Where to find D&D and RPGs in Greater London: D&D one-shots, Adventurers League and roleplaying groups you can join.
We list 22 venues where you can play or buy D&D and roleplaying games across Greater London, in 5 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 7 regular sessions, most often on Mondays and Tuesdays. Six of those are marked as beginner friendly. 20 have tables to play on site. 18 of the 22 are in London itself, and we list them first below.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
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.
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.
Dungeons & Dragons group meeting on Monday evenings in the dedicated event space at O'Neill's Leytonstone. New players are welcome and no experience or kit is needed.
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.
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.
A free weekly Tuesday Dungeons & Dragons night in the Boston Room function room at the back of The George IV in Chiswick.
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.
Youth-led games cafe for 16 to 30 year olds at the Hornbeam Cafe in Walthamstow, with board games, card games, D&D and a craft table. A quiet, neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ friendly space on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.
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.
Gamer-friendly pub near Stratford station (formerly Escape Bar Stratford) that hosts the Role Play Haven's Stratford tabletop RPG branch. Open from 4pm on weekdays and 2pm at weekends.
Adult-only, community-run, LGBTQ+ friendly wargaming and tabletop club at Karamel in Wood Green, with terrain for Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Infinity, Necromunda and Kill Team. Board games and RPGs welcome too.
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.
London RPG Community runs a weekly Wednesday games night in East London with tabletop RPG tables such as D&D 5e and indie games. Sign up on the group's Discord before attending.
Trading card game shop near Elephant and Castle with locals events most evenings for Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Gundam Card Game and Riftbound, plus Magic: The Gathering prereleases and qualifiers.
Dungeons & Dragons venue at COLAB Tavern on Harper Road with ticketed games led by Game Masters. Dice, miniatures and character sheets are provided, and beginners are welcome.
East London branch of the Role Play Haven tabletop RPG club, meeting at Freaks and Geeks in Stratford. Games run include D&D, Call of Cthulhu, Alien, Pathfinder and Avatar, with seats booked through the club website.
Games cafe and bar in Cricklewood with coffee, food, retro video games, board games and trading card games. It runs several Yu-Gi-Oh! locals each week plus events for Pokémon TCG, One Piece, Magic: The Gathering and Lorcana.
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.
Live roleplaying club and game store based at Chislehurst Caves. The shop sells trading card games including Disney Lorcana.
TTCombat's games shop and venue in The Mall, Bromley, stocking Pokémon TCG, Magic: The Gathering, TTCombat wargames, Infinity and Dungeons & Dragons. Bookable wargaming and card game tables, a weekly Monday Pokémon TCG league and regular Blood Bowl, X-Wing and Warhammer 40K tournaments.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Long-running specialist games shop in Seven Dials near Covent Garden, established in 1987, stocking roleplaying games, board games, historical and miniatures games and card games.
Trading card retailer whose Bexleyheath shop closed in August 2026. It now sells online and runs its Pokémon TCG, Magic: The Gathering and Star Wars: Unlimited events, prereleases and clubs at Bexley Central Library, with tickets sold through its website.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Kensington Central Library, London. Role playing games (youth)
East London D&D (O'Neill's Leytonstone), London. D&D tables in the pub's event space, new players welcome
Wyrd West London Dungeons & Dragons, London. D&D tables (18+), some beginner-friendly games
Dark Sphere Shepherd's Bush Megastore, London. Organised play
Otter Chaos, London. One-shot / drop-in RPG
The London Dungeons & Dragons Meetup Group (The Britannia), London. Drop-in D&D tables
The venues with the most regular nights are Otter Chaos in London (2 nights), Dark Sphere Shepherd's Bush Megastore in London (1 night) and East London D&D (O'Neill's Leytonstone) in London (1 night). We list 22 venues in all across Greater London.
Mondays and Tuesdays have the most regular sessions. Six sessions run every week. The London calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. Six regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Kensington Central Library, Otter Chaos and The London Dungeons & Dragons Meetup Group (The Britannia). Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
Four regular nights are free to join. Fees change, so check with the venue before you go.
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