour, closer to the middle of town.
Greenwich covers the rest of the trip to the Laser Quest end, and the adult activities page covers the wider category.
Questions we get asked
How much is laser tag in London?
Double Tap on Gray's Inn Road starts at 15 pounds a person, with private sessions seven days a week for groups of six or more. Laser Quest Greenwich publishes no price on its website at all, so you have to ring. Most London operators in this category do not print a figure.
Is Bunker 51 still open?
Its website has gone. Checked on 5 October 2026, neither bunker51.co.uk nor the www version resolves, with no holding page and no redirect, so there is no way to book it.
Where can you play laser tag in central London?
Double Tap, on Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8WD, which is five minutes from Chancery Lane and eleven from King's Cross. It is a 20,000 square foot former university building, though it currently runs six players a session in what the operator calls an early access format.
How long is a game of laser tag?
At Laser Quest Greenwich each game session lasts 20 minutes, and that includes a five minute briefing, so actual playing time is nearer 15 minutes. GO Laser Tag runs two hour outdoor sessions.
What is the age limit for laser tag in London?
Laser Quest Greenwich is suitable from age six and requires players to be at least 1.1 metres tall, which is the rule that actually decides it. GO Laser Tag is also from six upwards.
Do you need to arrive early for laser tag?
Yes. Laser Quest Greenwich asks every player to arrive at least 15 minutes before the booked start, and warns that late arrivals may not be able to take part, because sessions must run to time. It is busiest on Saturdays and Sundays.
Written by Robert J Wills, no. 209 in the guide.
Last checked 5 October 2026 against the venues' own published information. Nobody pays to appear here and we take no bookings.
