The Retro Directory

Arcades & Retro Games | The Light Redhill

Redhill, Surrey

Arcade area inside The Light Redhill cinema complex offering a mix of nostalgic fairground arcade games and popular arcade titles. Machines accept contactless payments and QR credits; credits can be purchased online or at the on-site ATM. Located on High Street in Redhill, the arcade is part of the venue's wider leisure and party facilities.

ArCains - ArCains

Liverpool, Merseyside

ArCains is a multi-level arcade and gaming venue at Cains Brewery Village, Liverpool. Pay an admission fee for unlimited access to video gaming across multiple floors (including an 18+ area), plus pool/table games, a Game Vault, on-site food & drink, gift vouchers, memberships and regular events such as conventions — available for birthdays, group bookings and private hire.

Astral Sonic Technology

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Leeds-based specialist workshop offering component-level repair, restoration and custom design for electronic music equipment. Strong expertise in valve (tube) amplifiers, vintage hi‑fi, turntables and analogue synthesisers, plus PA, mixers and effects. All repairs are fully tested with service reports and a minimum 90-day workmanship guarantee. Appointment-only at Unity Business Centre, Leeds.

Astrocity Southend on sea | Arcade Games & Kids Birthday Parties

Southend on Sea, Essex

Astro City Amusements is a free‑play arcade in Southend‑on‑Sea with over 60 machines (including Pac‑Man, Street Fighter, Daytona USA and rhythm games). They run regular public free‑play sessions, host children's and adult/private parties and offer exclusive venue hire plus an on‑site snack bar.

Atari 2600 Repairs | Video Game 911

Ledgewood

Video Game 911 is a US-based specialist repair service for classic gaming consoles. They provide mail-in and local drop-off repairs for systems including the Atari 2600, NES/SNES, Original Xbox, PS2 and handhelds like Game Boy, offering diagnostics, board work, cartridge-slot cleaning, AV mods and a 90-day warranty.

Atari Repair Parts

Specialist online retailer of repair and replacement parts for Atari consoles and computers (plus parts for other vintage consoles). Sells a self-developed line of replacement components aimed at retro game collectors, offers online ordering and ships orders (typically within a week). Defective items are replaced; refunds are not offered.

Athertronics Electronics Repair and Restoration | audio repair | 9 Rockingham Road, Blackpool, UK

Blackpool, Lancashire

Athertronics is a Blackpool-based specialist repairing and restoring audio and musical electronics. Services cover vintage and modern hi‑fi (turntables, tape decks, amps, speakers), synthesizer and keyboard repairs and mods (including MIDI retrofits), guitar and amp work, effects pedal servicing and bespoke electronic restorations and upgrades. Offers diagnostics, parts sourcing and refurbishment.

Audio Installation & Audio Repairs | Glasgow | Erskine | Paisley | Hamilton

Glasgow, Glasgow

Dependable TV Service Co is a Glasgow-based AV specialist offering on-site installation, diagnosis and repairs for TVs, hi‑fis, turntables, amplifiers, speakers and vintage radios. Covering Glasgow, East Kilbride, Paisley, Erskine and Hamilton, they handle modern and vintage equipment including old & vintage TV restoration and workshop-sourced parts when needed.

Audio Repairs & Replacement Parts | THAT'S AUDIO! Oxford

Kidlington, Oxfordshire

Independent Oxfordshire hi‑fi workshop specialising in repair and servicing of vintage audio equipment and turntables, plus a large online catalogue of replacement parts — cartridges and styluses, drive belts, vintage DIN cables, valves/tubes, transformers and bespoke speaker/interconnect cables. Collection welcome from their Kidlington workshop and online ordering available.

Audio T Bristol | Specialist Hi-Fi and Home Cinema Store

Bristol, Bristol

Independent hi‑fi and home cinema retailer in central Bristol offering demonstration rooms, sales of speakers, turntables and cassette players, specialist turntable servicing/upgrades (notably Linn and Rega) and ultrasonic record cleaning (Degritter MKII). Provides home demonstrations, part‑exchange and next‑day delivery.

Audio Technical Services – Home Audio Repairs - TVs, Amplifiers, Blu-ray, DJ, Vintage etc. Free Estimates

Birmingham, West Midlands

Birmingham-based repair workshop specialising in home and DJ audio equipment, with experience dating back to 1975. Services include repairs and restoration of older/vintage audio (turntables, tape decks, valve units), TV and home entertainment repairs, and authorised servicing of Pioneer CDJ/DJM units. Offers free estimates, holds a stock of spares for faster turnaround and can arrange nationwide collection and return.

Audio Transfer Liverpool | CD or MP3, WAV, AIFF Files

Kirkcaldy, Fife

Transfer Audio (Kirkcaldy) digitises vintage audio formats — vinyl (33/45/78), 1/4" reels, compact/micro/mini cassettes, Minidisc, DAT and 8‑track — to CD, WAV/AIFF/MP3, USB or downloadable links. They use professional, well‑maintained analogue and digital decks, offer noise reduction as standard, provide reel/cassette repair and splicing, accept posted orders across the UK and allow local drop‑offs/collections from their studio.