Tattoo shops in Basildon
Basildon, Essex has 148 tattoo shops on the map. All 148 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns. Walk-ins are worth asking about, but the good custom work everywhere books weeks out.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Basildon (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Blood Brothers and Valhalla, plus Stars And Swallows. If a studio's missing from Basildon's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Basildon tattoo lineup
148 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Blood Brothers
Tattoo studio
Blood Brothers is Tattoo studio.
Valhalla
Tattoo studio
Valhalla — Tattoo studio.
Stars And Swallows
Tattoo studio
Stars And Swallows is Tattoo studio on 49 Spital Street.
49 Spital Street
Cruel Intention
Tattoo studio
Cruel Intention — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Cruel Intention: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00
Rojink Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Rojink Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 750 Holloway Road, London. Rojink Tattoo also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
750 Holloway Road, London
Phone: +44 20 7281 6911
Through My Third Eye
Tattoo studio
Through My Third Eye — Tattoo studio, found on 342 Hornsey Road in London. Also worth knowing about Through My Third Eye: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
342 Hornsey Road, London, N7 7HE
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00
Inkin Studioz
Tattoo studio
Inkin Studioz is Tattoo studio on 129 Crossbrook Street.
129 Crossbrook Street
Red Point Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Red Point Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 9 Penton Street, London. Red Point Tattoo also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9 Penton Street, London
Phone: +44 20 7689 2460
London Blue Lady
Tattoo studio
London Blue Lady — Tattoo studio, found on 11 Barnsbury Road in London. Also worth knowing about London Blue Lady: it has a website with more detail.
11 Barnsbury Road, London, N1 0HG
London Tattoo
Tattoo studio
London Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Devils Detail Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Devils Detail Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 228 Hornsey Road in London.
228 Hornsey Road, London
Fudoshin Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Fudoshin Tattoos — Tattoo studio on 158 George Lane. Also worth knowing about Fudoshin Tattoos: it has a website with more detail.
158 George Lane
Inksmiths of London
Tattoo studio
Inksmiths of London — Tattoo studio on Chequers Parade.
Chequers Parade
Custom Ink
Tattoo studio
Custom Ink is Tattoo studio on 4 East Walk, Harlow. Custom Ink also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
4 East Walk, Harlow, CM20 1JH
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +44 7999 797970
Immortal Ink
Tattoo studio
Immortal Ink is Tattoo studio on 39 - 43 Baddow Road, Chelmsford. Immortal Ink also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
39 - 43 Baddow Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB
Phone: +44 1245 493444
Urban Ink Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Urban Ink Tattoos is Tattoo studio. Urban Ink Tattoos also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Underground Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Underground Tattoos is Tattoo studio on 6 Southbury Road, Enfield. Underground Tattoos also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
6 Southbury Road, Enfield, EN1 1YY
Tattoo End
Tattoo studio
Tattoo End is Tattoo studio.
Lemon Dragon Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Lemon Dragon Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 16 Parkway, Chelmsford. Lemon Dragon Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
16 Parkway, Chelmsford, CM2 0NF
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off
Phone: +44 1245 630235
Sanctuary Tattoo Parlor
Tattoo studio
Sanctuary Tattoo Parlor — Tattoo studio, found on 14 Felstead Street in London.
14 Felstead Street, London, E9 5LT
White Dragon Tattoo
Tattoo studio
White Dragon Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 32A Middle Lane in London.
32A Middle Lane, London
Black River Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Black River Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Ritual art tattoo
Tattoo studio
Ritual art tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Mel's Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Mel's Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Cult Classic Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Cult Classic Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 32 North Street in Romford.
32 North Street, Romford, RM1 1BH
Joey Inks
Tattoo studio
Joey Inks is Tattoo studio on 5 Manor Park Parade, London.
5 Manor Park Parade, London, SE13 5PB
East Ink
Tattoo studio
East Ink is Tattoo studio on 168 High Road Leytonstone, London. East Ink also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
168 High Road Leytonstone, London
Urban Ink tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Urban Ink tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio.
Kings Road Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Kings Road Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Serenity Ink
Tattoo studio
Serenity Ink is Tattoo studio on 150 High Street, Orpington. Serenity Ink also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
150 High Street, Orpington, BR6 0JR
Phone: +44 1689 637373
RockNRoll Tattoos
Tattoo studio
RockNRoll Tattoos is Tattoo studio on 203 Lea Bridge Road, London.
203 Lea Bridge Road, London
Eletric Punch
Tattoo studio
Eletric Punch is Tattoo studio on 7 High Street, Hoddesdon. Eletric Punch also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 High Street, Hoddesdon, EN11 8UB
Phone: +44 1992 447756
Kings Cross Tattoo Parlour
Tattoo studio
Kings Cross Tattoo Parlour — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Kings Cross Tattoo Parlour: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 12:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Scribble Ink Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Scribble Ink Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Rose of Mercy
Tattoo studio
Rose of Mercy is Tattoo studio on 152-154 Hoxton Street, London. Rose of Mercy also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-18:00.
152-154 Hoxton Street, London
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-18:00
Demon Inkorporation
Tattoo studio
Demon Inkorporation is Tattoo studio on 346 Footscray Road, London.
346 Footscray Road, London, SE9 2EB
Pride Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Pride Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on 463 Roman Road in London.
463 Roman Road, London
Fleshformers
Tattoo studio
Fleshformers — Tattoo studio, found on 477 Roman Road in London.
