From 19:30 Every Monday
Club night
Sevenoaks Chess Club, Sevenoaks. Club night and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
17 regular nights
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Monday
From 19:30 Every Monday
Club night
Snodland Chess Club, Snodland. Club night and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
From 19:30 Every Monday
Club night
Weald of Kent Chess Club, Cranbrook. Club night and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
Tuesday
From 18:30 Every Tuesday
Club night
Ramsgate Chess Club, Ramsgate. Adult beginners and casual games from 18:30, club members and league play from 19:30
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:45 Every Tuesday
Club night
Gravesend Chess Club, Gravesend. Club night and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
Wednesday
17:00 to 21:00 First hour for trading
MtG Trade Hour and Casual Commander
Planet JJs Geekery, Tonbridge. Commander
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £6.50 Book ahead Beginner friendly
From 18:30 Every Wednesday
Club night
Ramsgate Chess Club, Ramsgate. Adult beginners and casual games from 18:30, club members and league play from 19:30
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:30 Every Wednesday
Club night
Maidstone Chess Club, Maidstone. Club night, internal competitions and Kent League matches
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:45 Every Wednesday
Club night
Medway Chess Club, Rochester. Club night and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
Thursday
19:00 to 22:00 Third Thursday of the month
Thursday Open Gaming Night
Planet JJs Geekery, Tonbridge. Board game night
Board games Entry: £6.50 Book ahead Beginner friendly
From 19:00 Weekly Thursday club; one night a month is a casual constructed tournament covered by the club fee (tournament from 19:30)
From 19:30 Every Thursday
Dartford Juniors
Dartford & Swanley Chess Club, Dartford. Junior club with coaching and competition, alongside the adult club night
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:30 Every Thursday
Club night
Dartford & Swanley Chess Club, Dartford. Club night and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
From 19:40 Every Thursday
Club night
Swale Chess Club, Sittingbourne. Club night, junior division and Kent League matches
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
Friday
12:00 to 17:00 Every Friday
Saturday
11:00 to 17:00 Every Saturday
Magic The Gathering Weekly Locals and Social
Board Game Cafe Hastings, Hastings. Casual locals
Magic: The Gathering
Sunday
18:30 to 20:30 First Sunday of each month
Traitor and Social Deduction Games Night
Board Game Cafe Hastings, Hastings. Social deduction (Werewolf, Blood on the Clocktower)
Board games
12 venues
Planet JJs Geekery
Trading card and tabletop games shop with a play area for up to 16 players, home-baked cakes and a busy weekly events calendar. Booking is required for all events and gaming sessions; walk-ins are not accepted.
Tables to play on site
6 regular nights · 5 days a week
Board Game Cafe Hastings
Board game cafe and shop in Hastings Old Town with a games library, food and drink. Weekly Magic, Riftbound and D&D sessions run alongside walk-in play.
Tables to play on site
4 regular nights · Thus, Sats, Suns
Dartford & Swanley Chess Club
Meets on Thursday evenings from 7.30pm at St Anselm's RC Church on West Hill, with Kent league teams for adults. Dartford Juniors runs at the same time and venue, so families can come along together.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Thus
Ramsgate Chess Club
Friendly chess club meeting every Tuesday and Wednesday evening at the Red Lion pub in Ramsgate. Adult beginners and casual players start from 6.30pm, club members from 7.30pm, and the club plays in the Thanet and East Kent Chess League.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Tues, Weds
Gravesend Chess Club
Meets on Tuesday evenings from 7.45pm at the Waterloo Tavern on Wellington Street, offering serious chess in friendly pub surroundings. Plays in the Kent county leagues and suits league players and keen club players.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Maidstone Chess Club
Meets on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm at St Faith's Centre on Moncktons Lane. Runs standard and rapid competitions through the year, fields Kent league teams, and juniors are very welcome on club nights.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Medway Chess Club
Meets on Wednesday evenings from 7.45pm at the English Martyrs Church Community Hall on Frindsbury Road, Rochester. Plays in the Kent county leagues and suits league players and keen club players.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Sevenoaks Chess Club
Meets on Monday evenings from 7.30pm at Vine Baptist Church on Park Lane, entering by the side door near the car park. A welcoming club with Kent league teams and in-house blitz and rapid events, where newcomers can simply turn up and introduce themselves.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Snodland Chess Club
Meets on Monday evenings from 7.30pm at the Cricket Pavilion on Rocfort Road, serving Snodland, West Malling, Aylesford, Larkfield and nearby villages. Plays in the Kent county leagues.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Swale Chess Club
Meets on Thursday evenings from 7.40pm in the Artisan Room at Central House in the centre of Sittingbourne, serving Sittingbourne, Faversham and Sheppey. Caters for all ages and levels from novice to expert, runs its own junior division and fields Kent league teams.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
The Mug and Meeple
Gamer café on Town Pier Square with a board game library, bookable tables and a weekly programme of card game clubs and Magic events. Clubs start at 5pm for children and 7pm for adults.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Weds, Thus, Fris
Weald of Kent Chess Club
Meets on Monday evenings from 7.30pm at Cranbrook Library on Carriers Road, the local club for Cranbrook, Tenterden, Hawkhurst, Goudhurst, Staplehurst and nearby villages. Plays in the Kent county leagues.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
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