The Retro Directory

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 - Arcadia Bar & Games Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Arcadia Bar & Games is a retro arcade bar in central Aberdeen featuring classic arcade machines (including Pac‑Man), skee‑ball, air hockey, American pool and AR virtual darts. The venue offers a bar with local beers and cocktails, Big Manny’s pizza, contactless 'Playment' cards for game credit, and bookable group packages and events.

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.

London Games Room - Machines

London, Greater London

London Games Room runs retro multi-game arcade cabinets and foosball tables across London pubs and venues. Their machines feature 1980s/1990s arcade favourites (Street Fighter II, Pac‑Man, Metal Slug, Mortal Kombat II, Neo Geo titles and more) and they list specific venues where cabinets and branded table‑football models (Bonzini, Tornado, Garlando, Leonhart, Roberto Sport, Fireball) are available to play. Bookable for visits and events via the site.

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.

North Shields - The Arcade Warehouse

North Shields

Free-play arcade in North Shields featuring a mix of retro arcade machines alongside modern VR and e‑sports setups. Open to the public with timed sessions, party packages and private hire; also offers pool, air hockey and basketball machines.