477 Roman Road, London
Cherry Blossom Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Cherry Blossom Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 47 West India Dock Road, London.
47 West India Dock Road, London, E14 8HN
Sin Nombre Studios
Tattoo studio
Sin Nombre Studios — Tattoo studio.
Jesters Tattoo Works
Tattoo studio
Jesters Tattoo Works is Tattoo studio on 739 Sidcup Road, London.
739 Sidcup Road, London, SE9 3SA
Tat Lab
Tattoo studio
Tat Lab is Tattoo studio on 69 South Street, Bishop's Stortford.
69 South Street, Bishop's Stortford
Lyna's Beauty
Tattoo studio
Lyna's Beauty is Tattoo studio on 49 Camberwell Road.
49 Camberwell Road
Dor Stocker Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Dor Stocker Tattoos is Tattoo studio.
Avinit Tatoo
Tattoo & piercing studio
Avinit Tatoo — Tattoo & piercing studio, found on 3 Chislehurst Road in Orpington. Also worth knowing about Avinit Tatoo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3 Chislehurst Road, Orpington, BR6 0DF
Phone: +44 1689 871175
Manik Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Manik Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Alice in Tattoo Land
Tattoo studio
Alice in Tattoo Land — Tattoo studio on Litchfield Avenue.
Litchfield Avenue
Headcase Ink
Tattoo studio
Headcase Ink — Tattoo studio, found on 10 Little Thames Walk in London. Also worth knowing about Headcase Ink: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
10 Little Thames Walk, London, SE8 3FB
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
Phone: +44 75 5376 3587
Phoney Pony Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Phoney Pony Tattoos is Tattoo studio on 17 Baddow Road, Chelmsford. Phoney Pony Tattoos also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu,Th 10:00-20:00; We,Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
17 Baddow Road, Chelmsford, CM2 0BX
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu,Th 10:00-20:00; We,Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +44 1245 265555
Nedz Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Nedz Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 15 Moulsham Street in Chelmsford. Also worth knowing about Nedz Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 13:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
15 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0HU
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 13:00-18:00
Phone: +44 1245 353151
I Hate Tattoos
Tattoo studio
I Hate Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on 400 York Way in London. Also worth knowing about I Hate Tattoos: it has a website with more detail.
400 York Way, London, N7 9LW
Silent Moon Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Silent Moon Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 236-238 Jamaica Road, London. Silent Moon Tattoo also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
236-238 Jamaica Road, London, SE16 4BD
Phone: +447458307586
Duke Street Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Duke Street Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 2A Tindal Street in Chelmsford. Also worth knowing about Duke Street Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu-Sa 12:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
2A Tindal Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1ER
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu-Sa 12:00-20:00
Phone: +44 1245 265333
Harry Flashmans Tattoo Parlour
Tattoo studio
Harry Flashmans Tattoo Parlour is Tattoo studio on 91 High Street, Chelmsford. Harry Flashmans Tattoo Parlour also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th 10:00-20:00; Tu,We,Fr,Sa 10:00-18:00; Su,Mo off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
91 High Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1DX
Hours: Th 10:00-20:00; Tu,We,Fr,Sa 10:00-18:00; Su,Mo off
Phone: +44 1245 690290
Daves Tattoo Art
Tattoo studio
Daves Tattoo Art — Tattoo studio.
Purdy Ink
Tattoo studio
Purdy Ink is Tattoo studio on 852 London Road.
852 London Road, SS9 3NQ
Seventh Sun
Tattoo studio
Seventh Sun is Tattoo studio on 52 Hare Street. Seventh Sun also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
52 Hare Street
Gilt Moth Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Gilt Moth Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 19 Greenwich South Street. Also worth knowing about Gilt Moth Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
19 Greenwich South Street
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-19:00
InkMasters Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
InkMasters Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio, found on 180 Petts Wood Road in Orpington.
180 Petts Wood Road, Orpington, BR5 1LG
Fattatts
Tattoo studio
Fattatts is Tattoo studio on 620a Green Lane, Ilford.
620a Green Lane, Ilford
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Basildon
19 of the 148 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — tattoo studios often work by appointment, so posted hours can be more of a guideline than a promise.
39 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 7 High Street, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
1 of the studios are also tagged for piercings, handy if you're after both in one visit.
The Basildon tattoo shop tour
The efficient Basildon tattoo shop tour strings these together: Blood Brothers, Valhalla, Stars And Swallows on 49 Spital Street, Cruel Intention, Rojink Tattoo on 750 Holloway Road, Through My Third Eye on 342 Hornsey Road, Inkin Studioz on 129 Crossbrook Street, and Red Point Tattoo on 9 Penton Street — 148 stops, one logical order. 140 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Basildon
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Basildon:
- Trust the artist's placement advice at Blood Brothers. They've seen thousands of bodies. If they say the design won't age well there, listen.
- Don't haggle on price at Valhalla. You're paying for hours of someone's skilled labour on your skin forever. Bargain hunting has no place in a tattoo shop.
- Be honest about your pain tolerance. Ribs, feet and inner arms hurt more. A good artist will tell you straight and plan breaks.
- Ask about touch-ups. Most reputable shops offer free or cheap touch-ups within the first year. Ask about the policy up front.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Basildon — 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 tattoo shop in Basildon can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 148 that's closed, or a great tattoo shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.
If you run one of the 148 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.
Tattoo shop listings for Basildon: 148 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.