17:30 to 19:30 Alternate Mondays, e.g. 19 Oct, 2 Nov, 16 Nov 2026
Role play gaming (ages 11 to 16)
Kensington Central Library, London. Role playing games (youth)
RPGs Entry: Free Beginner friendly
35 regular nights
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Monday
From 18:30 Arrive by 18:50, games start 19:00
Croydon Board Gamers: Monday games (beginner friendly)
The Ludoquist, Croydon. Open gaming
Board games Entry: £8 venue game session fee (free for Gold/VIP members) Book ahead Beginner friendly
18:30 to 23:00 Every Monday
18:30 to 21:00 Every Monday
Dragon Ball Super Locals
Only Graded, Loughton. locals
Dragon Ball Super Card Game Beginner friendly
18:30 to 21:00 Every Monday
Ask the venue for times Every other Monday
Tuesday
16:00 to 18:00 Every Tuesday
Learn to Play! Pokémon TCG
Dark Sphere Shepherd's Bush Megastore, London. Learn to play
Pokémon TCG Beginner friendly
17:00 to 22:00 Every Tuesday
Tuesday Evening Board Games
Islington and Camden Board Games (Bad Moon Cafe Holloway), London. Open gaming
Board games Entry: Free (purchase expected) Book ahead Beginner friendly
17:30 to 22:00 Every Tuesday
Dicing with Life community games session
Dicing with Life, Romford. Board games, trading card games, role-playing games and wargames
Mixed games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
From 18:00 Every Tuesday
Boardgame Social (Brixton Board Games)
Otter Chaos, London. Open gaming
Board games Entry: £5 (Meetup listing) Book ahead Beginner friendly
18:30 to 23:00 Every Tuesday; arrival and sign-up 18:30, games start 19:00
Games at the Pub
Board Games & Community, Walthamstow (The Village Club), London. Open gaming
Board games Entry: Free (buy a drink) Beginner friendly
18:30 to 23:00 Every Tuesday
Board Games in The Sun
My Kind Of Meeple (The Sun of Camberwell), London. Open gaming
Board games Beginner friendly
18:30 to 22:30 Every Tuesday
Board Games at the Eel Pie (West London Games Club)
The Eel Pie, Twickenham. Open gaming
Board games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
18:30 to 23:00 Every Tuesday
Free Gaming Social
Badger Badger Deptford, London. social games night
Mixed games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
18:30 to 21:00 Every Tuesday
Wednesday
From 11:00 Runs until late
West London Games Club games at The Town Wharf
Isleworth Boardgamers (The Town Wharf), Isleworth. Open gaming
Board games Entry: Free (buy food or drink) Beginner friendly
18:30 to 23:00 Every Wednesday
West London Games Club games night
West London Board Games (The Wheatsheaf, Ealing), Ealing. Open gaming
Board games Beginner friendly
18:30 to 23:00 Every Wednesday
Board Game Social
Badger Badger Deptford, London. hosted social night
Board games Entry: £8 Book ahead Beginner friendly
From 19:00 Every Wednesday
Blood on the Clocktower
Otter Chaos, London. Social deduction
Board games Book ahead Beginner friendly
Ask the venue for times Wednesday evenings, plus some Sundays
Ask the venue for times Every Wednesday
Commander Night
Loading Bar Stoke Newington, London. Commander
Magic: The Gathering Beginner friendly
Thursday
17:30 to 22:00 Every Thursday
Dicing with Life community games session
Dicing with Life, Romford. Board games, trading card games, role-playing games and wargames
Mixed games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
18:00 to 21:00 Every Thursday
Thursday Board Game Night on Bermondsey Beer Mile
Bermondsey Board Gaming (Hiver Taproom), London. Open gaming
Board games Beginner friendly
18:30 to 22:30 Every Thursday
Dungeons and Dragons Night
Otter Chaos, London. One-shot / drop-in RPG
D&D Entry: £7 per player Book ahead Beginner friendly
18:30 to 23:00 Every Thursday
Free Gaming Social
Badger Badger West Norwood, London. social games night
Mixed games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
18:30 to 21:00 Every Thursday
18:45 to 22:45 Board games and RPG campaigns
Finchley Games Club night
Finchley Games Club, London. Open gaming
Mixed games Entry: First visit free Beginner friendly
Ask the venue for times Every Thursday
Thursday Draft and Commander
Loading Bar Stoke Newington, London. draft
Magic: The Gathering Beginner friendly
Friday
18:30 to 23:00 Every Friday
Saturday
12:00 to 22:00 Every Saturday
Dicing with Life community games session
Dicing with Life, Romford. Board games, trading card games, role-playing games and wargames
Mixed games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
12:30 to 16:30 Every Saturday
13:00 to 23:30 Last Saturday of the month; venue varies
Saturday afternoon gaming
Greenwich & Blackheath Board Games and Beer Club, London. Open gaming
Board games Entry: £1 Book ahead Beginner friendly
17:00 to 21:00 Every other Saturday
Board Games in Finsbury Park
London Games and Socials (Blighty, Finsbury Park), London. Social games night
Board games Entry: £5 Book ahead Beginner friendly
Sunday
12:00 to 19:00 Two weekends after each monthly Saturday session; at Meantime Brewery, Greenwich
Sunday afternoon gaming at Meantime Brewery
Greenwich & Blackheath Board Games and Beer Club, London. Open gaming
Board games Entry: £1 Book ahead Beginner friendly
12:30 to 18:30 Arrive 12:30-13:00
Sunday Dungeons & Dragons Meetup
The London Dungeons & Dragons Meetup Group (The Britannia), London. Drop-in D&D tables
D&D Entry: Free (suggested £2 donation) Beginner friendly
24 venues
Only Graded
Trading card shop in Loughton that runs weekly locals from Monday to Thursday evenings. Games include Pokémon TCG, One Piece, Riftbound, Gundam and Dragon Ball Super.
Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · 4 days a week
Otter Chaos
Licensed board game cafe in a railway arch on Atlantic Road, Brixton, with a large game library and a kitchen. Hosts weekly board game socials, Blood on the Clocktower and beginner-friendly D&D nights.
Tables to play on site
4 regular nights · 4 days a week
Badger Badger Deptford
Pub, kitchen and board gaming venue on Deptford High Street with a games library and tables you can book. It runs weekly gaming socials and card game nights including Magic: The Gathering, One Piece and Riftbound.
Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · Mons, Tues, Weds
Dicing with Life
Community games group running free sessions on Level 3 of The Mercury Mall in Romford, with a library of over 500 board games, trading card games, role-playing games and wargames. It also sells trading card games, games and equipment.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Tues, Thus, Sats
Greenwich & Blackheath Board Games and Beer Club
A board game group meeting on alternating Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Blackheath Newbridge Social Club, plus monthly weekend sessions.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Sats, Suns
Loading Bar Stoke Newington
Gaming bar on Stoke Newington High Street that hosts Magic: The Gathering several nights a week. Wednesday is Commander night and Thursday has a draft, and it runs prerelease events for each set.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Weds, Thus
Badger Badger West Norwood
Pub, kitchen and board gaming venue on Norwood Road with a games library and bookable tables. Events include Commander nights, Pokémon TCG tournaments, a Pokémon TCG kids club, D&D socials and a free weekly gaming social.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Bermondsey Board Gaming (Hiver Taproom)
A hosted Thursday board game night at Hiver Taproom on the Bermondsey Beer Mile, aimed at beginners and regulars alike; just turn up and the host will find you a table.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Board Games & Community, Walthamstow (The Village Club)
A weekly Tuesday board game meetup at The Village Club in Walthamstow; no experience needed and rules are explained before each game.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Dark Sphere Shepherd's Bush Megastore
Large West London games megastore in the W12 Shopping Centre with a big gaming area, wargames scenery and a board game library. It runs organised play most evenings for Magic, Pokémon TCG, One Piece, Lorcana, Flesh and Blood, Yu-Gi-Oh!, D&D and other card games.
Tables to play on site
22 regular nights · 7 days a week
Draughts Waterloo
Board game cafe and bar in the Leake Street arches by Waterloo station with a library of over 1,000 games. Runs a fortnightly Monday board game meetup.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Ealing Board Games Club
Free weekly board games club meeting near Ealing Broadway, with games for beginners and experienced players.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night
Finchley Games Club
Long-established board game and tabletop RPG club meeting every Thursday evening at the Old Finchleians Sports Club near Woodside Park station. Your first visit is free.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Isleworth Boardgamers (The Town Wharf)
A long-running daytime board game group meeting upstairs at The Town Wharf riverside pub in Isleworth every Wednesday from 11am until late.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Islington and Camden Board Games (Bad Moon Cafe Holloway)
A friendly weekly Tuesday board game group at Bad Moon Cafe on Holloway Road, welcoming people new to gaming.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Kensington Central Library
Kensington's central library hosts free drop-in tabletop gaming sessions for adults and role play gaming sessions for 11 to 16 year olds, and lends over 150 board games free to library members.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Leisure Games
Long-running Finchley games shop selling board games, card games, RPGs and historical wargames, with a gaming area at the back of the shop and a library of games to try. Runs weekly Magic, Flesh and Blood and One Piece events plus free open gaming.
Tables to play on site
6 regular nights · 4 days a week
London Games and Socials (Blighty, Finsbury Park)
A fortnightly Saturday social board games evening at Blighty in Finsbury Park, designed for newcomers; tickets must be bought in advance.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Sats
My Kind Of Meeple (The Sun of Camberwell)
A weekly Tuesday board game night in the meeting parlour of The Sun of Camberwell, with at least one beginner-friendly game and rules taught.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
The Eel Pie
Twickenham pub on Church Street hosting a weekly Tuesday evening board games night run by the West London Games Club. Evenings usually start with light party games and all are welcome.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
The Forester
West Ealing pub that hosts a Friday evening board games night run by West London Games Club.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Fris
The London Dungeons & Dragons Meetup Group (The Britannia)
A free weekly Sunday Dungeons & Dragons meetup at The Britannia near Monument, with newbie-friendly tables and pre-generated characters available. Arrive 12:30 to 13:00 to get a seat; 18+ only.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Suns
The Ludoquist
Board game cafe and bar in central Croydon with a library of over 1,000 board games. The Croydon Board Gamers group meets here several weeknights a week.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Mons, Weds, Thus
West London Board Games (The Wheatsheaf, Ealing)
A weekly Wednesday evening board games night at The Wheatsheaf in Ealing.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
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