Where to find Wargames in Southampton, Portsmouth and Hampshire: historical and miniature wargaming clubs, gaming centres and shops.
We list 15 venues where you can play or buy wargaming across Southampton, Portsmouth and Hampshire, in 10 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 3 regular sessions, most often on Wednesdays and Saturdays. 13 have tables to play on site. Two of the 15 are in Southampton itself, and we list them first below.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Large tabletop gaming venue and hobby store in Southampton with premium bookable gaming tables, a free hobby painting bar, cafe and licensed bar. Hosts Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Blood Bowl, Dropfleet Commander and Blood & Plunder tournaments plus a fortnightly Blood & Plunder club.
Independent wargaming venue and hobby shop in Shirley with 8 full size wargaming tables, 2 skirmish tables and painting desks, plus snacks and drinks. Runs Blood Bowl league nights, painting nights, learn to play 40K sessions and an MTG Commander night, with tables bookable online.
Large games shop with four gaming rooms and over 2,200 sq ft of play space, including a dedicated War Room for wargaming. Runs events every day of the week across Magic, Pokémon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Lorcana, One Piece, Star Wars Unlimited, Blood Bowl, wargames and D&D.
Long running wargames club near Southampton that meets every other Saturday, covering all historical periods and scales plus some board games. Your first visit is free.
Tabletop games shop in North End, Portsmouth, with an upstairs gaming space, bookable table time and a licensed bar, the Battle City Tavern. Runs Warhammer, Blood Bowl and card game events.
Tabletop gaming shop in Salisbury with a focus on community and mental health. It runs weekly Commander, Warhammer and Dungeons & Dragons nights, plus painting sessions, an after-school club and bookable play sessions.
First floor gaming rooms run by Comics, Games & Coffee on North Street, Chichester, open from 4pm on weekdays. Hosts the shop's ticketed card game nights, including weekly Friday Night Magic and locals for One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Riftbound and Star Wars Unlimited.
Comics, games and coffee shop on North Street in Chichester selling comics, board games, trading card games, Warhammer and other miniatures games. Its regular game nights run at the CGC Chichester Gaming Rooms at 28 North Street.
Board game cafe and bar on Albert Road in Southsea with hundreds of games to play, table service food and drink, and purpose built tables for wargames and RPGs. Weekly nights include Dungeons at Dice (Tuesday), social gaming and KeyForge (Wednesday) and Mini Fight Club wargaming (Thursday); tables can be booked by phone or email.
Warhammer and collectibles shop in Andover selling new and pre-owned Games Workshop models, paints and vintage collectibles. Bookable 3ft by 3ft tables for Kill Team and 40K on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturdays, £10 per table.
Wargaming, TCG and hobby shop with a gaming venue and table hire at The Commercial Centre, Picket Piece, near Andover. Runs Warhammer 40,000 tournaments and Bolt Action play days.
Hobby shop in the Meridian Centre in Havant selling Warhammer, Bolt Action and other wargames, plus trading cards. It offers gaming table hire and events.
Tabletop gaming space and shop in Romsey with dedicated tables for wargames, card games, roleplaying and board games. It runs draft nights, tournaments, open play and hobby nights, with table hire and memberships.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Trading card, video game and collectables shop in the Chantry Centre, Andover, selling Pokémon TCG, Magic, Lorcana and other TCGs alongside Warhammer and board games. Buys cards and games, and holds some in-store release events.
Comic and wargaming shop on Stoke Road in Gosport selling new and second hand comics, Warhammer, Bolt Action, Warlord Games, Airfix and trading cards including Magic, Pokémon TCG and Yu-Gi-Oh. The shop also organises the annual Gosport Comic Con.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Wessex Wargames Society, Ashurst. Club meeting
The venues with the most regular nights are Hobby House in Southampton (1 night), The Games Shop in Aldershot (1 night) and Wessex Wargames Society in Ashurst (1 night). We list 15 venues in all across Southampton, Portsmouth and Hampshire.
Wednesdays and Saturdays have the most regular sessions. One session runs every week. The Southampton calendar shows what's on from today.
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