Chew's Yard Chess Club
A weekly chess club in the food hall at Chew's Yard in Preston city centre on Thursday evenings, with food and drink available from the traders and bar.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
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Preston city
8 venuesHarlequins Games
Large independent TCG and wargames shop in Preston with seating for 80+ players. Runs weekly TCG leagues including Pokémon League, plus Warhammer hobby nights and board game drop-ins.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night
Preston Chess Club
Preston Chess Club meets every Wednesday evening at New Meadow Street Labour Club, five minutes' walk from Preston bus station. Newcomers can play casual games free for a few weeks, and members play in the club championship and the Blackpool and Fylde and Central Lancashire leagues.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Preston Contract Bridge Club
Preston Contract Bridge Club meets at its own club rooms at St Walburge's Gardens, Weston Street, with duplicate pairs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and a Tuesday evening session. It welcomes players of all standards and offers beginners' lessons and supervised play for less experienced players.
Tables to play on site
4 regular nights · 4 days a week
Preston's Gamers Guild
Weekly board game club meeting every Tuesday evening at Plungington Community Centre, with 25 to 30 players most weeks and some wargames too. First visit is free, then GBP 3 a week.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Retro Gamer Bros
Retro video game and trading card shop in Preston. It sells tickets for Magic: The Gathering, Disney Lorcana and Riftbound release events.
That Comic Shop
Family run comic shop on Friargate selling American comics, merchandise and Magic: The Gathering. It runs free Friday Night Magic each week and players are welcome to play in store.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Fris
Warhammer Preston
Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in Preston city centre selling Warhammer miniatures with gaming tables for play and painting.
Kendal
5 venues · Kendal pageBeer & Pretzel Gaming
Independent hobby shop on Highgate in Kendal selling Warhammer, RPGs, board and card games, with a play space open most days. Hosts Magic and Pokémon TCG evening events and works with local clubs.
Tables to play on site
Dice and Bolter Tabletop Gaming Club
South Lakes tabletop gaming club meeting at Levens Village Hall near Kendal on Thursdays and Sundays. Plays Warhammer 40K, Age of Sigmar, Kill Team, Bolt Action, RPGs and board games.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Thus, Suns
Kendal Bridge Club
Kendal Bridge Club plays face to face at Abbot Hall Social Centre on Monday and Tuesday evenings and Thursday mornings, with teams nights through the month. Improver training before Monday sessions and monthly intermediate teaching on Tuesdays suit developing players.
Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · Mons, Tues, Thus
Kendal Chess Club
Kendal Chess Club meets every Thursday from 7pm to 10pm, September to April, at the Abbot Hall Social Centre on Dowker's Lane. It is a friendly club for all comers from beginner upwards, playing in the Cumbria and Lancaster and Morecambe leagues.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Warhammer Kendal
Games Workshop's Warhammer store in Kendal, in Blackhall Yard off Stricklandgate. Sells Warhammer miniatures and paints and offers in-store gaming.
Lancaster
5 venues · Lancaster pageLancaster Board and Sword
Board game cafe and hobby shop in Lancaster city centre with a play-in-store game library and tables for TCGs, wargames and RPGs. Stay and Play is GBP 5 per person.
Tables to play on site
Lancaster Bridge Club
Lancaster Bridge Club has its own rooms on Chapel Street in the city centre, with duplicate on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings and Tuesday afternoons. The Thursday gentle duplicate and Tuesday social bridge suit newer players, and lessons and Saturday seminars help improvers.
Tables to play on site
6 regular nights · 5 days a week
Lancaster Chess Club
Lancaster Chess Club meets on Tuesday evenings all year round at the Lancaster Bridge Club in the city centre, welcoming players of all ages and abilities for casual and competitive chess. Juniors receive tutoring on club nights, and the club plays in the Lancaster and Morecambe and the Blackpool and Fylde leagues.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Lancaster Go Club
Lancaster Go Club meets on Tuesday evenings at Lancaster University and is open to everyone, not just students. It is free to attend, equipment is provided, and the club is always happy to teach beginners.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Tabletop Republic Lancaster
Large hobby gaming venue next to Lancaster bus station with hireable gaming tables, a stay-and-play library, and stock of TCGs, wargames and RPGs.
Tables to play on site
Accrington
3 venues · Accrington pageBell's Hobby Forge
Hobby shop in the Accrington Arndale Centre, listed as a Warhammer stockist.
Tabletop Dominion
Independent tabletop gaming shop on Broadway in Accrington selling Pokémon TCG and Magic cards, board games and RPG dice, with late opening on Monday and Friday evenings.
1 regular night
Ultimate TCG
Trading card game shop in Accrington stocking a wide range of card games and accessories. It is an official organised play store for Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon TCG, Bandai and Bushiroad games and welcomes new players.
Tables to play on site
Blackburn
3 venues · Blackburn pageCrusaders Blackburn Chess Club
Crusaders Blackburn Chess Club meets every Monday at 7pm at St Paul's Working Men's Club. Over 30 members of all ages run five teams in the Central Lancashire and East Lancashire leagues, and beginners and children are welcome.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Geek Retreat Blackburn
Geek culture cafe and gaming store in Blackburn town centre with tables for card games, board games and D&D.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night
To The Batcave
Comic book and collectables shop in Blackburn town centre selling graphic novels, merchandise, board games and wargaming products. It hosts community gaming events.
