Arcades in Sunderland
Looking for flashing lights and high scores in Sunderland, England? There are 32 arcades mapped here. That's 32 arcades mapped around Sunderland. Machine condition varies wildly between venues, so the one with the best-maintained cabinets wins regardless of size. Check whether the venue runs on tokens, cards or coins before you arrive with the wrong currency.
This guide covers every arcade we could verify in and around Sunderland (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Nobels Amusements and C. Cooper And Sons, plus Nobles. If an arcade's missing from Sunderland's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Sunderland arcade lineup
32 mapped within about 40 km:
Nobels Amusements
Arcade
Nobels Amusements is Arcade on Jackson Street, Gateshead.
Jackson Street, Gateshead
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.
Playland Amusements
ArcadeRun by Admiral
Run by Admiral, Playland Amusements is Arcade. Also worth knowing about Playland Amusements: it has a website with more detail.
Redcar, TS10 3AE
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.
Tyne Tees Entertainments
Arcade
Tyne Tees Entertainments — Arcade, found on 9-10 Esplanade in Redcar.
9-10 Esplanade, Redcar, TS10 3AA
Level X
Arcade
Level X is Arcade on 18-19 Captain Cook Square, Middlesbrough. Level X also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
18-19 Captain Cook Square, Middlesbrough, TS1 5UB
What the map tells us about arcades in Sunderland
3 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.
5 have websites listed. Worth a look for tournament nights and free-play evenings.
5 arcades list websites — worth a look for opening times and whether they run leagues or tournament nights.
The Sunderland arcade run
Making a day of it in Sunderland? Work this order: Nobels Amusements on Jackson Street, 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, Nobles Amusements on 17 Middle Street, and Admiral on Prince Edward Road. That's the arcade run in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 24 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Sunderland
A few things worth knowing before you work through Sunderland's arcades:
- Weekday mornings are empty at Nobels Amusements. If you want a machine to yourself for practice, weekday mornings are dead quiet.
- Test the controls before committing at C. Cooper And Sons. Joysticks drift, buttons stick, guns misalign. One test credit saves a wasted game.
- Bring friends for versus games. Fighting games, racers, shooters — all built for two. Solo arcading is fine; versus arcading is the point.
- Ticket games are a tax. The prizes cost more in tickets than cash. Play them for fun, not for the giant plush — that's the most expensive plush alive.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Sunderland — 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 Sunderland can take a while to appear. The 32 above are only as current as the community map. A arcade that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
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 Sunderland: 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.