Secret Solstice Games
Leith's ultimate creative playground: board games, coffee, escape rooms, and a community of makers. Work, play, create!
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About
If you're walking down Carpet Lane in Leith, you might spot a curious flatiron building – that's Secret Solstice Games, a board game café that's also a creative workspace, a shop, and home to award-winning escape rooms. Step inside to find shelves of board games, a cosy café serving great coffee, and a welcoming community of local nerds. Don't miss the Sanctum – their ultimate gaming room for TTRPGs and Warhammer – or the Merch Vault for dice and miniatures. It's dog-friendly, open late on weekends, and the perfect spot to work, play, and create.
Board Game Café
Secret Solstice Games is a board game café in Edinburgh, offering a large selection of games, coffee and snacks, a shop, and space for work and play, with a focus on community and creativity.
Community Venue
Secret Solstice Games is a community venue in Edinburgh that serves as a board game café, shop, and creative hub, hosting activities such as board games, Warhammer 40K, tabletop role-playing games, events, and a community gathering space for artists, designers, and gamers.
Creative Hub
Secret Solstice Games is a board game café, shop, and creative hub in Edinburgh, providing space, resources, and a community for creatives, game-players, and makers, with facilities like a café, games library, and a Bounty Board for collaboration.
Shop
Secret Solstice Games features a retail shop known as The Merch Vault, offering a range of dice, accessories, apparel, and board games for purchase.
Board Games
Secret Solstice Games is a board game café and shop with a large collection of games available to play, along with coffee and snacks.
Dining
Secret Solstice Games is a board game café that serves coffee, snacks, and beverages in Edinburgh's Leith area.
Work & Study Spaces
Secret Solstice Games is a board game café that also serves as a welcoming workplace and community hub for creatives, with space for meetings, workshops, and quiet work.
Full Description
Secret Solstice Games is a board game café, shop, and community hub located at 1 Carpet Lane, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6SS, United Kingdom. Founded in June 2023 by three friends (Ronan Jennings, Bliss Jennings, and Tom McMinn) who wanted to create a space for like-minded people to hang out, make cool stuff, and play games, the venue also houses Case Closed Escape Rooms, an award-winning immersive experience. The café serves great coffee, snacks, and beverages, and boasts a huge games library with board games, Warhammer 40K, and tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). The space includes The Sanctum, a dedicated ultimate gaming room for TTRPGs and wargames, and The Merch Vault, selling dice, accessories, and apparel. Secret Solstice Games offers a 3D printer and a laser cutter available for hire, along with presentation materials and a projector. A physical and online Bounty Board helps the community connect for projects, jobs, and skills. The venue is dog-friendly, accepts credit/debit cards and NFC payments, and has a rating of 5.0 from 51 user reviews on Google (and 5.0 from 15 TripAdvisor reviews, ranked #38 of 161 Fun & Games in Edinburgh). Price range is £1–£10. Opening hours: Monday–Tuesday closed, Wednesday–Thursday 1:00 PM–9:00 PM (though the website says Wednesday 1:00 PM–9:00 PM, Thursday 1:00 PM–9:00 PM; TripAdvisor says Wednesday 1:00 PM–9:00 PM, Thursday 1:00 PM–9:00 PM, Friday 1:00 PM–11:00 PM, Saturday 11:00 AM–11:00 PM, Sunday 11:00 AM–11:00 PM; the merged attributes show Friday 13:00–22:00, Saturday 12:00–22:00, Sunday 12:00–22:00, and Monday–Thursday closed). The venue is operational, with paid parking lots and paid street parking available. It has restrooms, outdoor seating is not available, and it is good for groups. The site is located by The Shore in Leith, in a flatiron-style building. The team also includes a skeleton named Kenneth T. Skeleton, experience designer Oran Talbot, and experience co-ordinator Ray Wyse. The café offers table bookings via BookingNinja. The venue is listed on Euan's Guide for accessibility information. It serves as a workplace, meet-up spot, venue for performances, workshops, meetings, and events.
1 Carpet Ln, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6SS, UK
Leith
EH6 6SS