Currock, Carlisle
Q Zone
A snooker and pool hall on Currock Road with its own bar and darts too. It works as a club on paper, but a walk-in can drink at the bar without joining anything.
- Today
- See opening hours
- Address
- Currock Road, Carlisle CA2 4AS
- Phone
- 01228 546300
Also known as Portland Snooker Club
History
Q Zone is the old Portland Snooker Club under a new name. The Portland opened on Botchergate in 1982 and later moved out here to Currock Road, and the Cumberland News reported it up for sale in March 2011. CAMRA's record still carried the Portland name when they last surveyed it in 2015, and the food hygiene register still files Q Zone at the Portland Snooker Club, Currock Road. This is that club's next life, not a new one.
It is a WPBSA-recognised club with fifteen tables, plus darts and a proper bar. It holds a gambling notification for its machines rather than a members' club premises certificate, and however it is licensed, the bar is open to anyone who walks in, with no membership needed to get a drink. Some players sign up as members to get regular table time; that is about the tables, not the door.
Reviews describe a snooker table re-tipping service, reasonably priced drinks, and staff who will teach a first-timer the game.
- Pool / darts
- Club
- Open late
Opening hours
| Mon | 17:00–23:00 |
| Tue | 17:00–23:00 |
| Wed | 17:00–23:00 |
| Thu | 17:00–23:00 |
| Fri | 12:00–23:00 |
| Sat | 12:00–01:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–01:00 |
From the venue's own Google Business Profile, not independently confirmed against the door.
Hours checked September 2026.
Hours are kept by hand and change without warning. Ring ahead if it matters.
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Sources
- Google Business Profile: Qzone, Currock Road, Carlisle CA2 4AS
- Cumberland Council gambling register, licence GM0162, Qzone, Currock Road CA2 4AS
- Yell business listing: QZone, Currock Rd, Carlisle CA2 4AS, 01228 546300
- WPBSA: Q-Zone, Carlisle
- Carlisle Encyclopaedia, "P" page: Portland Snooker Club, Botchergate 1982; for sale March 2011
- CAMRA: Portland Snooker Club, Currock Road
- Food Standards Agency: QZone, Portland Snooker Club, Currock Road, inspected September 2025
Open question
A date we can't pin down
When did the Portland Snooker Club become Q Zone, and what is its exact street number on Currock Road?
If you know the answer, or where it might be found (an old photograph, a family story, a document), tell us and it goes into the history above.