19:00 to 23:00 Visitors welcome on any club night.
Monday Club Night
Derby Wargames Society, Derby. Wargames, board games and CCG club night
Mixed games Beginner friendly
32 regular nights
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Monday
Ask the venue for times Every Monday
Ask the venue for times Every Monday
Monday club night
Breadsall Chess Club, Derby. Club night: league matches and club chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
Tuesday
From 18:00 Every Tuesday
Old World and Horus Heresy Night
Narthex Wargaming, Swadlincote. Open play (The Old World, Horus Heresy)
Wargames
Ask the venue for times Drop-in; time and price not listed.
Ask the venue for times Every Tuesday
Tuesday club night
Clay Cross Chess Club, Clay Cross. Club night: league matches and club chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
Ask the venue for times Every Tuesday
Tuesday club night
Spondon Chess Club, Derby. Club night: league matches and club chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
Wednesday
18:30 to 22:00 Every Wednesday; for meeting people and learning games.
Ask the venue for times Every Wednesday
Ask the venue for times Every Wednesday
Ask the venue for times Every Wednesday
Thursday
From 13:00 Every Thursday
Thursday afternoon social duplicate
Allestree Bridge Club, Derby. Social duplicate pairs
Chess, bridge and classic games
From 17:00 Every Thursday
From 17:00 Every Thursday
From 17:00 Every Thursday
From 17:00 Every Thursday
18:30 to 22:00 Listed 12 Nov and 10 Dec 2026 (second Thursday of month).
LGBTQ+ Social (Rainbow Night)
Board & Bean, Chesterfield. LGBTQ+ board game social
Board games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
19:00 to 23:00 Visitors welcome on any club night.
Thursday Club Night
Derby Wargames Society, Derby. Wargames, board games and CCG club night
Mixed games Beginner friendly
From 19:15 Home league matches start at 19:15
Thursday club night
Rolls-Royce Chess Club, Derby. Club night: league matches and club chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
From 19:30 Every Thursday
Thursday club night
Chesterfield Chess Club, Chesterfield. Club night: friendly games and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games Entry: £10 annual subscription (18 and under free) Beginner friendly
Ask the venue for times Every Thursday
Friday
From 17:00 Every Friday
From 17:00 Every Friday
From 17:00 Every Friday
From 18:30 Every Friday
From 18:30 Every Friday
Ask the venue for times Every Friday
Specialist Games Night
Narthex Wargaming, Swadlincote. Open play (Kill Team, Blood Bowl, Necromunda, Halo Flashpoint and more)
Wargames
Sunday
10:00 to 12:30 Every Sunday
Pokémon TCG casual trade and play
Boards and Swords Hobbies, Derby. Casual trade and play
Pokémon TCG
From 12:30 Every Sunday
18:30 to 22:00 Listed 25 Oct and 29 Nov 2026 (last Sunday of month).
Two Rooms and a Boom
Board & Bean, Chesterfield. Social deduction party game
Board games Entry: Free
Ask the venue for times Every Sunday
Ask the venue for times Every Sunday
Sunday club night
Wirksworth Feathers Chess Club, Wirksworth. Club night: social and club chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
12 venues
In Derby (6)
Boards and Swords Hobbies
Large hobby and gaming store off Stores Road in Derby with free parking and gaming tables, known as BASH. It runs game nights most evenings for Warhammer, historical wargames, Magic, Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, One Piece, Star Wars Unlimited and board games.
Tables to play on site
20 regular nights · 6 days a week
Derby Wargames Society
Long-running Derby wargames club meeting twice a week at the Royal British Legion on Chellaston Road, playing miniature wargames, board games and card games. Visitors are invited to drop in on any club night.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Mons, Thus
Allestree Bridge Club
Allestree Bridge Club plays face to face bridge at the Memorial Hall in Allestree, with duplicate on Thursday and Friday afternoons. It suits newer players too, with Wednesday morning supervised play where no partner is needed and Thursday morning lessons for beginners and improvers.
Tables to play on site
4 regular nights · Weds, Thus, Fris
Breadsall Chess Club
Breadsall Chess Club meets on Monday evenings at The Village Club on Chapel Street in Spondon and plays in the top division of the Derbyshire league. It suits players looking for competitive league chess.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Rolls-Royce Chess Club
Rolls-Royce Chess Club meets on Thursday evenings at the Derby Leisure and Events Venue on Moor Lane, Allenton, and is open to anyone, with no link to the company needed. It runs six teams across all four divisions of the Derbyshire league, so there are games for most playing strengths.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Spondon Chess Club
Spondon Chess Club meets on Tuesday evenings at the bridge club in the Old School House on Chapel Street, Spondon. It enters two teams in the Derbyshire league.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Elsewhere in Derby and Derbyshire (6)
Narthex Wargaming
Wargaming shop and gaming venue on Sharpe's Industrial Estate with open gaming most evenings, a Tuesday Old World and Horus Heresy night, a Friday specialist games night and a Saturday youth club. Tables can be booked online.
Tables to play on site
7 regular nights · 7 days a week
Board & Bean
Chesterfield's board game cafe, open from breakfast until late with a games library and a cover charge to play. Runs a weekly Wednesday social night plus RPG, Blood on the Clocktower and social deduction events.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Weds, Thus, Suns
Table Top Events
Tabletop gaming centre and shop in Belper town centre with a games hall for up to 60 players, free terrain and a painting area. Casual tables can be booked and it runs Warhammer tournaments and themed game evenings.
Tables to play on site
4 regular nights · Tues, Weds, Fris
Chesterfield Chess Club
Chesterfield Chess Club meets every Thursday evening in the first floor function room of The Red Lion at Brimington, welcoming beginners and strong players alike. Members can enjoy friendly games or play for the club's teams in the Sheffield and Derbyshire leagues.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Clay Cross Chess Club
Clay Cross Chess Club meets on Tuesday evenings at the Community of Christ Church on Thanet Street, with a car park behind the church. The club runs two teams in the Derbyshire league.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Wirksworth Feathers Chess Club
Wirksworth Feathers Chess Club has its club night on Sundays at the Feather Star pub, part of The Red Lion Hotel on Market Place, Wirksworth. Home league matches are on Tuesday evenings in the Derbyshire league.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Tues, Suns
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