Harlequins 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
Game · Lancashire and Cumbria
Where to play wargames in Preston
Where to find Wargames in Lancashire and Cumbria: historical and miniature wargaming clubs, gaming centres and shops.
We list 11 venues where you can play or buy wargaming across Lancashire and Cumbria, in 7 towns and neighbourhoods. Eight have tables to play on site. Three of the 11 are in Preston itself, and we list them first below.
8 places to play wargaming
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
In Preston (2)
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
Elsewhere in Lancashire and Cumbria (6)
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
Fazpack
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
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
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
The 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
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
3 more shops stocking wargaming
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
In Preston (1)
Warhammer Preston
Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in Preston city centre selling Warhammer miniatures with gaming tables for play and painting.
Elsewhere in Lancashire and Cumbria (2)
Warhammer Blackpool
Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in Blackpool town centre selling Warhammer miniatures with tables for gaming and painting.
Warhammer Kendal
Games Workshop's Warhammer store in Kendal, in Blackhall Yard off Stricklandgate. Sells Warhammer miniatures and paints and offers in-store gaming.
Other games in Preston
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