Looking for a relaxed venue in the city with a selection of familiar board games to offer the competitive drinker? Take your pick from our guide to board games at London bars. Yes, we love it when we enter a welcoming pub or bar and discover a pile of reliable games resting on a shelf in the corner, so before you make any plans, take a look at our recommended list of board games at London bars.
People come and stay all day, enjoying the excellent selection of bar snacks, newspapers and board games.
83 St Pauls Road,
Islington,
London,
N1 2LY
At Atlas, you can pick up board games like Scrabble, Chess or Monopoly if you want to make a competitive evening of it.
16 Seagrave Road,
Fulham,
London,
SW6 1RX
In addition to pool, darts and screened sporting events, they also host live music nights, backgammon tournaments, poker evenings and quiz nights and if that still isn’t enough - the old school board games.
55 Baring Street,
London,
N1 3DS
You'll often find patrons engrossed in a classic board game at the Bridge House in Paddington.
13 Westbourne Terrace Road,
Paddington,
London,
W2 6ND
Board games, a weekly quiz, darts and pool top the gaming bill.
87 Rectory Grove,
Clapham,
London,
SW4 0DR
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The pub is geared principally to drinkers, with board games, quiz nights, and DJs at the weekend.
37 Marloes Road,
Kensington,
London,
W8 6LA
At the back, there's a quirky fireplace area with a couple of sofas, a rug and a selection of books and board games on the back shelf.
44 Barnsbury Street,
Islington,
London,
N1 1ER
A collection of board games are available to play if you get bored and there's even free WiFi.
96 Ladbroke Grove,
Notting Hill,
London,
W11 1PY
An interactive, life-size work in progress can be found at the rear in tribute to Mouse Trap with an elevated bathtub standing in the middle of the lawn. Genius.
73 Brighton Road,
Surbiton,
Surrey,
KT6 5NF
This top pub in E8 has a decent selection of board games available at the bar.
90 Amhurst Road,
Hackney,
London,
E8 1JH
Most are at the Albert for lunch or dinner, although a few older drinkers play board games, get stuck into quiz questions or catch sport on the solo TV screen.
85 Albert Bridge Road,
Battersea,
London,
SW11 4PF
The bar at the Prince of Wales is small but kitted out with comfy seats, board games and quirky decorations.
138 Upper Richmond Road,
Putney,
London,
SW15 2SP
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There are board games to hire (deposit is £10).
2 Shepperton Road,
London,
N1 3DT
Behind the bar is a stack of board games from Risk to Scrabble.
60 Selkirk Road,
Tooting,
London,
SW17 0ES
There are board games and colouring-in for the kids (complete with crayons) at the Sun Inn in Barnes.
7 Church Road,
Barnes,
London,
SW13 9HE
Board games are at the ready at the Washington to keep both kids and grown up kids enthralled.
50 Englands Lane,
London,
NW3 4UE