Where London Comes to Play, Compete and Level Up
Nova Gaming Arena is a 40-seat esports lounge on Clerkenwell Road — RTX 4080 PC bays, next-gen console suites, a dedicated VR room and weekly tournaments, all under one roof.
Built by gamers, for the Clerkenwell community
We opened Nova Gaming Arena in 2021 in a converted print workshop just off Farringdon, a two-minute walk from Clerkenwell Green. Every rig is hand-built and maintained in-house, tuned for competitive play and refreshed on an 18-month cycle so you are never gaming on last season's hardware.
From solo grinders on their lunch break to 5-a-side Valorant squads and studios hosting launch nights, the arena flexes around you. Our floor staff are all active players who can help with anything from peripheral setup to bracket seeding.
Opening Hours
- Monday – Thursday11:00 – 23:00
- Friday11:00 – 01:00
- Saturday10:00 – 01:00
- Sunday10:00 – 22:00
Everything you need for game night
Transparent hourly rates, no membership required. Peak hours are weekday evenings and weekends.
RTX 4080 rigs with Ryzen 7 CPUs, 240Hz monitors and mechanical keyboards. Steam, Epic, Riot and Battle.net accounts pre-installed — just sign in and drop into a queue.
Private booths with 4K 120Hz OLED screens and comfy sectional seating. Perfect for FIFA nights, split-screen Halo or couch co-op with a round of drinks from the bar.
A 4m x 4m tracked play space with Meta Quest 3 and PCVR headsets. Curated library from Beat Saber to Half-Life: Alyx, with a staff member on hand to get first-timers comfortable.
Weekly Valorant, Rocket League and Tekken 8 brackets on Thursday and Saturday nights, plus a rolling monthly league. Casted on the big screen with our in-house shoutcasters.
Take over a zone or the whole arena for birthdays, studio launches or team socials. Includes a dedicated host, custom bracket setup and a food & drinks package from our Farringdon suppliers.
Nights we helped make memorable
A look at recent tournaments, launches and community events run at the arena.
EC1 Valorant Open
64 players · sold out in 3 days
We ran a two-day, single-elimination Valorant Open across all 40 stations with live casting and a £1,200 prize pool. The event sold out in 72 hours and now returns quarterly.
What our players say
Real feedback from regulars, teams and event organisers.
The rigs are genuinely faster than my setup at home and the 240Hz monitors made ranked feel like a different game. My squad now books a bay every Thursday before the tournament.
We hired the whole arena for our studio launch and the team handled everything — branded overlays, a bracket comp and food from a local spot. Zero stress on the night.
First time in VR and the staff were so patient getting me set up. An hour flew by. I came back the next weekend and dragged three friends along with me.
Brilliant spot for a birthday. The console booths are proper comfortable and the bar means the parents could relax while the kids battled it out on Mario Kart.
As an event organiser I have worked with a lot of venues. Nova is the only one where the staff actually understand esports — seeding, casting, latency, all of it.
Off-peak weekday rates are unbeatable and the network never stutters. I do my ranked climbs here on my lunch break — walking distance from the office.
Book a bay or plan your event
Drop us a message and the floor team will get back to you within one working day.
78 Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 5QA