The Retro Directory

Continue Arcades | Free-Play Arcade, Pay Once Play All Day

Plymouth

Multi-location free-play arcade chain offering unlimited play on a mix of classic/retro and modern arcade machines, pinballs and skill games. Continue Arcades operates high-street venues across the UK with party and corporate hire options, food & drink, gift cards and family-friendly events — a good stop for nostalgia and arcade enthusiasts.

Convert Audio Cassette to Digital | Leeds

Horsforth, West Yorkshire

GF Video Transfers (Horsforth, Leeds) provides professional digitisation of audio cassettes and a wide range of analogue/early-digital media. Services include cassette-to-MP3/CD/USB plus VHS, camcorder formats (VHS-C, MiniDV, Video8/Hi8/Digital8) and cine film transfers. They accept drop-offs and secure mail-in jobs across the UK.

Coral Island Blackpool

Blackpool, Lancashire

Large seafront family amusement arcade on Blackpool Central Promenade. Coral Island offers a mix of modern and classic seaside arcade machines (including branded titles such as Pac‑Man and SEGA/Sonic), ticket-based prize redemption at a large prize shop, family rides and multiple eateries. Facilities include play cards, an adult gaming centre (18+), virtual darts and cash bingo, plus party bookings and a loyalty app.

Cosmic Jo's Norwich Collectibles and Toy Shop - Blanc Creative

Norwich, Norfolk

Cosmic Jo’s Galactic Trading Outpost (Norwich) is an immersive collectibles and toy shop with a strong focus on vintage and retro pop‑culture items — from Disney and Star Wars to Doctor Who, He‑Man, Tron and retired LEGO sets — plus a themed on‑site Cosmic Café. The shop emphasises rare, curated pieces, rotating nostalgia displays and a community-friendly experience for collectors of all ages.

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Newton Abbot (serving Torbay, Exeter, Plymouth), Devon

Devon-based specialist offering servicing and repair of vintage and professional audio equipment. Covers guitar amplifiers, pro audio racks, classic hi‑fi and electro-mechanical keyboards — working with legacy brands from the 1970s–1990s. Serves Newton Abbot, Torbay, Exeter and Plymouth.

CRT Repair & Replacement | Overhaul & Refurbishment Services | TE

Clyde

Thomas Electronics (headquartered in Clyde, NY, with sites in Illinois and France) specialises in cathode ray tube (CRT) manufacture, overhaul and refurbishment. They provide CRT replacement and repair (including Sony and Panasonic models), phosphor refresh, high-voltage and anode work, deflection coil manufacture and in-house environmental and performance testing for avionics, industrial and display applications.

CRT TV Repair — DK Audio Ltd

Horley, Surrey

DK Audio (DKAVS) operates a Horley workshop offering repairs for CRT (non-flat) televisions alongside TV, DVD/home cinema and hi‑fi servicing. They also provide authorised repair work and estimates for digital cameras and camcorders, accept customer drop-off at their Horley service reception (open five days) and offer UK courier return for mail‑in repairs.

Cyberwave EMS Vintage Synth Repair

London; Builth Wells; Hereford, Greater London; Powys; Herefordshire

Cyberwave EMS is a UK-based specialist workshop repairing and restoring pre-1990 vintage synthesisers and drum machines. With ~25 years' experience and facilities in London, Builth Wells and Hereford, they offer repairs, servicing, restorations, analogue/digital troubleshooting and MIDI retrofit work for classic instruments from Moog, Roland, Korg, Oberheim, EMS, Fairlight and many more.

daverepairs.co.uk - Oviedo, FL

Small repair specialist offering restoration, maintenance and repair services for retro arcade machines and pinball machines. Website emphasises returning arcade and pinball hardware to full functionality and improving longevity.

Day trips from London – Cambridge’s computer museum

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge is a hands-on museum of historic computing and games, covering machines from early mainframes through 1970s–1990s home computers and arcade hardware. Exhibits include Sinclair machines, ZX Spectrum prototypes, Commodore 64s, BBC Micros, Oric, VIC-20, classic arcade cabinets and more, along with educational workshops and regular events. Open daily (standard adult entry noted as £9 in the article).

Derby Computer Museum :: Visit Derby

Derby

Derby Computer Museum is a hands-on museum in central Derby showcasing around 60 working exhibits from the 1970s–1990s across six themed rooms (70s/early 80s, Japanese consoles, British gaming history, PC history, music tech, Apple room and rare consoles). Visitors can play original hardware and games, book school trips, and hire the space for parties or corporate events. Open Saturdays (10:00–16:00, last entry 15:00) with regular special events such as BYOB retro gaming nights.

Divine Audio — Vintage & Rare Hifi

Workshop specialist restoring, servicing and selling high‑end vintage hi‑fi from the 1970s–1990s. Stocks restored turntables, cassette decks, amplifiers and speakers from brands such as Nakamichi, Linn, McIntosh and Tannoy. Operates online (no public retail shop), offers in‑house refurbishment and grading, buys trade‑ins and can provide installation/calibration in the London area.