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Made and restored in Accrington

Snooker tables built by the craftsmen who built Riley's.

New Artisan tables made from raw hardwood in our own factory, and pre-owned E.J Riley, Burroughes & Watts and Orme & Sons tables refurbished to a factory finish. Between them our time-served ex-Riley craftsmen have over 130 years at the bench.

12ft Riley oak Imperial snooker table installed beside a 7ft Balmoral pool table in a games room
12ft Riley Oak Imperial and 7ft Balmoral, finished to match. Northallerton, 2025. Refurbished pre-owned
130+Combined years of Riley table making
Made in EnglandEvery table leaves our Accrington factory
Fitted, not shippedDelivered and installed by our own fitters
Cues includedA new set of cues and accessories with every table

Two ways to own a proper table.

Whether you want a table made to your room and your colours, or a piece of English billiard history brought back to life, the same hands do the work.

What goes into a table

Over-engineered on purpose.

Every Artisan table is machined to the same generous dimensions Riley used when workmanship was paramount. That is what gives a solid, predictable ball response, well beyond the industry standard.

Snooker table end rails and cushions in the workshop

Solid hardwood frame, legs and cushions

Ash, Oak, Poplar and Mahogany throughout. Legs turned on our own lathe or cut to a square profile.

Solid slate bed on adjustable bearers

Hardwood adjustable slate bearers come as standard on every multi-slate table of 8ft and above, so the bed stays true.

Northern cushion rubbers

Fitted to every new table and every refurbishment, with new pocket nets, ball runners and leathers.

Wool napped cloth, any colour

Hainsworth cue sports cloth in traditional green or a colour chosen to suit your room.

May Dean tacking cloth to a snooker table cushion at the E.J Riley works in the 1920s
E.J Riley, 1920s. May Dean tacking the cloth to one of the six cushions that make up a snooker table. Image courtesy of her granddaughter, Anne Mills.
Why we refurbish the old makers

These tables were built to last. We make sure they do.

E.J Riley, Burroughes & Watts, Orme & Sons, Thurston, Riley Burwatt, Sovereign Leisure, Allied Billiards, Willie Holt and Jelks set the standard: solid design, quality materials and skilled craftsmen. Their frames and cushions are satisfyingly over-engineered and have long since seasoned and settled.

A secondhand refurbished quality table from us will outlast and outperform any imported new snooker table.
Ian Donohoe
The refurbishment

What happens once you place an order.

Buying a table like this is more than clicking a buy-it-now button. Ask your questions first, and if your room is not ready, a deposit holds the table.

  1. Strip and sand

    All exterior woodwork is taken back to bare timber and any imperfections repaired.

  2. Re-polish

    The table is polished back to an as-new factory finish, in the original tone or one to match your room.

  3. New rubbers, nets and leathers

    Northern cushion rubbers, pocket nets, ball runners and leathers are all replaced.

  4. New cloth, fitted in your room

    Fresh bed cloth supplied and fitted on installation, with a set of new cues and accessories.

A snooker table leg being turned on the latheLegs turned in-house
A craftsman making snooker table cushions by handCushions made by hand
Mahogany side rails being workedMahogany side rails
Finished turned snooker table legsFinished and polished
From customers, in their own words

Letters we did not ask for.

Read all testimonials
8ft Mahogany E.J Riley · Swansea · May 2026

“The EJ Riley 1945 table that's been restored and installed at my property is absolutely first class. The table looks amazing, it's way beyond my expectations.”

Paul
8ft Artisan, light oak · Comberton · April 2026

“We looked at other outlets that offered equivalent tables first, but equivalent tables were much more expensive. … The table is amazing quality. TBH I don't know how Ian does it for the price!”

Stuart
7ft Solid Mahogany Traditional · Mayfair · March 2026

“The fitters were clearly experts who took great pride in their work. … A truly five-star experience!”

Vivek
Materials and accessories from

Tell us about your room. Ian will call you back.

Room size, the table you have in mind, colours you like. From first enquiry and design through to fitting, the same small team looks after you.

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