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
Venue type · Lancashire and Cumbria
Board game cafés and bars in Preston
Board game cafés and bars across Lancashire and Cumbria: cafés with game libraries and pubs that host regular board game nights.
We list 4 board game cafés and bars across Lancashire and Cumbria, in 4 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 2 regular sessions, most often on Mondays and Thursdays. All of them have tables to play on site. One of the 4 is in Preston itself, and we list it first below.
Most active venues
- Chew's Yard Chess Club, Preston 1 regular night: Thursday chess club (Thursdays)
- Geek Retreat Blackburn, Blackburn 1 regular night
- The Kobolds Kettle, Lytham St Annes 1 regular night: Warhammer Club (Mondays)
4 venues
In Preston (1)
Elsewhere in Lancashire and Cumbria (3)
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
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
Lancaster 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
Regular nights
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Monday
16:00 to 22:00 Every Monday
Thursday
From 19:00 Every Thursday
Thursday chess club
Chew's Yard Chess Club, Preston. Social chess in the food hall
Chess, bridge and classic games
Common questions
Which board game cafés and bars in Preston run the most game nights?
The venues with the most regular nights are Chew's Yard Chess Club in Preston (1 night), Geek Retreat Blackburn in Blackburn (1 night) and The Kobolds Kettle in Lytham St Annes (1 night). We list 4 venues in all across Lancashire and Cumbria.
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