The Retro Directory
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Shopping Hall — PLAY Expo Blackpool
Blackpool
PLAY Expo Blackpool (organised by Replay Events) is a dedicated retro and classic gaming expo in Blackpool featuring extensive retro zones (systems from Pong to PlayStation 3), arcade cabinets, pinball, LAN and tournaments, plus a shopping hall where traders sell classic games, consoles, retro toys and related merchandise.
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Bolton, Lancashire
Retro-Arcade (Retro Arcade) is a UK maker and seller of Allwin wall‑mounted penny‑arcade amusement machines. Based in Bolton they produce solid oak reproduction cabinets and sell original restored machines, offer custom backflash artwork and chocolate/sweets prize formats, and supply UK delivery or factory collection for bespoke home, pub or commercial installations.
Soundcraft Hi-Fi | Audio Shop Ashford
Ashford, Kent
Independent Ashford hi‑fi dealer specialising in high‑end and pre‑owned audio, turntables and vinyl care. Stock includes Rega, Linn, Ortofon and other legacy brands; offers demonstrations, online ordering and turntable servicing (LP12 service centre).
Super Side Quest | Retro gaming | Victoria Shopping Centre, Chartwell Square, Southend-on-Sea, UK
Southend-on-Sea
Retro gaming and anime shop in Southend-on-Sea with cabinets and consoles to play in-store (Mega Drive, Saturn, Neo Geo, SNES, N64, PS1/PS2, GameCube, Master System), a retail selection of games and Japanese collectibles, regular events and private/party hire.
Swallow Amusement Machines
Havant, Hampshire
Swallow Amusement Machines (Havant, Hampshire) supplies new and reclaimed spare parts, PCBs and components for arcade, fruit and pinball machines, offers coin-mech reprogramming and on-site arcade programming, and sells used amusement machines across the UK. Established 1977, online ordering (UK only) with collection by appointment.
Tass Romsey | TV | Norris Close, Romsey, UK
Romsey, Hampshire
Independent TV and audio specialist in Romsey offering repairs, servicing and sales with a recognised vintage hi‑fi and video capability (mid‑1970s to 1990s). Services include TV and hi‑fi repairs, installations and setup, aerial/satellite work (subcontracted), and videotape/audio transfers to DVD/CD. Workshop visits by appointment only.
The Arcade Exeter | Exeter Gaming Bar – Arcade Bar in Exeter offering up the best in retro gaming.
Exeter
The Arcade Exeter is a cosy arcade-themed bar in Exeter offering a selection of retro coin-operated arcade machines and games consoles for customers to play, seating for about 20, regular gaming contests and fortnightly tournaments (in partnership with Respawning), plus a full drinks and cocktails menu. Suited to gaming groups and retro gaming nights.
The Arcade Vaults | The community for players and creators
Cardiff, Cardiff
The Arcade Vaults is a community-run gaming venue in central Cardiff with multiple floors of classic and modern games, retro cabinets and a vintage pinball league. It hosts weekly and monthly events (eg. Wayback Wednesday, tournaments, LAN nights), offers party and venue hire, running community rooms and a PC suite for co-working and game development workshops.
The Best Gaming Arcades in Birmingham, UK - Pinball Factory
Birmingham, West Midlands
Volunteer-run pinball arcade and club in the Zellig Building, Digbeth. Around 30 machines (restored classics and modern Stern titles), flat-entry freeplay sessions, membership with unlimited access and league nights. Open to walk-ins during listed hours and available for event hire.
The Centre for Computing History Museum – Cambridge
Cambridge
The Centre for Computing History (Cambridge) is a hands-on museum dedicated to preserving and exhibiting computing and gaming hardware from the 1970s–1990s. Displays cover classic home computers, early consoles and arcade history, with interactive exhibits (eg. Big Trak), an education room and a visitor café/snack bar.
The Gamers Lounge – A showcase and community for retro and novel video games
Guildford and Woking
Community-run showcase preserving and playing retro video games on original consoles. Hosts regular public events at The Boileroom (Guildford) and Woking Library, archives games using flashcarts, and is available for private or corporate event hire.
The Jim Austin Computer Collection
Fimber, East Riding of Yorkshire
The Jim Austin Computer Collection (The Computer Sheds) is a private museum in Fimber, East Yorkshire, with over 1,500 computers and thousands of related artifacts spanning the history of computing. Open to the public by guided tour (donation requested), the collection includes mainframes, Cray supercomputers, DEC machines, Altair 8800s, early calculators and many rarities. Tours and volunteer opportunities are available by arrangement.