Where to find Board games in Northampton and Northamptonshire: pub meetups, café nights, clubs and shops for board gamers.
We list 8 venues where you can play or buy board games across Northampton and Northamptonshire, in 7 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 3 regular sessions, most often on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Two of those are marked as beginner friendly. Seven have tables to play on site. One of the 8 is in Northampton itself, and we list it first below.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Card gaming centre in Northampton town centre selling singles and sealed product, with weekly and fortnightly events for Magic, Pokémon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh and other card games. Also offers casual tabletop gaming with terrain, bookable through its events site.
Bedford hobby shop and gaming centre with an air-conditioned gaming space, bookable tables and a weekly programme covering card games, Warlord wargames, board games, a kids club and Warhammer 40,000 and Horus Heresy events.
Gaming event venue in Newport Pagnell with bookable gaming tables, a licensed bar and kitchen, and weekly card game nights from Wednesday to Friday including Friday Night Magic, Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited, One Piece and Yu-Gi-Oh.
Tabletop games shop and play space behind The Craufurd Arms in Wolverton, stocking Games Workshop, Magic, Pokémon TCG, Warlord Games, board games and RPGs. Runs weekly board game, TCG and draft nights plus open gaming at weekends, with regular tournaments, hobby days and learn-to-play sessions.
Games shop and gaming centre in Kingston, Milton Keynes, with bookable tables for wargames, board games and card games, a board game cafe (The Gamers Rest) and a hobby space. Runs card game nights every day of the week, D&D one-shots and wargame table evenings.
Large wargames shop and purpose-built gaming venue in Daventry with free parking, stocking historical, sci-fi and fantasy ranges including Warhammer, Flames of War and Bolt Action. Drop-in open gaming on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evenings and weekend days, plus regular tournaments.
Games shop in St Cuthberts Arcade, Bedford, stocking Games Workshop, Reaper, card games, D&D and board games. Runs card game events most days, from Friday Night Magic and Pokémon TCG locals to Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece, Lorcana and Gundam, plus a Tuesday Blood Bowl league.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Family-run toy, model and sports shop on Rushden High Street for over 60 years and a Toymaster member. Stocks board and card games, model kits, model railways and wargames miniatures and paints.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Hobby Hive, Bedford. Board game night, in-house library or bring your own
Players Paradice, Newport Pagnell. Friendly group
The venues with the most regular nights are Hobby Hive in Bedford (1 night), Players Paradice in Newport Pagnell (1 night) and TabletopMK in Wolverton (1 night). We list 8 venues in all across Northampton and Northamptonshire.
Wednesdays and Thursdays have the most regular sessions. Three sessions run every week. The Northampton calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. Two regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Hobby Hive and Players Paradice. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
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