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Board Game & Play Cafés in Birmingham
Sliced N Diced, a few minutes out from the centre, has over 350 titles plus pool, air hockey and Dungeons & Dragons parties with a proper DM. Dragon Fly Café packs in seven VR stations and 250-odd games, each go kept short so headsets get shared round. No.393 is a plainer café built round board games, with private hire if you want the place to yourselves for a party. For under-sevens, Pippatopia in Smethwick sells its roleplay café (salon, supermarket, hospital corner) in 90-minute sessions from £2.50, while a longer trip out to Lichfield brings Crumb and Play, with soft play for the youngest and a mini role-play village for those a bit older, from £7.95. Flight Club Birmingham runs a Family Session letting kids from 12 join the darts alongside its usual evening trade. Rising Cafe and Noir 55 Coffee are simpler stops with free parking if you just want a sit-down without booking a session.
10 places From £1.95
from £20Clue HQ Birmingham - The Live Escape Game
Birmingham · ages 7+
An hour locked in a themed room with your team, cracking locks and riddles before the timer runs out.
Booking requiredFood on site
from £7.95Crumb and Play
Lichfield · ages 0-6
A soft play corner for under-fours and a mini role-play village called Crumbs Lane for the slightly older ones.
Booking requiredCaféFree parkingIndoor play+1 more
Dragon Fly Café
Birmingham · ages 3+
Seven VR stations and over 250 games under one roof, with each go lasting just a few minutes so nobody hogs a headset.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesCaféFree parking+4 more
from £9Flight Club Birmingham
Birmingham · ages 12+
Social darts with pizzas and cocktails, and a Family Session window that lets kids from 12 have a go too.
Allergy awareBirthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor seating+3 more
from £1.95Mini Mugs Funhouse
Solihull · ages 0-6
A miniature role play town and soft play corner built for the under sixes, with a proper baby area too.
Baby changeBooking requiredCaféIndoor play+2 more
No.393
Birmingham
A café built round board games, with a private hire option if you fancy taking over the place for a party.
Café
Noir 55 Coffee
Birmingham
A coffee stop with free parking and indoor seating, open long hours seven days a week, plus space you can book for a birthday.
CaféFree parkingIndoor seating
from £2.50Pippatopia
Smethwick · ages 0-7
Roleplay café for under-sevens with a salon, a supermarket and a hospital corner, sold in tight 90-minute sessions.
Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+8 more
Rising Cafe
Birmingham
A relaxed café for a sit-down breakfast or lunch, with party rooms if you're planning a birthday.
Birthday partiesFree parkingIndoor seatingFood on site+1 more
from £2.20Sliced N Diced
Birmingham
A board game café with over 350 titles to pick from, plus pool, air hockey and Dungeons & Dragons parties with a proper DM.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCaféFood on site+1 more
Good to know: board game & play cafés in Birmingham
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £1.95 at Mini Mugs Funhouse. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find board game & play cafés in Birmingham, Lichfield, Solihull and Smethwick. Every place we list is in or around Birmingham, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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