Where to find Warhammer in Newcastle and the North East: Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar stores, clubs and gaming nights.
We list 30 venues where you can play or buy Warhammer across Newcastle and the North East, in 19 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 7 regular sessions, most often on Wednesdays and Mondays. Four of those are marked as beginner friendly. 13 have tables to play on site. One of the 30 is in Newcastle itself, and we list it first below.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Community interest company running a dedicated tabletop venue with a bar on Newcastle Quayside. Weeknight socials cover RPGs, board games, Blood Bowl, Warhammer and Star Wars Unlimited, with tournaments and special events at weekends.
Gaming store and venue in the old picture house in Stocksfield with bookable tables and a tavern. It hosts free weekly Horus Heresy, Age of Sigmar and 40K nights plus weekly Lorcana, Riftbound and Yu-Gi-Oh! leagues and regular 40K tournaments.
Community-run tabletop gaming venue in Washington (a CIC) with a gaming space, hobby area, shop and café, The Hungry Dice. It hosts wargaming, card games, board games and roleplaying, plus learn-to-play sessions, leagues and tournaments, and tables can be booked online.
Board game cafe, event space and games shop on Park View, Whitley Bay, with a large in-store game library and weekly events for board games, trading card games, wargames and role-playing games. Open Tuesday to Sunday until 22:00, with tables bookable online.
Trading card shop behind Central Station with a large range of Pokémon TCG singles, plus Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Kill Team, Blood Bowl and Horus Heresy kits and paints. It runs organised play for Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, One Piece and Magic, and its play space is free to use when no event is on.
Geek shop and community event space on Front Street selling trading cards, Warhammer, board games and collectibles. It runs weeknight events including Pokémon TCG, Warhammer painting and Dungeons and Dragons.
Open membership wargaming club meeting every Tuesday evening at Croxdale Community Centre, just south of Durham. It also runs larger tournament weekends.
Friendly local games store in Felling, 10 minutes walk from Felling Metro, with discounted wargaming kits and a gaming room with terrain and mats (£5 per person, no time limit) plus a board game library. It runs 40K matched play days, Age of Sigmar Spearhead events, Blood Bowl tournaments and a monthly board game night.
Large tabletop gaming hub in Hoults Yard, Byker, with a shop, a cafe serving barista coffee and many bookable 6 by 4 gaming tables (£5 table hire, terrain and mats included). It sells Games Workshop, Middle-earth, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Magic and Pokémon TCG, has a board game library and runs a weekly Commander night.
Trading card, miniatures and tabletop games shop in North Shields with in-store play. Weekly events include Tuesday Magic drafts, a Wednesday board game social and Thursday Commander.
Tabletop and trading card game shop on English Street with in-store seating for play and organised play every day of the week, covering Star Wars Unlimited, Digimon, Lorcana, One Piece, Riftbound, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic, Pokémon TCG and Star Wars Legion. Staff offer bookable learn to play sessions, including Warhammer 40k, Lord of the Rings and Age of Sigmar.
Indie video game studio in Gateshead with a public Games Corner that has a hobby shop, wargaming tables and an escape room.
Board game, graphic novel, manga and TCG shop on Grainger Street, part of the Travelling Man chain. It hosts Magic events on Monday evenings.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in Newcastle selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and hobby supplies, with gaming tables for in-store play.
Model shop on Regent Street selling Games Workshop kits, White Dwarf and Citadel paints alongside Warlord Bolt Action, Rubicon wargames models and railway modelling supplies. Opening hours are currently reduced and flexible, so check before visiting.
Model business trading as Different Not Less Models (DNL Models) at Benton Business Centre, Newcastle.
Newcastle branch of the Element Games wargaming chain on Ridley Place in the city centre, selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and hobby supplies.
Games shop in Consett known for video and retro games, listed by Games Workshop as a Warhammer stockist.
Small Warhammer and wargames miniatures stockist based at the Stonehills business units in Pelaw, Gateshead.
Independent craft and model shop in Brampton, Cumbria, and a Games Workshop stockist with a pre-order service, plus other wargames, board games and remote control cars. Open Wednesday to Saturday, 10:00 to 16:00, with parking in the Old Brewery courtyard.
Small business based in an office unit at Aiden House, Tynegate Precinct, Gateshead, listed as a Warhammer stockist.
Model shop in a former chapel at Chester Moor selling radio control, die cast and plastic kits alongside a wide Games Workshop range and other wargames such as Bolt Action, Star Wars Legion and Infinity.
Small independent shop on Market Street in Houghton-le-Spring listed as a Warhammer stockist.
Craft and hobby stall in Carlisle's Market Hall on Scotch Street, listed as a Warhammer stockist.
Independent toy shop on High Street South in Brandon, near Durham, listed as a Warhammer stockist.
Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in Carlisle selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and hobby supplies, with gaming tables for in-store play.
Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in Durham selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and hobby supplies, with gaming tables for in-store play.
Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in the Metrocentre, Gateshead, selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and hobby supplies, with gaming tables for in-store play.
Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in South Shields selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and hobby supplies, with gaming tables for in-store play.
Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in Sunderland selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and hobby supplies, with gaming tables for in-store play.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Clubhouse Gaming, Newcastle upon Tyne. Role playing games, Necromunda, Age of Sigmar, The Old World and social painting
Clubhouse Gaming, Newcastle upon Tyne. Blood Bowl (Geordie Blood Bowl League), board games and wargames
Red October Games, Stocksfield. Horus Heresy open play
Clubhouse Gaming, Newcastle upon Tyne. Members only Warhammer 40,000 night
Red October Games, Stocksfield. Casual play night
Red October Games, Stocksfield. Casual play night
D6 Den, Washington. Monthly Warhammer 40,000 skirmish league, with a season final in December
Yes. There are 6 official Games Workshop stores: Warhammer Carlisle, Warhammer Durham, Warhammer Metro Centre (Gateshead), Warhammer Newcastle, Warhammer South Shields and Warhammer Sunderland. Another 24 independent shops and clubs stock or play Warhammer across Newcastle and the North East.
The venues with the most regular nights are Clubhouse Gaming in Newcastle upon Tyne (3 nights), Red October Games in Stocksfield (3 nights) and D6 Den in Washington (1 night). We list 30 venues in all across Newcastle and the North East.
Wednesdays and Mondays have the most regular sessions. Six sessions run every week. The Newcastle calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. Four regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Red October Games and Clubhouse Gaming. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
Five regular nights are free to join. Fees change, so check with the venue before you go.
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