Where to find Pokémon in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire: card shops, leagues, tournaments and casual nights.
We list 13 venues where you can buy or play Pokémon across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire, in 12 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 1 regular session, most often on Thursdays. Eight have tables to play on site.
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.
Peterborough trading card shop specialising in Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic, Lorcana and One Piece, plus graded cards, sports cards and board games.
Small trading card shop in St Ives dealing in Pokémon, One Piece and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards plus graded collectibles, with trade ins. The full graded range is available on Fridays and Saturdays.
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.
Gaming lounge in Hampton, Peterborough with free tables to book, selling Warhammer, Star Wars Legion, Marvel Crisis Protocol and trading card games including Magic, Pokémon, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh and Riftbound. Runs a Play! Pokémon league.
Independent games and collectables shop on Haverhill High Street selling trading cards (Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh and more), Pop vinyls and figures. Tables can be rented for board games, Warhammer and Dungeons and Dragons.
Wargaming shop and gaming venue on Sandy Business Park with bookable themed tables, hobby space and gaming nights every Wednesday and Friday. Stocks Warhammer, Star Wars Legion, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Konflikt 47, Fallout Factions and Magic.
Large independent toy shop (Toymaster member) in Newmarket with a gelateria, stocking Warhammer and Warhammer paints, trading cards (Pokémon, Magic, Lorcana, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh, Star Wars) and board games.
Award-winning independent bookshop in a 16th century building in Huntingdon, with comics, graphic novels, manga, tabletop games, Pokémon, Games Workshop, action figures and dice. It hosts book and author events.
Independent board game shop on Ely High Street also stocking Magic and Pokémon cards, accessories and jigsaws. It runs ticketed gaming events in Ely and keeps a list of local gaming groups.
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, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, roleplaying and board game nights. It also runs prereleases and Pokémon League Cups.
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 and social board game nights.
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.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
The Box Room Board Game Café, Cambridge. Casual play
The venues with the most regular nights are The Box Room Board Game Café in Cambridge (1 night). We list 13 venues in all across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire.
