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8-9 FEBRUARY 2025

BOURNEMOUTH INT CENTRE

WHAT'S ON AT BEACHHEAD 2025

Expect more features, exhibitors, tournaments and games than ever before. Check back for new additions and follow our socials for the latest updates. 

EXHIBITORS

Beachhead is packed with friendly faces offering a range of tabletop gaming and pop culture goodies. Be sure to check back regularly to check out the latest additions.

Exhibitors Listing

Beachhead is packed with friendly faces offering a range of tabletop gaming and pop culture goods, and/or demos. From boutique independent creators right up to big international publishers. Here's the complete list.

Exhibitors Listing

Entoyment Wargaming & Hobby Centre

The south coast’s largest tabletop gaming and hobby store in the heart of Poole & Bournemouth, and the hosts of Beachhead Tabletop Games Expo.

Entoyment Wargaming & Hobby Centre

Asmodee

The UK’s leading distributor of board & trading card games.

Asmodee

Warlord Games

Acclaimed miniatures and wargame publisher.

Warlord Games

Parable Games

UK TTRPG designer & publisher based in Nottingham. Creators of SHIVER and ION Heart.

Parable Games

Coiledspring Games

The UK’s exclusive distributor of some of the best games and puzzles on the planet such as Carcassonne, Forbidden Island, King of Tokyo, Kingdomino and Sushi Go!

Coiledspring Games

Great Escape Games

Wargaming rules, figures and hobby accessories including Dead Man's Hand, 1914, The Chicago Way, Iron Cross, Sword & Spear, Clash of Empires, Rules of Engagement.

Great Escape Games

Black Scorpion Miniatures

32mm hand sculpted resin fantasy miniatures from former Games Workshop, Privateer Press and Reaper miniatures sculptor, Adam Clarke.

Black Scorpion Miniatures

Artis Opus

The finest brushes used by some of the world's best miniature painters. Artis Opus have redefined drybrushing with their range of brushes and tutorials.

Artis Opus

Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy

Learn to paint your favourite miniatures with regular, in-depth and highly detailed tutorials, painting challenges, courses, give-aways and best of all, a thriving community of amazing Academy Members!

Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy

Dice Heads

Stunning kid and family friendly fantasy miniatures. Publisher of Zoontalis: Battle Royale, offering both physical minis and 3D printing subscriptions. Quite possibly the cutest fantasy miniatures around.

Dice Heads

Boss Minis

The premier hobby store in Weymouth. Stocking the widest selection of Pokémon on the South Coast, Warhammer, board games, Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and more.

Boss Minis
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TOURNAMENTS

Beachhead’s wargame tournaments have fast become a staple part of the global circuit. Be sure to come back regularly to check out all the latest news about all of the Tournaments happening during Beachhead.

Tournament Listing

There's a wide range of ticketed events for you to test your skills. Here's the line up.

Tournament Listing

Adeptus Titanicus: The Horus Heresy

The galaxy is in flames. The Emperor’s glorious vision for Humanity is in ruins, his armies locked in brutal civil war. The greatest of these bitter combatants are the towering god-engines of the Adeptus Titanicus.

Adeptus Titanicus: The Horus Heresy

Disney Lorcana

Wield magic inks and the power of Lorcana to assemble your team of Disney characters. Some characters will be familiar friends. Others will be fantastically reimagined.

Disney Lorcana

A Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures Game

Based on the novels by George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire is a competitive tabletop miniatures game. Can you claim The Iron Throne?

A Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures Game

Warhammer 40,000

In the 41st Millennium, warring factions from ancient civilisations and upstart empires fight endless battles across innumerable worlds. Humanity stands alone, beset on all sides by the heretic, the mutant, and the alien. There is no mercy. There is no respite. Prepare yourself for battle.

Warhammer 40,000

Bolt Action

From the cities of Europe, through to the deserts of North Africa or the islands of the Pacific, Bolt Action puts you in command of the most brutal and famous battles of the Second World War.

Bolt Action

Pokémon TCG

In the world of Pokémon, Pokémon are creatures of all shapes and sizes who live alongside humans. People known as Pokémon Trainers form lasting friendships with their Pokémon partners, and as a team, they go on adventures, train to improve their skills, and battle in friendly competitions.

Pokémon TCG

Star Wars: Legion

Warfare is an inescapable part of the Star Wars universe, from the Rebel Alliance's defeat in the Battle of Hoth to a few elite Rebel strike teams taking on a legion of stormtroopers on the Forest Moon of Endor. You can seize your chance to get your boots on the ground and lead your troops to victory with Star Wars: Legion, a miniatures game of thrilling infantry battles in the Star Wars universe!

