Vintage amusement arcades currently open in the UK

[coppinpr]

Topic moved & merged - Site Admin.

I may have missed it but Ive never seen any mention of an arcade of working models at the historic naval dockyard at Portsmouth (home of the Victory,Mary Rose, etc) I was there a couple of weeks ago and saw this arcade although it was locked and dark it did seem to be being redecorated,perhaps prior to opening ? Its hard to see right now but looks to be a large number of working models,laughing sailor etc, cant see if they are original or not as yet. Ill be there again on Wednesday of this week and will try to photo. Anyone know more about it?

[badpenny]

I remember this thread from 5 years ago* (Now merged above). So an update would be nice, please.

BP

[coppinpr]

Made my visit to Portsmouth Historic dockyard today and found the machines I mentioned above now moved to a cosy corner next to the gents toilets and all marked "out of order". I suspect their new home is being decorated. There are eleven machines in all including a mutoscope, a Laughing Sailor, two cranes and six working models and a fortune teller. I took very quick photos as I needed to remove the out of order signs and I don't think I was supposed to actually be mucking about near them (especially with a camera outside the gents toilets). Please excuse the old duck who appears to be trying to get in with the sailor.

[moonriver]

Yes, I'd like all of those please ! When can you deliver them?

[guyblue10]

Hi

I was trying to come up with a list of currently active old penny arcades. Thought I might visit some next year. Here's the list:

Devon - Dingles heritage - penny arcade
Basingstoke - Milestones museum vintage penny arcade
Brighton - Mechanical memories amusement museum
Wookey Hole - Old penny pier arcade / Victorian penny arcade
Tamworth - Drayton Manor - Bryans works museum -
Dudley - Black country museum - The fairground
Stanstead - House on the hill toy museum - Coin operated amusement machines -
Great Yarmouth - Merrivale model village - old penny arcade
Southport - Pier Pavilion
Rye - Heritage centre - penny arcade
Watermouth - Castle museum
Scarborough - Scarborough fair collection
Southwold Pier - Under the pier show

Weston - Woodspring museum - currently closed, opening 2017
Bridlington - Old penny memory museum - pop up museum, currently closed

All the other ones that pop up on the internet and others that have been mentioned on this site over the years I think are no longer there.

Have I missed any?

[alan57]

Chorley - Botany Bay
Eccleston - Bygone Times

Both are in Lancashire and run by the same guy

[jimmycowman]

Bygones in Torquay had some slots. Not been for a while

[pennymachines]

Cheddar Gorge - Crazy Golf Attraction

[moonriver]

Abbey House Museum, Kirkstall, Leeds. Coin operated wall machines and working models

[sarg]

Trago Mills penny arcade - Newton Abbot is still going.