Where to find D&D and RPGs in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire: D&D one-shots, Adventurers League and roleplaying groups you can join.
We list 13 venues where you can play or buy D&D and roleplaying games across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire, in 10 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 3 regular sessions, most often on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Twelve have tables to play on site. One of the 13 is in Cambridge itself, and we list it first below.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Board game cafe on Regent Street with a large games library, charged per person per hour. It also sells board games and trading cards and runs weekly Magic Commander, Pokémon TCG and social board game nights.
Monthly games evening at Julia's Tearooms in Ely on the last Tuesday of the month, plus an RPG night on the second Tuesday.
Family-run board game and trading card game shop in March with a gaming table and regular evening events, including Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited, Pokémon TCG, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, roleplaying and board game nights. It also runs prereleases and Pokémon League Cups.
Free weekly tabletop roleplaying group meeting at Soham Library on Tuesday evenings.
Large alcohol-free gaming lounge with hundreds of board games, dedicated Warhammer and wargaming tables (bookable online), weekly TCG tournaments and a weekly RPG night, alongside escape rooms, axe throwing and bouldering. A £5 wristband covers the whole day.
Game shop and cafe in Orton Gate Shopping Centre with a board game library, running trading card game tournaments and RPG sessions, including weekly Flesh and Blood Armory nights.
Fortnightly Friday games club for 11 to 18 year olds in Littleport covering board games, RPGs and trading card games. Tickets booked online.
Monthly Saturday board game day at Queen Adelaide Village Hall near Ely, with room for five or six games at once, a tuck shop and free tea and coffee. Children welcome with an adult.
Gaming cafe with a games shop in the centre of St Neots, with tables for wargames, card games, roleplaying and board games, plus food and drink. It runs leagues and tournaments for Warhammer 40,000, Horus Heresy, Age of Sigmar and more, and ticketed Friday game nights.
Independent games and collectables shop on Haverhill High Street selling trading cards (Pokémon TCG, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh and more), Pop vinyls and figures. Tables can be rented for board games, Warhammer and Dungeons and Dragons.
Board game club meeting fortnightly on Wednesday evenings at St Ives Corn Exchange, with hundreds of members' games from light to heavy. RPG one shots sometimes run.
Family run games shop and tournament venue in Chatteris stocking card games, RPGs, wargames and board games, open late on Friday evenings for gaming. It runs Pokémon League events and Magic prereleases.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Independent board game shop on Ely High Street also stocking Magic and Pokémon TCG cards, accessories and jigsaws. It runs ticketed gaming events in Ely and keeps a list of local gaming groups.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Rollplay, March. Tabletop roleplaying campaigns, usually 6 sessions
The venues with the most regular nights are Games @ Julia's (Julia's Tearooms) in Ely (1 night), Rollplay in March (1 night) and Soham Guild of Adventurers in Soham (1 night). We list 13 venues in all across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire.
Tuesdays and Thursdays have the most regular sessions. Two sessions run every week. The Cambridge calendar shows what's on from today.
One regular night is free to join. Fees change, so check with the venue before you go.
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