The Retro Directory

Four Quarters - Arcade Package | Newcastle | Last Night of Freedom

Newcastle upon Tyne

Four Quarters is a retro gaming bar on Dean Street in Newcastle offering over 20 classic arcade machines and free-to-use console booths. Suitable for groups and events, packages typically include a private console booth, arcade tokens and drink tokens — plus themed cocktails, pizzas and party hire options.

Game Vault – Bolton based Arcade

Bolton, Greater Manchester

Game Vault (Bolton) is a town-centre family arcade blending retro and modern machines — from pinball and classic arcade titles (eg. SEGA Rally, Superbikes) to VR experiences and roller-coaster sims. Open to walk-ins with token play, the venue also has a bar and offers exclusive private-hire for parties and events.

Games | Joe Joe Jims

Cofton Hackett, Birmingham

Joe Joe Jim’s is a pub and live-venue in Cofton Hackett (B45) that hosts a rotating collection of retro arcade machines and classic video games. Their on-site arcade spans eras from early classics like Space Invaders and Pac‑Man to driving cabinets such as Sega Rally and Daytona USA, alongside pinball and coin-pusher machines — all available to play while you enjoy food, drinks and events.

Games at Play Box

Liverpool, Merseyside

Playbox Liverpool (Games at Play Box) is an arcade bar and nightclub on Bold Street featuring a large selection of arcade attractions — classic arcade cabinets and simulators (including Pac‑Man and Daytona Championship USA), themed pinball, skee‑ball and redemption games, VR pods, dance machines and darts. Open late and available for booth bookings and events.

Games- Kongs - Table Tennis and Retro Arcade Classics

Bristol

Kongs is a bar group in Bristol and Cardiff offering retro arcade machines and pinball alongside social games like table tennis (Cornilleau tables), pool and darts — a casual venue for arcade classics and competitive nights out.

Home - London Pinball

London Pinball supplies, hires, services and restores pinball and arcade machines across London and the UK. They offer sales of machines and parts, professional diagnostics and repairs, ongoing maintenance packages, valuation/appraisal services, and collection & delivery. An online shop stocks manuals, flyers, plastics and other pinball accessories.

Home - Lyon Pinball

Lyon Pinball (JJ Lyon) is a South Wales–based pinball specialist offering on-site callouts across South Wales and the South West plus a workshop for full restorations. Services cover vintage electro-mechanical machines through 1990s Williams/Bally WPC systems to modern Stern and Sega titles — including diagnostics, PCB/component-level repairs, playfield shop-outs and general servicing.

Lancaster Silverball - Retro Arcade - Lancaster Silverball

Lancaster, Lancaster County

Private retro arcade venue in Lancaster offering over 60 pinball and classic arcade machines (including skeeball and arcade sports games) on unlimited free play. Hosts birthday parties, corporate events, anniversaries and private hires in skybox suites at Penn Medicine Park, with food and bar service and capacity from small parties up to full-venue rentals for ~200 guests. Booking by phone or online form.

Level Up Entertainment | Nottinghamshire derbyshire leicestershire | Derby, UK

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Level Up Entertainment is a 2,500 sqft private-hire arcade in Nottingham offering exclusive party and corporate event packages. The venue hosts over 40 machines including retro arcade cabinets, pinball, pool, air hockey and a range of VR racers and free-roam experiences — suitable for children’s parties, adult events and group bookings.

Milton Keynes - Retro Arcade Machine Hire

JM Entertainment is a UK-based event hire company offering retro arcade machine hire for corporate events, weddings, exhibitions and private parties. Their fleet includes classic arcade cabinets (Pac‑Man, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, Street Fighter, Atari Pong, Defender), pinball/virtual pinball, skee‑ball, air hockey, claw machines and more. They provide nationwide delivery, professional setup, on-site support and bespoke branding for events.

Newcastle - Four Quarters Arcade Bar

Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Four Quarters Newcastle is a central arcade bar mixing restored original arcade cabinets and pinball with bookable console booths, craft drinks, pizza and private‑hire for parties and events. The venue runs classic games (Space Invaders, Street Fighter II, Tekken 3, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, etc.), operates original coin‑op cabinets maintained by an in‑house team, and hosts tournaments, film nights and live sport screenings.

North East Retro Gaming | The home of Retro Gaming

Gateshead

North East Retro Gaming (NERG) is a ticketed retro-gaming event held at Gateshead International Stadium featuring over 200 classic arcade and console machines, pinball, vintage computers and around 50 traders selling retro games, hardware and merchandise.