Where to find Board games in Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire: pub meetups, café nights, clubs and shops for board gamers.
We list 8 venues where you can play or buy board games across Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire, in 7 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 1 regular session, most often on Wednesdays. One of those is marked as beginner friendly. Seven have tables to play on site.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Dark Fire Cafe is a gaming cafe and games shop in the Gavel Centre, St Albans, with wargaming tables and a board game library of over 100 games. It runs weekly Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40,000 and board game sessions, plus Dungeons & Dragons and Pokémon TCG events.
David's Bookshop is an independent, employee-owned bookshop in Letchworth Garden City, also selling music, gifts and a cafe. It stocks board games, role playing games, Warhammer and Pokémon TCG, and hosts a weekly games night.
Board game cafe on Queen's Road, Watford, with a library of over 850 games, food and drink, and events almost every day including Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and Yu-Gi-Oh!.
Gaming cafe, events hub and pop culture shop at Park Place, Stevenage. It runs daily events for Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, D&D and other card games, plus monthly Pokémon League Challenges.
Tabletop gaming venue and shop in Stevenage town centre with an air-conditioned ground floor play area. It runs evening events including wargaming, Pokémon League, roleplaying and Friday Night Magic.
A board game cafe in Leighton Buzzard with a game library, bookable tables, intro sessions, tournaments and D&D campaigns. Table hire is charged per hour and memberships are available.
The Pit Gaming Shop is a hobby centre in Borehamwood stocking Games Workshop and Citadel paints, Kings of War, Flames of War, Bolt Action, board games, role playing games and card games. It offers table booking.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Marquee Models is a model and hobby shop in the Harvey Centre, Harlow, stocking Games Workshop, Flames of War, kits, collectables, Pokémon TCG and role playing games.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
The venues with the most regular nights are Dark Fire Cafe in St Albans (1 night) and David's Bookshop in Letchworth Garden City (1 night). We list 8 venues in all across Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire.
Yes. One regular night is marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Dark Fire Cafe. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
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