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Board Game & Play Cafés in Manchester
Manchester has properly leaned into this one. Goodtime Games, close to the centre, lets you pick from hundreds of games with staff on hand to teach the rules, pizza and cocktails included from £6.50. The Dice Box in Stockport books tables by the hour from £1.25, with over a thousand games on the shelves. Cuppa' Chaii, also in Manchester, has proper carrom board tables and a room big enough for a family party. For younger children, Urmston Books and Board Games runs a ukulele sing-along for babies and toddlers alongside its coffee and board games, and Sprouts Club offers timed sessions in a pretend high street for under-2s. Older kids and teens have sharper options: Limited Edition in Leigh runs weekly D&D nights for eight-plus, while Lane7 and Boom Battle Bar Printworks both switch to over-18s only after 7pm, so plan family visits earlier in the day. Free parking is sorted at Let Loose in Sale if you're driving over with younger ones.
11 places 1 upcoming event From £1.25
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Places for board game & play cafés
from £3Boom Battle Bar Manchester Printworks
Manchester · ages 0-18
Axe throwing, crazy golf and shuffleboard under one roof, but the clock ticks fast once you're under 18 after 7pm.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredCard onlyGroup bookings+5 more
Cuppa' Chaii (Manchester)
Manchester
A café with proper carrom board tables, board games and a room big enough for a full-on family party.
Halal optionsIndoor playIndoor seatingFood on site+2 more
from £6.50Goodtime Games
Manchester
A board game café where you pick from hundreds of games, get staff help learning the rules, and settle in with pizza and cocktails.
CaféIndoor seatingVegetarian options
from £10.50Lane7 Manchester
Manchester · ages 14+
A bowling, pool and karaoke night out for teens, though it's over 18s only after 7pm.
Allergy awareBirthday partiesGroup bookingsFood on site+2 more
from £3.50Let Loose - Soft Play And Cafe
Sale · ages 0-10
Soft play sessions for under-10s with a Make-a-Bear corner, Build-a-Pup adoption bit and a graffiti party room for hire.
Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingGroup bookings+4 more
Limited Edition: The Tabletop Tavern
Leigh · ages 8+
A tabletop games bar where kids from eight up can join weekly D&D nights, trading card games and wargaming.
Sprouts Club
Manchester · up to age 2
A pretend high street for toddlers, with a café, pharmacy, salon and shop to potter round in timed sessions.
Booking required
from £9.95Tenpin Manchester Parrs Wood
Manchester · ages 4-13
Bumper bowling, laser tag and karaoke rooms under one roof, with free parking sorted for you.
Birthday partiesFree parkingFood on site
from £1.25The Dice Box Stockport
Stockport · ages 2+
A table booked by the hour, over a thousand board games to pick from, and staff who'll teach you the rules on the spot.
Birthday partiesGift shopGroup bookingsIndoor seating+2 more
The Upper Room Cafe
Cheadle
A café with a small play corner for the kids and a proper menu for the grown-ups, open weekday daytimes only.
Indoor seating
from £5Urmston Books and Board Games
Manchester
A café where you can browse and buy books, play board games over a coffee, and catch a ukulele sing-along for babies and toddlers.
CaféIndoor seatingFood on site
Good to know: board game & play cafés in Manchester
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £1.25 at The Dice Box Stockport. 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 Manchester, Sale, Leigh, Stockport and Cheadle. Every place we list is in or around Manchester, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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