Arcades in Newcastle upon Tyne
Arcades are pure joy per dollar. Newcastle upon Tyne, England has 30 mapped right now. That's 30 arcades mapped around Newcastle upon Tyne. Machine condition varies wildly between venues, so the one with the best-maintained cabinets wins regardless of size. Off-peak hours mean shorter waits on the good machines and your pick of the racing seats.
This guide covers every arcade we could verify in and around Newcastle upon Tyne (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Nobels Amusements and Dunes, plus C. Cooper And Sons. If an arcade's missing from Newcastle upon Tyne's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Newcastle upon Tyne arcade lineup
30 mapped within about 40 km:
Nobels Amusements
Arcade
Nobels Amusements is Arcade on Jackson Street, Gateshead.
Jackson Street, Gateshead
Dunes
Arcade
Dunes — Arcade.
C. Cooper And Sons
Arcade
C. Cooper And Sons — Arcade, found on Fore Bondgate in Bishop Auckland.
Fore Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7PE
Nobles
Arcade
Nobles is Arcade on Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland.
Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7EQ
Harry’s Game Shack
Arcade
Harry’s Game Shack — Arcade, found on High Street West in Sunderland.
High Street West, Sunderland
Admiral
Arcade
Admiral is Arcade on Waterloo Place, Sunderland. Admiral also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Waterloo Place, Sunderland, SR1 3HT
Cashino Gaming
Arcade
Cashino Gaming is Arcade.
Nobles Amusements
Arcade
Nobles Amusements is Arcade on 17 Middle Street, Consett.
17 Middle Street, Consett, DH8 5QP
Admiral
Arcade
Admiral is Arcade on Prince Edward Road, South Shields. Admiral also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-23:00; Su 10:00-23:00; it has a website with more detail.
Prince Edward Road, South Shields
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-23:00; Su 10:00-23:00
Amusements
Arcade
Amusements is Arcade on Delaval Terrace, Blyth.
Delaval Terrace, Blyth
777 Admiral
Arcade
777 Admiral — Arcade, found on Smithy Street in South Shields.
Smithy Street, South Shields
Mason Amusements
Arcade
Mason Amusements is Arcade on Fowler Street, South Shields.
Fowler Street, South Shields
Expresso Amusements
Arcade
Expresso Amusements — Arcade, found on Ellison Street in Jarrow.
Ellison Street, Jarrow
Dunes Amusements
Arcade
Dunes Amusements is Arcade on Coatsworth Road, Gateshead.
Coatsworth Road, Gateshead
Nobles
ArcadeRun by Nobles
Nobles is Arcade run by Nobles on 235 High Street, Gateshead.
235 High Street, Gateshead, NE8 1AS
Alternative Amusements
Arcade
Alternative Amusements is Arcade.
Tyne Tees Entertainments
Arcade
Tyne Tees Entertainments — Arcade, found on 21-25 Marine Avenue in Whitley Bay.
21-25 Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1LX
No1 American Pastimes
Arcade
No1 American Pastimes is Arcade. No1 American Pastimes also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-23:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-23:00
Expresso Amusments
Arcade
Expresso Amusments is Arcade.
Shore Family Entertainment
Arcade
Shore Family Entertainment is Arcade.
Namco Funscape
Arcade
Namco Funscape is Arcade on 1 Garden Walk, Gateshead.
1 Garden Walk, Gateshead, NE11 9XZ
Expresso Amusememts
Arcade
Expresso Amusememts is Arcade.
Dunes Amusements
Arcade
Dunes Amusements is Arcade on Clifford Road, Stanley.
Clifford Road, Stanley, DH9 0AB
Quasar Amusements
Arcade
Quasar Amusements is Arcade.
Sands Amusements
Arcade
Sands Amusements is Arcade.
Middle Arcade
Arcade
Middle Arcade is Arcade.
Arcade Warehouse
Arcade
Arcade Warehouse is Arcade.
Dunes
Arcade
Dunes — Arcade.
Admiral
Arcade
Admiral is Arcade on 210-212 Shields Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. Admiral also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 00:00-24:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
210-212 Shields Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1DU
Hours: Mo-Su 00:00-24:00
Phone: +44 191 2656295
Seldon’s Leisureworld
Arcade
Seldon’s Leisureworld — Arcade.
What the map tells us about arcades in Newcastle upon Tyne
3 of the 30 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — arcades keep long hours, so the listed times are usually good.
3 have websites listed. Worth a look for tournament nights and free-play evenings.
3 arcades list websites — worth a look for opening times and whether they run leagues or tournament nights.
The Newcastle upon Tyne arcade run
The efficient Newcastle upon Tyne arcade run strings these together: Nobels Amusements on Jackson Street, Dunes, C. Cooper And Sons on Fore Bondgate, Nobles on Newgate Street, Harry’s Game Shack on High Street West, Admiral on Waterloo Place, Cashino Gaming, and Nobles Amusements on 17 Middle Street — 30 stops, one logical order. 22 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Newcastle upon Tyne
Hitting the arcades in Newcastle upon Tyne? Play smarter:
- Test the controls before committing at Nobels Amusements. Joysticks drift, buttons stick, guns misalign. One test credit saves a wasted game.
- Ask about free-play nights at Dunes. Some venues run flat-fee evenings where everything's unlimited. The best value in arcading, when you find it.
- Ask about tournaments. Fighting game and pinball tournaments run weekly in many towns. Beginners are usually welcome and it's the fastest way to improve.
- Learn the ticket-to-prize math. Glance at the prize counter before playing ticket games. If the math horrifies you, play the video games instead.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Newcastle upon Tyne — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new arcade in Newcastle upon Tyne can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 30, or a arcade we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list machine lineups — they change too often. What we list is the where: real venues, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 30 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Arcade listings for Newcastle upon Tyne: 30 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.