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Board Game & Play Cafés in Reading
Reading has a proper board game and play café scene once you start looking. Market House, a kilometre from the centre, mixes electronic mini golf and karaoke with pizza and cocktails. Sip & Conquer out in Maidenhead has over 350 games on the shelf, with coffee and cocktails for the adults picking a title. Closer in, Alto Lounge does a kids menu alongside gluten-free and vegan options, plus free wifi if you want to make a coffee last. For toddlers, The Little Play Lounge has indoor play from £1 with a climbing frame outside for older siblings, and Ox Shed Cafe, a drive out to Wallingford, has a baby mat and play kitchen from £2.20. The Foxes' Den in Binfield is free and outdoor, good for Rhyme Time and toddler craft without spending anything. If you want games with your evening out rather than the children, Flight Club Reading turns 18+ by evening and all day Saturday, so check which sitting you are booking.
12 places 2 free to visit
FreeAlto Lounge
Reading
An all-day café with a proper kids menu, gluten-free and vegan options, and free wifi if you need to stretch a coffee into an hour.
Allergy awareDog friendlyVegetarian optionsWheelchair accessible+1 more
from £3Boom Battle Bar Reading
Reading · ages 0-18
Augmented reality axe throwing, darts and shuffleboard with a bar attached, open to under 18s with an adult until 9pm.
Birthday partiesCard onlyGroup bookingsIndoor play+3 more
Fidget & Bob
Reading
A café by The Piazza doing hot and cold food plus Pipp & Co Doughnuts, with no table bookings so you take your chances on a seat.
Indoor seatingParking
from £9Flight Club Reading
Reading · ages 12+
Tech-tracked social darts with pizza and cocktails, family-friendly by day but strictly 18+ by evening and all day Saturday.
Allergy awareBirthday partiesBooking requiredGroup bookings+5 more
Market House
Reading
Electronic mini golf, shuffleboard and karaoke under one roof, with pizza and cocktails to go alongside the games.
Allergy awareBirthday partiesGroup bookingsFood on site+3 more
Monkey Lounge
Reading
A café and bar with big screens for live sport, gourmet burgers and a kids menu on the same table.
CaféIndoor seatingKids menuRestaurant
from £2.20Ox Shed Cafe
Wallingford
A café with a play kitchen, a baby mat and board games on tap, plus doughnuts and coffee for the grown-ups.
CaféGift shopIndoor playIndoor seating+2 more
from £4.50Sip & Conquer
Maidenhead · ages 0+
A board game café with over 350 games to pick from, plus cocktails and coffee for the grown-ups at the table.
Allergy awareBirthday partiesBooking requiredCafé+4 more
FreeThe Foxes' Den, Binfield
Bracknell
A free, low-key coffee shop and field with Rhyme Time, toddler craft and a teddy bear clinic for the smaller ones.
CaféGift shopOutdoor playWi-Fi
from £1The Little Play Lounge
Reading · ages 0-11
A café and garden built around indoor play for babies and toddlers, with a climbing frame outside for older siblings.
Baby changeBirthday partiesCaféFree parking+6 more
The Mad Duck Cafe
Purley on Thames
A café with a play area and a lending library for kids, open for hot food, coffee and browsing most of the week.
CaféIndoor playFood on sitePicnic area+1 more
Wellington Farm Shop
Hook
A farm shop café with a children's menu, all-day breakfast and a proper afternoon tea if you plan ahead.
CaféGift shopHigh chairsIndoor seating+4 more
Good to know: board game & play cafés in Reading
Are any of them free?
Yes, Alto Lounge and The Foxes' Den, Binfield are free to visit.
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £1 at The Little Play Lounge. 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 Reading, Wallingford, Maidenhead, Bracknell, Purley on Thames and 1 more. Every place we list is in or around Reading, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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