Where to find Pokémon TCG in Kent and Medway: card shops, leagues, tournaments and casual nights.
We list 17 venues where you can play or buy Pokémon TCG across Kent and Medway, in 15 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 4 regular sessions, most often on Mondays and Fridays. 13 have tables to play on site.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
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.
Trading card game shop and play space in Manston near Ramsgate. Friday Night Magic and Pokémon League run every week, with free lunchtime play.
Games shop in Gillingham with an events calendar including wargaming and tabletop afternoons and Pokémon TCG events.
Tabletop gaming centre in Folkestone run by online retailer Chaos Cards, with space to play and community events. Hosts a Pokémon League.
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.
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.
Trading card shop on Railway Street in Chatham for Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh. It sells tickets for in-store events such as Magic prereleases.
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.
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.
Long-running gaming store in Ramsgate selling Pokémon TCG, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic. It runs tournaments and events with bookable tables.
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.
Trading card shop on Grove Road in Strood. It sells entry slots for in-store Pokémon TCG prerelease 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.
Small shop on Leysdown Road in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey, listed as a Warhammer stockist.
Branch of the TokyoToys anime and collectables chain in The Forum Shopping Centre, selling trading cards, anime figures and Warhammer. Stays open until 21:30 on weekdays for trading card games.
Collectibles and trading card shop at Westwood Business Park in Margate selling Pokémon TCG, Magic and board games.
Independent games store, now at the Whitfield Outlet near Dover, selling Pokémon TCG, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, Lorcana, Gundam, Riftbound, Warhammer and board games, with an online shop. Listed as an official Pokémon TCG League venue.
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 Dice & Destiny in Canterbury (2 nights) and Ravenspire Games in Manston (2 nights). We list 17 venues in all across Kent and Medway.
Mondays and Fridays have the most regular sessions. Four sessions run every week. The Kent calendar shows what's on from today.
Where there's an entry fee it is usually £6, often with prizes or store credit included. Fees change, so check with the venue before you go.
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