Triple Helix Wargames (Westbury, Wiltshire)

Posted by MortiS-the-Lost on May 23, 2010; 2:47pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Triple-Helix-Wargames-Westbury-Wiltshire-tp5090889.html

The opening of a new independent wargaming store is always good news, but Triple Helix is something to get particularly excited about because it's so much more than just a shop where you can buy your miniatures. In fact the shop is only a small part of it,  you see Triple Helix is based in an industrial unit on the Westbury Trading Estate and the main part of the building is a large open space full of gaming tables.


^ the large open gaming-area could comfortably accommodate a medium-sized tournament and there are more tables to come!   

For a small fee you can hire a table (with terrain) and spend an afternoon playing your favourite wargame. There's a multitude (15+) of different tables for Sci-fi, Fantasy or Historical gaming and this is early days yet, the staff and local volunteer hobbyists are building and painting up new high-quality terrain to add to the tables all the time.


^ Triple Helix is run by Steve and Charlotte a couple who are both enthusiastic hobbyists and like most wargamers they are very friendly and always willing to talk about the hobby.

Triple Helix has a great friendly, welcoming atmosphere because it's run by wargamers for wargamers. Unlike other stores, the staff at Triple Helix would much rather be playing wargames with you than pressuring you into buying the latest Codex or Battalion Box-Set (that's not to say that they wouldn't appreciate you spending some money in the store part of building though).


^ The store stocks so much more than just Games Workshop products 

Not only does Triple Helix stock the standard range of Warhammer, Warhammer 40k and Lord of the Rings products from Games Workshop at a discounted price, but they also stock many other ranges for your Fantasy, Sci-fi and Historical needs, including Gale Force 9's accessories, Mantic's awesome Kings of War range, Paint, Brushes and Tools from Army Builders, Flames of War miniatures, Battle Field in a Box terrain, Napoleonic miniatures from Victrix, Historical ranges from Warlord-Games and many other ranges besides. And as I've mentioned before, Triple Helix has only just opened and they are also looking to stock miniatures from many other companies in the near future.


^ they even have an on-site café

also attached to the site is a small café where you can sit down and have a cup of tea and a snack between games, there's also a comfy seating area at the back of the main gaming area where you can sit while you flick through your newly purchased rule books and talk about hobby with other customers and finally at the front of the gaming area (under the windows where you can get the best natural light) is a row of painting stations where you can assemble and paint your armies on-site.



If you're anywhere near Westbury and into wargaming you should definitely go and visit Triple Helix ... and even if your not near Westbury go and visit anyway, make a day-trip of it! Or failing that go and visit their website: http://www.triplehelixwargames.com/