The Long Rest Canterbury

The Long Rest Canterbury Independent board game cafe located in the heart of Canterbury 🎲♟️ Hello! Not much happening tight now, but watch this space...

This is the page for 'The Long Rest', a board game cafe which will be opening in the city of Canterbury.

✨Weekly events✨Need a reminder of our regular events???Worry not! Our fabulous team members have created a handy guide f...
20/07/2026

✨Weekly events✨

Need a reminder of our regular events???
Worry not! Our fabulous team members have created a handy guide for our regular weekly events 👍
(Our monthly events will continue to be available with any new bits & pieces, as well as specific dates! 🎲)

01/07/2026

Announcment: We will be opening tommrow and Friday at 4pm rather than 1pm.

✨July events✨As we huddle down in our basement attempting to survive the heatwave 🥵, we’ve created our schedule of event...
28/06/2026

✨July events✨

As we huddle down in our basement attempting to survive the heatwave 🥵, we’ve created our schedule of events for July!
- episode 7 of ‘drop-in D&D’! 🎲
- a NEW ‘learn to play D&D’ campaign! ⚔️
- ‘Bardic Inspiration’ returns with guest artist Megan Wardroper 🎶

All events will be live on our website shortly, so keep an eye out and book ASAP! 🤩

25/06/2026

This Months Drop in DnD session is now sold out

We will not have room for walk ins this time

But if you are looking for your fix, our next Learn to Play campaign.is now on sale

24/06/2026
A quick FAQ update:**Do I have to book?**No, we normally have space for walk ins but we do advise booking at weekends as...
16/06/2026

A quick FAQ update:

**Do I have to book?**

No, we normally have space for walk ins but we do advise booking at weekends as it can be busy.

**I've made a booking, do I need to pay a cover charge as well?**

No, if you booked and paid via our website, you do not need to pay anything else for your 3 hour slot.

**I'm looking to come in but not play games, do I still need to pay a cover charge?**

If you are only coming in for food and drink then no, just like any other cafe. If you are planning on staying over 2 or more hours and using our table space then a cover charge will apply.

**I've got a membership but my cover charge is not discounting on the site?**

Drop us an email or give us a call to get your booking sorted.

**I'm making a big booking and some of my friends have a membership?**

Drop us an email or give us a call and we can get it booked in, we will normally ask for appopiate payment on arrival.

**I'm interested in having my birthday/wedding/business event/social do at the Long Rest can you host this?**

Yes we would love to, we have a variety of private hire options, from function room, whole building bookings and food and drink bundles including custom cakes. Get in touch with us to discuss this further.

11/06/2026

Last Friday, we had the pleasure of hosting ‘Bardic Inspiration’, an evening of gaming accompanied by the wonderful music of 🎶

If you are a musician/musical group who would like to play in a similar atmosphere, do drop us a message! No matter the genre, we’d be happy to have you ☺️

Hello everyone, and happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈We hope that everyone in canterbury has a fabulous day, in spite of the weather! ☔️...
06/06/2026

Hello everyone, and happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

We hope that everyone in canterbury has a fabulous day, in spite of the weather! ☔️
We’re proud to be able to offer an inclusive gaming space for the Canterbury community all year round, and we hope to continue building our community for years to come! ☺️

Enjoy the festivities, and know that if you need a space to get away from the crowds, ‘The Long Rest’ will be here to welcome you in ❤️

05/06/2026

Board games and Folk Music, a great combo tonight at the Long Rest

Address

8 Butchery Lane
Canterbury
CT12JR

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