Tables to play on site
Aughton
2 venuesOrmskirk Chess Club
Ormskirk Chess Club meets on Monday evenings from 7.30pm to 10.30pm at the Aughton Institute, offering friendly social games alongside two teams in the Warrington and District League. Players aged 10 and over who know the rules are welcome with a parent or guardian.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Westhead Bridge Club
Westhead Bridge Club plays face to face duplicate every Wednesday evening at St Michael's Church Hall in Aughton, near Ormskirk. It suits club players looking for a friendly midweek game.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Barrow-in-Furness
2 venuesBarrow Bridge Club
Barrow Bridge Club is a thriving club of around 70 members with its own premises on Drake Street, playing duplicate on Monday evenings and Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Visitors who already play are very welcome, and the club runs lessons for newcomers.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Mons, Tues, Fris
Heaths
Long established family run toy, stationery and craft shop on Dalton Road, part of the Toymaster group. It stocks board games, Lego and Revell and Humbrol model kits.
Blackpool
2 venuesFazpack
Small independent tabletop gaming shop in Bispham, Blackpool, selling wargaming miniatures, trading card games, roleplaying games, board games and paints. It opens into the late evening on weekdays and has a Discord community.
Tables to play on site
Warhammer Blackpool
Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in Blackpool town centre selling Warhammer miniatures with tables for gaming and painting.
Clitheroe
2 venuesClitheroe Bridge Club
Clitheroe Bridge Club is a small friendly club playing duplicate bridge at the Pendle Club in Clitheroe on Monday and Thursday evenings. New members and visitors with some playing experience are warmly welcomed.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Mons, Thus
Clitheroe Chess Club
Clitheroe Chess Club meets on Tuesdays at the Buck Inn on Lowergate, with teams in Divisions 1 and 2 of the East Lancashire Chess Association league. Lowergate car park is close by.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Keswick
2 venuesKeswick Bridge Club
Keswick Bridge Club plays duplicate pairs every Tuesday evening at St Herbert's Social Centre on High Hill. It suits club players in the North Lakes looking for a weekly game.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Keswick Chess Club
Keswick Chess Club meets on Tuesday evenings at the Quaker Meeting House in Elliott Park, with a team in the Cumbria Open League.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Lytham
2 venuesLytham Bridge Club
Lytham Bridge Club plays in its own purpose-built clubhouse on Pembroke Road, with pairs every weekday afternoon and on Wednesday evening. Several sessions have a host available, and the Wednesday afternoon session offers assistance for developing players.
Tables to play on site
6 regular nights · 5 days a week
Lytham Chess Club
Lytham Chess Club meets on Thursday evenings at the Lytham Ex-Servicemen's Club on Chapel Street. It plays in the Blackpool and Fylde League and runs a club championship and a summer tournament.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Lytham St Annes
2 venuesRed Wizard Gaming, Gifts and Creative Hub
Independent gaming and gift shop and creative hub in St Annes, listed as a Warhammer stockist. It also hosts ticketed events such as live music.
The Kobolds Kettle
Board game cafe in Lytham with a large games library, loose leaf teas, coffee and food. It hosts trading card nights, board game socials, Dungeons & Dragons sessions and learn-to-play events.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Ulverston
2 venuesChess Club at Ulverston Library
A free weekly drop-in chess session for children and families at Ulverston Library in The Coro on Tuesday afternoons in term time. All young people are welcome, including those learning to play.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Ulverston Chess Club
Ulverston Chess Club meets on Monday and Tuesday evenings from September to April at the Stan Laurel pub on The Ellers, with three teams in the Cumbria South League and two in the Whitaker competition.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Mons, Tues
Bacup
1 venueRossendale Chess Club
Rossendale Chess Club, recently reformed, meets weekly at the community centre on Burnley Road in Bacup, with news and events shared on its Facebook page.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Bare
1 venueBare Village Chess Club
Bare Village Chess Club meets every Wednesday evening all year at Bare Village Hall in Morecambe, with on-site parking. The club plays in the Blackpool and Fylde and the Lancaster, Morecambe and District leagues, with match nights on Thursdays.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Barrow Island
1 venueBarrow Chess Club
Barrow Chess Club meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings all year at the Navy Club on Barrow Island, with teams in the Cumbria Open and South leagues and the Whitaker competition.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Mons, Weds
Brierfield
1 venueBrierfield Bridge Club
Brierfield Bridge Club plays at its own premises on Clitheroe Road, with afternoon and evening duplicate on Monday and Wednesday and a Friday afternoon session. Hosted sessions help players without a partner get a game.
Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · Mons, Weds, Fris
Broughton
1 venueBroughton Bridge Club
Broughton Bridge Club is the bridge section of the Broughton and District Club near Preston, with directed duplicate sessions on Monday evening and Tuesday and Friday mornings. Relaxed Thursday sessions with crib sheets and helpful directors suit beginners and those wanting a refresher, and visitors are welcome.
Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · 4 days a week
Burnley
1 venueBurnley Chess Club
Burnley Chess Club plays East Lancashire League matches on Thursday evenings at Burnley Rugby Club, with free parking. It suits experienced players with an over the board or online rating of 1600 or above.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Carleton
1 venuePoulton Chess Club
Poulton Chess Club meets on Monday evenings at Carleton Bowling Club, with teams in Divisions A and B of the Blackpool and Fylde League.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Carlisle
1 venueCarlisle Chess Club
Carlisle Chess Club meets every Thursday at 7pm from September to June at the Eden Education office on Abbey Street, running a club championship, knockout cup, rapidplay and blitz events. New members are always welcome, including juniors.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Chorley
1 venueBattleforge Games
Games shop on Market Street in Chorley, listed as a Warhammer stockist.
Colne
1 venueSaint'z Dragons
Trading card and gift shop in Colne that also sells gothic and alternative homeware. It runs in-store events six days a week, including Pokémon TCG league nights, Yu-Gi-Oh! locals and Friday Night Magic.
Tables to play on site
6 regular nights · 6 days a week
Eamont Bridge
1 venuePenrith Chess Club
Penrith Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings from 7pm at the Crown Hotel in Eamont Bridge, open all year and busiest during the September to April league season. It offers league and social chess, and juniors are welcome with a parent or responsible adult.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Grange-over-Sands
1 venueGrange over Sands Bridge Club
Grange over Sands Bridge Club meets every Tuesday evening at the United Reformed Church Hall, playing teams on the first Tuesday of the month and pairs on other weeks. Beginners' lessons run on Wednesday evenings at Grange Institute.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Great Harwood
1 venueGreat Harwood Chess Club
Great Harwood Chess Club meets on Tuesdays in the upstairs room at the Victoria Hotel, with teams in Divisions 1 and 2 of the East Lancashire Chess Association league.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Leyland
1 venueLeyland Chess Club
Leyland Chess Club meets on Tuesday evenings in the upstairs room at the Broadfield Arms, with parking in the pub car park. The club plays in the Blackpool and Fylde and Central Lancashire leagues.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Maryport
1 venueMaryport Chess Club
Maryport Chess Club meets on Tuesdays from 6pm to 9pm at Ewanrigg and Netherton Community Centre, running three teams in the Cumbria Open League.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Morecambe
1 venueMorecambe Chess Club
Morecambe Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings at Morecambe Cricket Club for adult players, with teams in the Blackpool and Fylde and the Lancaster, Morecambe and District leagues.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Penrith
1 venuePenrith Bridge Club
Penrith Bridge Club is a small friendly club of around 40 members, playing face to face duplicate on Tuesday afternoons at Penrith Golf Club. It suits players looking for a relaxed weekly afternoon game.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Penwortham
1 venuePenwortham Bridge Club
Penwortham Bridge Club plays at Galloways in Penwortham, with duplicate pairs on Monday and Thursday and a relaxed no pressure session on Tuesday afternoons. The Tuesday session suits newer players, with no partner needed and advice on bidding and play on hand.
Tables to play on site
4 regular nights · Mons, Tues, Thus
Poulton-le-Fylde
1 venuePoulton Bridge Club
Poulton Bridge Club has its own two-room club house in the centre of Poulton-le-Fylde, with duplicate sessions six days a week including Saturday afternoons. New members and visitors are welcome, and a Wednesday evening improvers' session suits developing players.
Tables to play on site
7 regular nights · 6 days a week
Rishton
1 venueAccrington Bridge Club
Accrington Bridge Club meets every Saturday evening at Rishton People's Centre on School Street, the only Saturday evening bridge in the area. New members and visitors are always welcome.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Sats
Southport
1 venueThe Hobby Post
Hobby and book shop on Post Office Avenue in Southport selling Warhammer, paints, books and crafts, with bookable gaming tables open into the evening.
Tables to play on site
St Annes
1 venueSt Annes Bridge Club
St Annes Bridge Club runs duplicate bridge from its own club room on Allenby Road most afternoons and evenings, plus hosted morning and afternoon sessions and Saturday social bridge. It welcomes visitors and new players and runs beginners' and improvers' classes.
Tables to play on site
9 regular nights · 5 days a week
Whitehaven
1 venueHaven Crafts
Independent arts and crafts supplies shop on Roper Street, listed as a Warhammer stockist.
Wilpshire
1 venueBlackburn & Ribble Valley Bridge Club
Blackburn & Ribble Valley Bridge Club plays in first floor rooms at Wilpshire Golf Club, with Monday afternoon and Wednesday evening pairs. Members and visitors are welcome, and the Wednesday session helps less experienced players progress.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Mons, Weds
Windermere
1 venueWindermere Duplicate Bridge Club
Windermere Duplicate Bridge Club meets at the Marchesi Centre on Holly Road on Monday and Friday evenings, and visitors are always made welcome. A learn to play bridge course runs on Tuesday evenings for beginners.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Mons, Tues, Fris
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