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Board Game & Play Cafés in Leeds

Leeds does board game and play cafés both ways, from toddler soft play to a proper grown-up games evening. Archive, near the centre, mixes quiz nights and paint-and-wine evenings with a coffee house and bar, while Crowd of Favours a kilometre out does small plates, Sunday roasts and pub quiz nights to build an evening around. Leodis Games, out at 8 km, keeps it quieter with gaming tables and shelves of board games for wargaming or a family game night. For under-fives, Tiny Boo LTD in Headingley charges £12.50 a day, and Jackaboos Ltd in Pudsey starts from £1.50 with pre-booked sessions and parties for up to 30. Tiny Tykes Play, also in Pudsey, runs timed 1.5 hour sessions with a café table guaranteed. Older kids do better at Boom Battle Bar, with axe throwing and crazy golf, under-18s welcome till 7pm with an adult. One venue here, MERKUR Casino, is 18+ only, with a free bar buffet at silly o'clock.

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Guests mingling and dining under a metal pergola on a leafy outdoor terrace with bunting and potted plants.

Boom Battle Bar Leeds

Leeds · ages 0-18

Axe throwing, crazy golf and shuffleboard under one roof, with under-18s welcome until 7pm if an adult's in tow.

Birthday partiesCard onlyGroup bookingsIndoor seating+1 more

Crowd of people gathered outside an illuminated venue entrance with neon signage and digital screens at night.

BOX Leeds

Leeds

A sports bar with 35 screens, shuffleboard and electric darts, plus bandeoke and live bands some nights.

Allergy awareVegetarian options

Spacious, bright café interior with wooden beams, string lights and bunting, multiple tables and chairs in various colours, children's toys scattered on wooden floor, and staff working behind counter.

Craftea Cafe

Leeds

A pallet-built castle and curtain dens for imaginative play, tucked upstairs above a café that does birthday parties too.

Baby changeBirthday partiesCaféIndoor play

Aerial view of a working farm with stone buildings, modern structures, and surrounding green fields with grazing livestock.

Crag House Farm

Leeds

A farm shop and garden centre site with a children's play area, sensory gardens and a conservation walk to wander round.

CaféGift shopIndoor seatingPicnics allowed+1 more

Bartender pouring a draught beer from a tap into a glass at a busy pub.

Crowd of Favours

Leeds

A board game café in Leeds with small plates, Sunday roasts and pub quiz nights to plan an evening around.

Food on siteParty rooms

from £9

Flight Club Leeds

Leeds · ages 12+

Tech-tracked darts with a screen calling the rules, and a proper family window before the venue turns 18+ for the night.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor playFood on site+1 more

Hyde Park Book Club

Leeds

A late-opening bar and events space with music nights, comedy, art events and yoga, not a soft play or kids' venue in the usual sense.

Accessible toiletRestaurantStep-free access

from £1.50

Jackaboos Ltd

Pudsey · ages 1-6

A play café for under-sixes in Pudsey, with pre-booked sessions and parties for up to 30 kids.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesBooking requiredIndoor play+4 more

Bright green storefront of a café and bakery with large windows displaying menu boards and hanging plants.

Jasmine Cafe

Leeds

A halal Middle Eastern café in Leeds doing breakfast, wraps and baked goods, open seven days for a sit-down bite with the kids.

Allergy awareHalal optionsVegetarian options

from £1.50

Kids Club House

Leeds · ages 0-12

Three big soft play slides, a football pitch and race track, plus a proper baby corner for the pre-walkers.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesCaféFree parking+7 more

Leodis Games

Leeds

A café with gaming tables and shelves of board games for wargaming or a quiet family game night.

CaféIndoor seating

Free

MERKUR Casino - Leeds

Leeds · adults only (18+)

This one's an 18+ venue in Leeds city centre with a free bar buffet at silly o'clock, not somewhere for the kids.

Food on siteParkingPublic transport nearbyRestaurant+1 more

Three people playing retro arcade games at a neon-lit gaming bar with colourful screen displays and themed wall art.

Pixel Bar Leeds

Leeds

Gaming booths with Switch 2, PS5 or Xbox, plus a cocktail and food menu, open till the small hours on a Friday.

Booking required

Pool tables in an indoor games room with colourful street art murals on brick walls and neon signage.

from £8

Roxy Ball Room Leeds Boar Lane

Leeds

American pool, tech darts, crazy pool and karaoke booths under one roof, but it's strictly an over-18s night out, not a family venue.

Accessible toiletBooking requiredCard onlyToilets

from £1

RugRatz Play Gym

Leeds · ages 0-12

Pay-and-play soft play with two slides for the under-2s and no time limit on how long you stay.

Birthday partiesCaféIndoor playIndoor seating+4 more

from £3.50

The Kidsplay (Formerly Kidzplay Leeds)

Leeds · ages 0-13

Three levels of soft play with two curly slides, a separate toddler corner, and a café doing proper hot meals.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesCaféIndoor play+6 more

Toddler in white shirt looking up at camera surrounded by letter blocks on wooden floor.

from £12.50

Tiny Boo LTD

Leeds · ages 0-5

A toddler-sized play structure in Headingley for the under-fives, with £12.50 daily play and Saturday party slots.

A large blue and orange play school building with windows showing educational activities inside, alongside a police station playhouse in an indoor play area.

from £2.95

Tiny Tykes Play

Pudsey · ages 0-5

Soft play, ride-on toys and a dressing-up shop for under-fives, in timed 1.5 hour sessions with a café table guaranteed for the whole visit.

Allergy awareBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+7 more

from £5

Tumble Town Adventure Play

Leeds · ages 0-6

Soft play and bear making for little ones, with a café menu that stretches to gluten free and vegan.

Allergy awareBirthday partiesCaféIndoor play+3 more

Toy racing cars race on a slot car track in an indoor play area with families nearby.

Welcome In Community Centre & Cafe

Leeds

A community centre and café with music sessions for kids, a play corner, and a youth room with table tennis and Wii.

Birthday partiesCaféGroup bookingsIndoor seating+2 more

Good to know: board game & play cafés in Leeds

Are any of them free?

Yes, MERKUR Casino - Leeds is free to visit.

What does a paid visit cost?

Paid entry starts from £1 at RugRatz Play Gym. 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 Leeds and Pudsey. Every place we list is in or around Leeds, and each listing has the full address and directions.