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There's no substitute for the real thing. Here are some places in Britain where you can see and play old slot machines. Click on the titles or logos for more details. Do check before making a long trip - these attractions tend to come and go. Are there more? Please let us know via the Postbox or email the Archive. Penny Machine Locations (2 of 2) |
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Tim Hunkin's Under the Pier Show: is an arcade full of the world's weirdest home made slot machines and simulator rides. Also a brief history of amusement arcades.
Southwold Pier |
Steve Maxted presents one of the best public exhibitions of working models in the country. There are also some amusement machines and fortune tellers. Rye Heritage Centre |
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Nostalgic seaside amusement arcade with a nice selection of games from the past and present.
Playbox Arcade |
Amid the labyrinth of paved courtyards and cobbled streets of this redeveloped Victorian brewery nestles a unique Shopping Village packed with specialist shops and attractions. There are also a few antique machines, including a Merchantman crane, working model etc. near the Courtyard Restaurant. |
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Woodspring Museum
Burlington Street |
What we think is here: Mills Owl Lifter, Ahrens Footballer, Mutoscope, Palmist fortune teller, Laughing Sailor, American Execution and Haunted Room working models |
Southampton Hall of Aviation |
One repro Aviator Fly-a-coin machine. Albert Road South |
| Brighton Museum and Art Gallery houses a very early (circa 1884-1915) coin-operated model steam locomotive, a tin-type Mutoscope and an Adelphi Manufacturing Co. Gipsy fortune teller. |
| Paris-based museum of pinballs, bingos, jukeboxes, slot machines and arcade games. |
