Where to find D&D and RPGs in Sheffield and South Yorkshire: D&D one-shots, Adventurers League and roleplaying groups you can join.
We list 15 venues where you can play or buy D&D and roleplaying games across Sheffield and South Yorkshire, in 9 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 4 regular sessions, most often on Thursdays and Tuesdays. Four of those are marked as beginner friendly. 13 have tables to play on site. Seven of the 15 are in Sheffield itself, and we list them first below.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Games shop on Mary Street in Sheffield city centre selling board games, RPGs, miniatures and trading cards, with a busy Magic schedule. Expect Commander and Standard on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Pauper on Sundays and D&D Adventurers League on Tuesdays.
Independent board game cafe next to Sheffield Cathedral, opened in August 2024, where staff help you pick and learn games. It runs weekly roleplaying one-shots and other events through its Meetup group.
Sheffield's first board game cafe, just off London Road, with a library of over 800 games, food, coffee and craft beer. It also sells games and runs ticketed roleplaying sessions and a monthly social gaming night.
City centre branch of the Element Games wargaming retailer on Chapel Walk, with free gaming and painting tables. Stocks Warhammer, other miniatures games, paints, board games and RPGs.
Friendly tabletop gaming club meeting every Friday evening in Woodhouse, south east Sheffield, playing Warhammer, Konflikt 47, Dragon Rampant and other wargames, board games and D&D. Members range from 12 to 60+ and beginners are welcome.
Large wargames, card game and hobby retailer in Sheffield selling Games Workshop, trading card games, board games and RPGs in store and online. It runs Commander on Friday nights plus ticketed prereleases.
Tabletop gaming shop and event space on Chesterfield High Street with a dedicated play area and weekly events for Pokémon TCG, Magic, Lorcana, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh, Gundam and miniature wargaming most days of the week.
Gaming shop on Rotherham High Street with in-store events most evenings: One Piece and Dragon Ball Super on Tuesdays, Lorcana and Pokémon TCG on Wednesdays, Yu-Gi-Oh on Thursdays and Friday Night Magic. It also hosts weekly D&D sessions and a monthly D&D for beginners Saturday.
Tabletop gaming venue on Market Street in Penistone with Magic on Tuesday and Friday evenings and Dungeons and Dragons campaigns on Thursdays.
Doncaster's first board game cafe, a community interest company on Wood Street with over 850 games, food, coffee and a licensed bar. It is an LGBTQIA+ safe and neurodiversity friendly space and runs D&D and Blood on the Clocktower sessions.
Long-running Barnsley tabletop gaming club with its own dedicated venue off Summer Lane, with tables, terrain, a board game library and RPG resources. Beginners are welcome and intro games with everything provided are run regularly.
Family run tabletop game shop in Langold, between Tickhill and Worksop, with an upstairs play space, a library of over 200 board games and regular evening events including Friday Night Magic and wargaming nights.
Independent tabletop gaming shop in Wombwell selling Warhammer, Kill Team, Necromunda, Bolt Action, paints and role-playing games. Runs starter sessions, painting tutorials and occasional in-store Warhammer events.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Long running wargames shop in the craft workshops at Orchard Square, Sheffield, stocking historical miniatures, Games Workshop, RPGs, board games and Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh cards, plus second hand items.
New games shop in Bolsover selling trading cards, Warhammer, board games, RPGs, model kits, retro consoles and gaming PCs. It plans bookable gaming tables, weekly events, painting nights and beginner sessions.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
The Gamers Guide Cafe, Sheffield. TTRPG one-shots (D&D and other systems), premade characters available
The venues with the most regular nights are Geeks Headquarters in Chesterfield (1 night), Guild of Games in Rotherham (1 night) and Patriot Games in Sheffield (1 night). We list 15 venues in all across Sheffield and South Yorkshire.
Thursdays and Tuesdays have the most regular sessions. Three sessions run every week. The Sheffield calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. Four regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Geeks Headquarters, Guild of Games and The Gamers Guide Cafe. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
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