Meeple Play Cafe

Meeple Play Cafe Play Café and Bar - Board Games, Play Village and Crafts.

🌈 Southampton Pride today!We've popped up inside the Guildhall with board game tables and fidget toys in the Quiet Zone ...
29/08/2026

🌈 Southampton Pride today!

We've popped up inside the Guildhall with board game tables and fidget toys in the Quiet Zone 🎲

A calm corner to recharge, connect, and just be — surrounded by incredible traders and societies.
Come find us, come find calm.

🎉 Happy Pride! 🎉

💙 Craft Night update 💙Tonight's Craft Night is cancelled — sorry for the short notice!With a hectic summer holiday seaso...
27/08/2026

💙 Craft Night update 💙

Tonight's Craft Night is cancelled — sorry for the short notice!

With a hectic summer holiday season for us and the lovely Fully Woolly in the middle of a shop move, we're taking a well-earned break this month.

Craft Night will be back as usual on the last Thursday of September — see you then! 🧶

This evening Wyatt (7) and I headed up the road to Board on the Waterside Dibden Purlieu for a Warhammer 40k learning se...
24/08/2026

This evening Wyatt (7) and I headed up the road to Board on the Waterside Dibden Purlieu for a Warhammer 40k learning session — and honestly, what a find. 🎲

£6 per player, everything provided, and proper private tuition — that's just an incredible deal.

Massive thanks to Danny, who kept a 7 year old fully engaged for TWO HOURS ⚔️ Patient, clear, and obviously a true expert in his craft. Wyatt didn't want to leave.

We're already talking about making this a regular thing together.

Board on the Waterside have built an incredible space for tabletop and TCG players — resources we could only dream of. (We're still the number one board game cafe and bar around here, obviously 😉 — but for these hobbies this is the place.)

If you've got a tabletop fan at home, go say hi to Danny. 🙌

📍 Board on the Waterside Dibden Purlieu

♟️We welcomed The Waterside Chess Club for another hugely successful open session!👀 Lots of interested folks stopped as ...
24/08/2026

♟️We welcomed The Waterside Chess Club for another hugely successful open session!

👀 Lots of interested folks stopped as they passed by and many sat for a game or a chat with members.

☀️The sunshine made it all feel very European! ✈️

The handsome husband of our very own Vicky even stopped in for a match... Though he forgot to mention his history of regional championships 🦈

If you're interested in chess or learning more about the club, drop a comment and we'll put you in touch! 👇

19/08/2026

🧠It's Back Baby! Men's Mental Health Game Night🎲
🗓️THIS FRIDAY NIGHT - FROM 7PM⏰

Come along, learn and play some fun games, bring a mate or make some new ones.

We've created a fun, relaxed space, for men of any age to socialise over games and share some good times.

If there's something you want to get off your chest, this a safe and friendly place to do it... If you just want some belly laughs with the boys, then it's all about that too.

Book online so we're ready for you, but if you don't have time you can still just rock up.

FRIDAY 21ST - 7pm - Late
www.bookwhen.com/meepleplaycafe

13/08/2026

📣Appreciation Post!📣

Today we had a group of 3 girls, probably early-mid teens, come in and play games together and enjoy some time in the cafe.

Not only was it so nice to have a group of polite and friendly teenagers hanging out, enjoying wholesome social activities, and proving that most of them aren't "up to no good"...

But on top of that, our 4 and 7 year olds (who think they own the place) decided to join them uninvited and "teach them some games".

These 3 girls were so welcoming and charming and kind with our young boys. They included them in their fun and were just lovely.

We thanked them before they left and told them they should be proud of themselves, but they smiled and shrugged it off (as teenagers do).

If these are your children then thank you, and well done, and we know you must be proud! ❤️

12/08/2026

IT'S TOMORROW! 🌙🔮

The New Forest Tarot Social is back at Meeple Play Cafe THIS THURSDAY 13th August, 7pm - late!

Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and join our bi-monthly gathering of caring, curious minds ✨

This month we've got Vic and Michele from Witchways of Dorset joining us for a talk and readings 🌒

🃏 £5 entry - includes a hot or soft drink
🍷 £7 entry - includes an alcoholic drink

No experience needed, just bring your curiosity 🖤

Grab your spot 👉 www.bookwhen.com/meepleplaycafe

See you tomorrow night 🌙

Your inbox isn't going to clear itself. That subscription isn't going to cancel itself. And with little ones around, whe...
11/08/2026

Your inbox isn't going to clear itself. That subscription isn't going to cancel itself. And with little ones around, when exactly are you meant to do it?

Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, drop in for Work, Stay & Play.

Grab a coffee, settle in at the front of the cafe, and actually get through your list — while a dedicated team member keeps your little one happily playing close by.

☕ Great coffee & breakfast
💻 A proper space to focus
🎈 Fun play activities for your child
📶 Free WiFi

Tuesday's & Thursday, 8:30-10:30am
£12.50 per child (£6 sibling)

Please note: parents/guardians must remain on-site at the venue for the full session.

☀️ Summer Meet Ups with Meeple are here!Starting your little one's Reception journey this September? Come meet other new...
09/08/2026

☀️ Summer Meet Ups with Meeple are here!

Starting your little one's Reception journey this September? Come meet other new starters before the big day!

📍 Wildground Infants – TOMORROW, 10th August, 11am-1pm

📍 Hythe Primary – TOMORROW, 10th August, 2pm-4pm

Plus more dates throughout August for Waterside, Orchard, Manor, Blackfield and Cadland 🎒

Spaces are limited, so book online now to avoid disappointment 👉 www.bookwhen.com/meepleroleplay

07/08/2026

Kids at home got you feeling overwhelmed? 🤯 We hear you!

Take a well-deserved break while your little ones dive into hours of screen-free fun at Meeple Play Cafe. ☕️🧸

Our two-story roleplay village features 9 unique areas themed around real local businesses. From becoming a vet to a builder, your little explorer can do it all in one afternoon! 👷‍♀️🧑‍⚕️

✨ Perfect for little ones: Designed specifically for ages 6 and under.

✨ Space to play: 2-hour sessions are kept limited so every family has room to explore comfortably.

✨ Local & lovely: We are a proud, independent, family-run cafe in the heart of Hythe, right on the doorstep of the New Forest.

Spots are filling up fast today! Tap Learn More to book your roleplay village adventure now. 👇

Address

46 Pylewell Road, Hythe
Southampton
SO456AQ

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 10pm
Saturday 8am - 10pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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