The Retro Directory

Re:Wired Museum & Arcade — Play the Past, Power the Future

Middlesbrough, Teesside

Volunteer-run community museum and playable arcade in Middlesbrough preserving and restoring vintage computers, consoles and arcade machines (ZX Spectrum, C64, Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Dreamcast and more). Open at weekends with hands-on exhibits, workshops and school outreach; accepts tech donations, runs volunteer-led restoration and offers private hire for events.

Repairing a BBC micro power supply unit (PSU)

Cheshunt Computer Club is a UK vintage computing club offering resources and technical articles for enthusiasts of 1970s–1990s home computers. The site hosts repair walkthroughs (including a BBC Micro PSU repair video), historical overviews of Acorn/BBC Micro, Sinclair, Atari, Dragon and Oric systems, and notifications for forthcoming club meetings.

Repairs and Upgrades - Atari ST Sales

Atari ST Sales (Retro Computer Sales Ltd) specialises in servicing, restoring and upgrading classic home computers — notably Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore and Sinclair systems. They provide board-level repairs (including re-capping), power supply and floppy-drive repairs, modern storage/video upgrades, refurbishment services and an online shop for spare parts and replacement components.

Retro Computer Shack

UK-based Retro Computer Shack (owned by Ian Priddey) supplies retro computer and console parts, handmade RGB/SCART and A/V cables, cassette leads, drive belts, replacement electronics and technical guides. The site focuses on 1970s–1990s systems including Sinclair ZX Spectrum/ZX81/QL, Commodore (C64/Amiga), BBC Micro/Acorn, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Oric, Neo Geo and others, and ships worldwide.

Retro Computers, Retro Consoles and Retro Games

York

Simulant is a York-based ISP and online shop specialising in retro computing parts, accessories and publications. The store stocks items for Amiga, Amstrad, Acorn/BBC Micro, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore and Atari systems — including Gotek/OpenFlops floppy emulators, cables, replacement PSUs, blank media, MiSTer FPGA RAM modules, themed keyboards and retro magazines.

Retro Computing - Buy 80s and 90s Computers at Retro-Sect

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

Retro Sect (Tewkesbury) is a specialist retro shop and webstore selling 1970s–1990s tech and collectibles. Stock ranges from Spectrum/Commodore/Amstrad-era home computers, classic consoles and games to handheld electronic/LCD games, retro watches and vintage audio/visual items. The business operates a public showroom at Kenard Business Centre, runs an online shop, and offers appraisals, buying/trading of retro items.

Retro Gaming At The Retro Computer Museum - Family Days Out In Leicester! - ctrl.alt.rees

Thurmaston (Leicester), Leicestershire

Volunteer‑run Retro Computer Museum (RCM) near Leicester (Thurmaston). Registered charity with a large hands‑on collection and warehouse of vintage computers, consoles, arcade machines and early VR (Virtuality). Offers family visits, school and corporate group visits, volunteering opportunities, and active preservation/archiving of software and hardware.

Review: Centre For Computing History | Hackaday

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Centre for Computing History (Cambridge) is a hands-on museum of vintage computing and games, with an extensive working collection of 1970s–1990s home computers, consoles, arcade machines and related exhibits. The museum features interactive displays, educational material and special highlights such as the Megaprocessor and rare Domesday/laserdisc hardware.

Servicing - Retrotech Audio - Vintage Audio

Specialist vintage hi‑fi service and repair workshop. Retrotech Audio offers expert servicing for valve (tube) and solid‑state equipment, turntables and loudspeakers, including speaker surround re‑foaming, sourcing original or equivalent parts, and UK collection/delivery. Team includes ex‑BBC and brand‑specific technicians.

Sinclair Repairs & Servicing

DataServe Retro is an online vintage computer specialist focused on 1970s–1990s home micros. The site offers systems, manuals, system software, spares and peripherals for platforms such as Sinclair (ZX80/81/Spectrum/QL), BBC/Acorn, Amstrad, Commodore, Atari and more; sells media (floppy disks, cartridges, cassettes) and vintage audio/cassette spares, and provides Sinclair-specific servicing and repair information/services with shipping.

TFW8b.com – Yes it's The Future was 8bit's new website!

Dorset

The Future Was 8bit (TFW8b) is a UK-based specialist maker and online retailer of 8‑bit hardware and accessories — cartridges, SD-card interfaces (SD2IEC/SD2PET/SD2BBC), fastload devices and PCBs — for systems including the Commodore 64/VIC20/PET, C16/Plus4, Sinclair ZX Spectrum and BBC Micro. Ships worldwide from Dorset, UK, with product guides and downloads on the site.

The Retro Collective - Hands-on Vintage Technology Museums

Chalford, Gloucestershire

The Retro Collective is a hands-on vintage technology museum based in Belvedere Mill, Chalford (Stroud), Gloucestershire. It operates The Cave (computer & console exhibits) and the Arcade Archive (coin-op cabinets), letting visitors play and explore an extensive collection of 1970s–1990s systems. The venue runs public sessions, events, private/corporate bookings, a museum gift shop and on-site electronics manufacturer Heber, and performs preservation maintenance on arcade machines.