Where to find D&D and RPGs in Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire: D&D one-shots, Adventurers League and roleplaying groups you can join.
We list 12 venues where you can play or buy D&D and roleplaying games across Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire, in 9 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 2 regular sessions, most often on Tuesdays and Thursdays. One of those is marked as beginner friendly. Ten have tables to play on site.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Friendly tabletop roleplaying club meeting every Thursday evening at the Holiday Inn Express in Apsley, opposite Apsley station. Plays Dungeons & Dragons, Call of Cthulhu, ALIEN and many other RPGs, and welcomes new players and new Game Masters.
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.
Comic and games shop in Hatfield town centre that hosts Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon League and Dungeons & Dragons events.
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!.
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.
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.
A wargaming club for adults (18+) that meets on Monday evenings at The Memorial Hall behind the church on Marlowes. Members play Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Trench Crusade, Conquest, Moonstone and other games, and the club runs leagues, campaigns and the annual Hemel Hammer event.
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.
Impact League TCG is a trading card game shop in Leighton Buzzard selling Pokémon TCG, One Piece, Riftbound, Lorcana, Magic: The Gathering and other card games, plus Games Workshop and Dungeons & Dragons products.
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.
Apsley Roleplaying Club (ARC), Hemel Hempstead. Tabletop RPG club night (D&D, Call of Cthulhu, ALIEN and more); new players welcome
The venues with the most regular nights are Apsley Roleplaying Club (ARC) in Hemel Hempstead (1 night) and Lost Ark Games in Stevenage (1 night). We list 12 venues in all across Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire.
Yes. One regular night is marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Apsley Roleplaying Club (ARC). Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
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