Quick answer: In Wigan you can play board games at LSoC Board Game Night at Sherringtons (games event, selected Wednesdays, 6pm to 8pm), LSoC Board Game Night at The Royal Oak (games event, selected Thursdays, 6pm to 8pm), My:ND Space games night, Leigh (games event, Monthly on a Wednesday, 7pm to 9pm) and Wigan Tabletop Games Club (club, Friday and Sunday evenings, 7pm until late). The next confirmed date is Wed 18 Nov, 7 pm (My:ND Space games night, Leigh). Nearby town Bolton adds two more places, further down the page.
Wigan Tabletop Games Club meets in Winstanley every Friday and Sunday evening, with Fridays leaning towards board games. Let's SHAPE Our Creativity CIC (Community Interest Company) runs bookable board game nights at The Royal Oak and Sherringtons, and My:ND Space in Leigh hosts a monthly games night for neurodivergent adults.
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A relaxed board game evening at Sherringtons on Kenyon Road, run by Let's SHAPE Our Creativity CIC (Community Interest Company). Games are picked to suit whoever turns up and you learn as you play.
A relaxed two-hour board game evening at The Royal Oak, run by Let's SHAPE Our Creativity CIC (Community Interest Company). The host picks a game to suit the group and you learn as you play, so it's a good way in if you're new.
Where
The Royal Oak, 111-113 Standishgate, Wigan, WN1 1XL
A monthly games evening in Leigh for neurodivergent adults, with or without a formal diagnosis. Classic board games, cards, dominoes and jigsaws are provided, with tea, coffee and snacks included. Chat or keep your headphones on, there's no pressure. Ages 18 and up.
Where
My:ND Space CIC, 196 Chapel Street, Leigh, WN7 2BY
A board game, wargame and roleplaying club in Winstanley that meets every Friday and Sunday evening. Fridays tend to be more board-game focused, with Euro and Ameritrash games on the tables, and the club opens early on the second Sunday of the month for longer games.
Smaller places near Wigan that don't have their own page yet.
ClubBolton
Gnome Board Game Club
Bolton's friendly board games club meets every Thursday from 7pm at the Doffcocker Inn on Chorley Old Road. Everyone's welcome, whether you play every week or you're just getting into the hobby, and there's parking at the pub.
Where
Doffcocker Inn, 780 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 5QD
When
Every Thursday from 7pm.
Good for beginners
Yes
Check the club's own page before you go, as times can change.
The Goblin's Head, a family games business in Bromley Cross, runs a relaxed games afternoon every Sunday from 2pm at Bromley Cross Community Centre on Windsor Road. It's £2 to join in, and you can learn something new or play a familiar favourite. It also runs Warhammer and card game tournaments.
Where
Bromley Cross Community Centre, 5 Windsor Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9LH
When
Every Sunday from 2pm.
Cost
£2
Good for beginners
Yes
Good for children
Yes
Check the organiser's own page before you go, as times can change.