Arcades in Norwich
Arcades are pure joy per dollar. Norwich, England has 32 mapped right now. That's 32 arcades mapped around Norwich. 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 Norwich (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Mariners Plaice and Games Corner, plus Majestic Amusements. If an arcade's missing from Norwich's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Norwich arcade lineup
32 mapped within about 40 km:
Mariners Plaice
Arcade
Mariners Plaice is Arcade on 3 Quebec Street, Dereham.
3 Quebec Street, Dereham, NR19 2DJ
Games Corner
Arcade
Games Corner is Arcade.
Majestic Amusements
Arcade
Majestic Amusements is Arcade on Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
Carousel Amusements
Arcade
Carousel Amusements — Arcade, found on High Street in Sheringham.
High Street, Sheringham, NR26 8JR
Gray's Amusements
Arcade
Gray's Amusements — Arcade, found on 12 High Street in Sheringham.
12 High Street, Sheringham, NR26 8JR
Golden Sands
Arcade
Golden Sands — Arcade, found on New Street in Cromer.
New Street, Cromer
Leisureland Amusements
Arcade
Leisureland Amusements — Arcade, found on New Street in Cromer.
New Street, Cromer
Funworks
Arcade
Funworks is Arcade.
Vector Virtual Reality
Arcade
Vector Virtual Reality — Arcade, found on 33-34 in Norwich.
33-34, Norwich, NR1 3DD
Wellington Pier
Arcade
Wellington Pier is Arcade on Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth. Wellington Pier also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
Joyland Family Amusements
Arcade
Joyland Family Amusements — Arcade, found on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
Britannia Amusements
Arcade
Britannia Amusements — Arcade, found on Britannia Pier in Great Yarmouth. Also worth knowing about Britannia Amusements: it has a website with more detail.
Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth
Leisureland
Arcade
Leisureland — Arcade, found on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
Gold Rush
Arcade
Gold Rush — Arcade, found on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2RB
The Mint
Arcade
The Mint — Arcade, found on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
Golden Nugget
Arcade
Golden Nugget — Arcade, found on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
Showboat
Arcade
Showboat is Arcade on Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
The Flamingo
Arcade
The Flamingo — Arcade, found on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
Silver Slipper
Arcade
Silver Slipper — Arcade, found on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
Magic City
Arcade
Magic City — Arcade, found on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
South Pier Family Entertainment Centre
Arcade
South Pier Family Entertainment Centre — Arcade. Also worth knowing about South Pier Family Entertainment Centre: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Lowestoft, NR33 0AE
Phone: +44 1502 512793
Dunes Amusements
Arcade
Dunes Amusements is Arcade.
Caesars Arcade
Arcade
Caesars Arcade is Arcade.
Palace Casino
Arcade
Palace Casino is Arcade.
The Pink Palace
Arcade
The Pink Palace is Arcade.
Circus Circus
Arcade
Circus Circus is Arcade on Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth.
Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
Bubbles Amusements
Arcade
Bubbles Amusements — Arcade, found on Warren Road in Great Yarmouth.
Warren Road, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9BN
Stardust Amusements
Arcade
Stardust Amusements is Arcade on Warren Road, Great Yarmouth.
Warren Road, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9BN
Boulevard
Arcade
Boulevard — Arcade.
Sandy Hills Family Amusements
Arcade
Sandy Hills Family Amusements — Arcade.
Retro Replay
Arcade
Retro Replay — Arcade, found on 24-26 in Norwich. Also worth knowing about Retro Replay: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:30-16:30; it has a website with more detail.
24-26, Norwich, NR1 3DD
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:30; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 10:30-16:30
Boom Battle Bar
Arcade
Boom Battle Bar is Arcade on 82-86, Norwich.
82-86, Norwich, NR1 3DD
What the map tells us about arcades in Norwich
1 of the 32 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — arcades keep long hours, so the listed times are usually good.
4 have websites listed. Worth a look for tournament nights and free-play evenings.
There's a cluster: 12 of them sit on Marine Parade, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
4 arcades list websites — worth a look for opening times and whether they run leagues or tournament nights.
The Norwich arcade run
The efficient Norwich arcade run strings these together: Mariners Plaice on 3 Quebec Street, Games Corner, Majestic Amusements on Marine Parade, Carousel Amusements on High Street, Gray's Amusements on 12 High Street, Golden Sands on New Street, Leisureland Amusements on New Street, and Funworks — 32 stops, one logical order. 24 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Norwich
Hitting the arcades in Norwich? Play smarter:
- Save your high-score photo at Mariners Plaice. Take the photo. High scores are ephemeral and the bragging rights are forever.
- Dance machines are cardio at Games Corner. Serious players treat them as workouts. Bring water, wear real shoes, and don't be embarrassed — everyone starts somewhere.
- Bring friends for versus games. Fighting games, racers, shooters — all built for two. Solo arcading is fine; versus arcading is the point.
- Go off-peak. Weekday afternoons mean no queues on the good machines and your pick of the racing seats. Friday night is the opposite.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Norwich — 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 Norwich can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 32, 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 32 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 Norwich: 32 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.