The Retro Directory

Albion Games Café | Norwich Video Games Cafe | 21 St. Benedicts St, Norwich, UK

Norwich, Norfolk

Norwich games café with dozens of hireable screens, consoles and a large game library. Hosts retro-focused meetups and events (including the Norwich Amiga Group and retro quiz nights), Super Smash tournaments, Pokémon card retail and regular community nights. Offers food and drink, screen bookings and private hire for parties and events.

Arcade Archive is a museum dedicated to the preservation of classic arcade machines.

Chalford, Gloucestershire

Arcade Archive is a dedicated museum in Belvedere Mill, Chalford (near Stroud) preserving and exhibiting playable classic arcade machines from the golden age of arcade gaming. Visits are run as booked sessions and the project also publishes related video content online.

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.

Base Arcade | The original Free play Retro Arcade Experience in Belfast | Banana Block Belfast

Belfast

Base Arcade is a pop-up freeplay retro arcade in Belfast running ticketed sessions featuring classic arcade cabinets, pinball machines and a dedicated retro console area spanning games from the 1970s–1990s. Events are held at the Banana Block (Portview Trade Centre) with family-friendly early sessions, an on-site bar, merch and occasional private/corporate hire.

C Stick Arcade - Retro Arcade Popup in Bath!

Bath, Somerset

C Stick Arcade is a pop-up retro gaming venue in Bath offering hands-on play across a wide range of classic consoles (NES, SNES, N64, Mega Drive, Master System, Dreamcast, PS1 and more). They run public sessions, events and competitive tournaments for retro gaming fans.

Electronics | Repair Café Glasgow

Glasgow

Volunteer-run Repair Café Glasgow runs monthly public repair sessions in Glasgow (last Saturday of the month) where volunteers diagnose and repair a wide range of items. Their electronics team regularly works on radios, cassette players/recorders, CD players, speakers, headphones and gaming consoles, offering free advice and basic repairs at community venues such as Clyde Community Hall.

Essex Amp Repairs | 01376 502160

Witham, Essex

Witham-based specialist workshop repairing, restoring and modifying guitar amplifiers and vintage hi‑fi equipment. Essex Amp Repairs handles valve/tube and solid‑state amps, offers guitar set‑ups and pickup/install work, and is an authorised service partner for several boutique amplifier brands. Open to the public on weekdays at Unit 38 of the Freebournes Industrial Estate.

Game Over - Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Bookable video game cafe in Old Portsmouth offering two-hour sessions on a broad selection of consoles from classic vintage systems (Vectrex, Pong on Binatone TV Master IV) to 1990s consoles (PlayStation 1, GameCube). Onsite snacks and soft drinks available; bookings via phone or email.

Hammond Hire: organs,synths,keyboards,amps:hire,sales,service,restoration

London; Coventry

UK specialist in hire, sale, service and full restoration of Hammond organs, classic keyboards and vintage synthesisers. Decades of experience (since the 1960s/1970s), workshop and demonstration facilities, and 24/7 hire support for concerts and studio work. Serves clients from private owners to orchestras, studios and touring artists; based in London and Coventry.

High Score Arcades Home - Free Play Amusement Arcade | High Score Arcades | England

High Score Arcades is a UK chain of free‑play arcade venues offering unlimited 60/90 minute sessions across multiple locations. Each site mixes modern and retro machines (including classic titles such as Pac‑Man) and provides birthday parties, exclusive hires and SEN-friendly sessions.

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.

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.