Star Wars: Legion

Warhammer: The Horus Heresy Age of Darkness

An Age of Darkness has descended upon the galaxy. Horus Lupercal, Warmaster of the Emperor's armies, has turned against his gene-father and sent the Imperium spiralling into bloody civil war. Of the eighteen great Space Marine Legions, finest of all humanity's soldiers, fully half have sided with the traitorous Warmaster, while the remainder stand staunchly loyal to the Emperor.

Warhammer: The Horus Heresy Age of Darkness

Warhammer Age of Sigmar

In the Age of Sigmar, heroes, gods, and monsters battle desperately to decide the fate of the Mortal Realms – a cosmos of sprawling magical domains inhabited by countless species and peoples.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar

Blood Bowl

"Welcome, sports fans!" Blood Bowl is the game of ultra-violent sports mayhem, where you take on the role of coach for a motley team of players battling for gridiron supremacy. The action is fast and furious, but if you keep your head in the game, then fame, wealth, and glory may await...

Blood Bowl

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood is a hero-centric fantasy fighting trading card game Quick thinking and tactical planning enable players of the game to outwit opponents, using their cards in games that are fast-moving and fun to play.

Flesh and Blood

OTHER ATTRACTIONS

There's more to Beachhead than shopping and tournaments. We've got a line-up of activities that we're really excited to share as we lock down the details. Keep checking back, or sign up to our newsletter, to see what's in store. 

Other Attractions Overview

There's more to Beachhead than shopping and tournaments!

Other Attractions Overview

Cult of Paint – Brush Skills Painting Class

Award-winning miniature painters and video tutorial gurus Cult of Paint will host a Brush Skills painting class at Beachhead 2025.

Cult of Paint – Brush Skills Painting Class

Board Gaming at Beachhead

Whether you're a seasoned dice roller or have yet to discover the humble Meeple, Beachhead has you covered with an extensive library of games and gaming til 1am!

Board Gaming at Beachhead

The History Hour

Renowned lecturer and war studies expert Toby McLeod presents a series of outstanding talks.

The History Hour

Joker Squad

The UK Star Wars cosplay specialists and charity fundraisers will be patrolling ready for photo ops.

Joker Squad

The Sir Coates Masters Painting Competition

Brushes at the ready! Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy is bringing their Sir Coates Painting Masters competition to Beachhead.

The Sir Coates Masters Painting Competition

Playtest Zone

A unique opportunity for designers to push their games to the limit and for playtesters to see what's new in the world of unpublished games.

Playtest Zone
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VENDORS

Our vendor hall is packed with friendly faces offering a range of tabletop gaming and pop culture goodies. From boutique independent creators right up to big international publishers:

Entoyment Wargaming and Hobby Centre 
The south coast’s largest tabletop gaming and hobby store in the heart of Poole & Bournemouth.

 

More vendors TBA.​

If you’d like a stand at Beachhead, please get in touch.

TOURNAMENTS

Tournaments include: Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Bolt Action, Star Wars Legion, Field of Glory, A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game, Pokémon TCG, Magic: The Gathering and more.

Beachhead’s wargame tournaments have fast become a staple part of the global circuit and see hundreds of players, and top teams, travelling to attend. These tournaments sell out very quickly so we urge you to get your tickets asap.

Head to the Tickets page for an up-to-date listing and to purchase your tournament tickets. 

Please direct any questions to your tournament organiser or get in touch.

OTHER ATTRACTIONS

There's more to Beachhead than shopping and tournaments. We'll have more details and additions in the run up to the big day. 

 

Cult of Paint Brush Skills Painting Class 
Learn new miniature painting skills from award-winning painters and top-tier content creators, Cult of Paint in an intimate setting. 

The History Hour 
Renowned lecturer and war studies expert Toby McLeod presents a series of outstanding lectures.

 

Joker Squad 
The UK Star Wars cosplay specialists and charity fundraisers will be patrolling ready for photo ops. 

 

The Beachhead Painting Competition 
Put your artistic skills to the test in a range of categories. Details and guest judges TBA.

 

Participation RPGs 
Popular tabletop roleplay games run by our talented community gamesmasters.

 

Model Building Station
Pull up a chair for a Beachhead hobby session.

 

Free Board Game Library 
Grab a table and play!

 

Free Participation Games 
Get involved with some unique gaming experiences. 

 

Game Demos 
Learn to play your new favourite games.

More Activities TBA.

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