Northumbrian Tin Soldier
Independent tabletop-gaming and trading-card shop with a full online store and weekly in-store gaming.
About Northumbrian Tin Soldier
Northumbrian Tin Soldier is an independent games and hobby shop on West Percy Street, dealing in tabletop gaming and trading cards: Warhammer, Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, Lorcana, paints and miniatures. It runs a full e-commerce site alongside the shop.
As well as selling, it hosts weekly in-store gaming events that have built a real community around it, and has been earmarked for a unit in the redeveloped town centre. For hobbyists and families alike, it is a genuine destination shop.
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