Where to find D&D and RPGs in Kent and Medway: D&D one-shots, Adventurers League and roleplaying groups you can join.
We list 9 venues where you can play or buy D&D and roleplaying games across Kent and Medway, in 8 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 3 regular sessions, most often on Tuesdays and Thursdays. One of those is marked as beginner friendly. Eight have tables to play on site.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
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.
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.
Hobby and gaming shop with a small café and three gaming tables for any system, selling miniatures from many ranges, board games, card games and RPG books. Tables can be booked for larger or longer sessions.
Tabletop games shop and gaming café in Canterbury with trading card games, board games, RPGs and Games Workshop stock. Runs paid tournaments most days of the week, including Pokémon TCG, One Piece, Lorcana, Flesh and Blood and Riftbound.
Gaming shop on West Street, Sittingbourne, selling Pokémon TCG, Magic, Lorcana and Yu-Gi-Oh cards, Games Workshop miniatures, D&D and board games. Casual play tables can be booked and the shop runs TCG evenings, prereleases and tournaments.
Independent hobby shop in Sevenoaks selling Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons and board games, with bookable gaming tables and hot drinks. Runs in-store 40K and Age of Sigmar leagues, including a Spearhead Sunday league.
Games shop in Ashford selling board games, trading card games, RPGs and Warhammer. Says it offers a friendly space to meet and play new opponents and runs regular store events.
Games shop on Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, selling Warhammer, The Old World, Bolt Action, Pokémon TCG, Magic and board games. Its bookable gaming room, The Lair, is open 7 days a week for wargames, D&D and card games.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Shop specialising in buying and selling second-hand Warhammer and other wargaming miniatures, RPG books and retro games, plus hobby paints and supplies. Free parking.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Board Game Cafe Hastings, Hastings. Roleplaying, two tables
The venues with the most regular nights are Planet JJs Geekery in Tonbridge (2 nights) and Board Game Cafe Hastings in Hastings (1 night). We list 9 venues in all across Kent and Medway.
Tuesdays and Thursdays have the most regular sessions. Three sessions run every week. The Kent calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. One regular night is marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Board Game Cafe Hastings. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
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