AXE THROWING

The Best Axe Throwing Venue In Canada

A review of BATL Portlands, in Toronto, Canada

BATL Portlands central auditorium. Photo by author

I mostly leave an axe throwing venue thinking: “that was a fun throwing session”. On rare occasions, I’ve come away thinking: “that was terrible. I’ll never go back”. But, on a few occasions I’ve come away thinking simply: “That was really special!”.

Such was my experience of BATL Portlands.

BATL Portlands has a unique place in the story of contemporary axe throwing, being essentially the first indoor axe throwing venue in the world. It is part of the BATL chain, which was pivotal in taking axe throwing from a small backyard league to an international phenomenon.

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There are a many great axe throwing venues in Canada, so the designation of ‘best’ is a difficult one to judge, but given that BATL Portlands was effectively the blueprint for so many venues, in Canada and around the world, I think it is a reasonable accolade.