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Board Game & Play Cafés in York

York's take on this is more varied than just Scrabble on a Tuesday. EH Gaming is a proper drop-in board game café where you pick something off the shelf and grab a table. The Cat's Whiskers, right in the centre, charges from £8 an hour to sit with rescue cats, though it is strictly ages 10 and up. FortyFive Vinyl Café, also central, is free to browse and mixes a record shop with a café and bar, plus live music some nights. For younger children, EH Gaming is the safer bet since The Cat's Whiskers turns under-10s away at the door. If you want to spend nothing, FortyFive is the one to wander into, and it is dog friendly if that matters to you. The Cat's Whiskers has step-free access and toilets on site, useful if you are planning a longer stay. Rainy afternoons suit any of the three, since all are indoors.

4 places 2 free to visit

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EH Gaming

York

A board game café where you drop in, pick a game off the shelf and find a table to play it at.

Free

FortyFive Vinyl Café

York

A record store, café and bar rolled into one, with a jukebox to play, vinyl to flick through and live music some nights.

Dog friendlyIndoor seatingFood on siteParty rooms

Modern curved glass frontage of a waterside café building with red brick residential apartments above.

Free

Hungate Reading Cafe

York

A calm café and library space where you can read, borrow books and let the kids potter over sandwiches and cake.

CaféVegetarian optionsWheelchair accessibleWi-Fi

from £8

The Cat's Whiskers

York · ages 10+

A rescue cat café in York where you pay by the hour to sit and let the cats come to you, but under-10s aren't allowed in.

Blue badge parkingCaféFood on siteToilets+1 more

Good to know: board game & play cafés in York

Are any of them free?

Yes, FortyFive Vinyl Café and Hungate Reading Cafe are free to visit.

What does a paid visit cost?

Paid entry starts from £8 at The Cat's Whiskers. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.