Tattoo shops in Birmingham
Thinking about ink in Birmingham, England? Start with the studios: 146 are mapped here. All 146 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns. A consultation costs nothing and tells you everything about how a shop runs.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Birmingham (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Dragonfly and Infinity Studio, plus Falling Leaves Tattoo. If a studio's missing from Birmingham's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Birmingham tattoo lineup
146 mapped within about 40 km — showing 60:
Dragonfly
Tattoo studio
Dragonfly is Tattoo studio on 184 The Chesils, Coventry.
184 The Chesils, Coventry, CV3 5BH
Infinity Studio
Tattoo studio
Infinity Studio — Tattoo studio, found on 659a Kingstanding Road in Birmingham.
659a Kingstanding Road, Birmingham, B44 9RH
Falling Leaves Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Falling Leaves Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Altered Art Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Altered Art Tattoo — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Altered Art Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th-Sa 10:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th-Sa 10:00-17:00
Native Ink Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Native Ink Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Boundless Ink
Tattoo studio
Boundless Ink — Tattoo studio.
Reservoir Ink
Tattoo studio
Reservoir Ink — Tattoo studio, found on 32 Portland Road in Walsall.
32 Portland Road, Walsall
Resiliency
Tattoo studio
Resiliency — Tattoo studio.
Birmingham Ink
Tattoo studio
Birmingham Ink — Tattoo studio, found on Dalton Street in Birmingham.
Dalton Street, Birmingham, B4 7LX
Castle Ink
Tattoo studio
Castle Ink — Tattoo studio.
Vivid Ink
Tattoo studio
Vivid Ink is Tattoo studio on Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham.
Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, B5 4EN
Jake's tattoo
Tattoo studio
Jake's tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on Bromsgrove Street in Birmingham.
Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham, B5 6RG
Ink Spot Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Ink Spot Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Gangsta Badga Tatto Studio
Tattoo studio
Gangsta Badga Tatto Studio is Tattoo studio.
Black Art Tattoo Studios
Tattoo studio
Black Art Tattoo Studios — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo & Body Piercing
Tattoo studio
Tattoo & Body Piercing — Tattoo studio.
Dragon Fashion Tattoo 'n' Piercing
Tattoo studio
Dragon Fashion Tattoo 'n' Piercing — Tattoo studio.
Bodyworks
Tattoo studio
Bodyworks — Tattoo studio.
Eerie Ink
Tattoo studio
Eerie Ink — Tattoo studio.
Human Canvas Tattoo & Body Piercing
Tattoo studio
Human Canvas Tattoo & Body Piercing — Tattoo studio.
Vivid Ink
Tattoo studio
Vivid Ink is Tattoo studio.
JQ T1
Tattoo studio
JQ T1 — Tattoo studio.
Steele & Art
Tattoo studio
Steele & Art is Tattoo studio.
Inky Needles
Tattoo studio
Inky Needles is Tattoo studio on 632 Bristol Road South, Birmingham. Inky Needles also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
632 Bristol Road South, Birmingham, B31 2JR
Phone: +44 121 4756006
Vivid Ink
Tattoo studio
Vivid Ink is Tattoo studio.
Black Diamonds
Tattoo studio
Black Diamonds is Tattoo studio.
Gung Ho! Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Gung Ho! Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
House of Thieves
Tattoo studio
House of Thieves is Tattoo studio.
Ink Lounge
Tattoo studio
Ink Lounge — Tattoo studio, found on Evesham Road in Redditch.
Evesham Road, Redditch
The Maxx Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
The Maxx Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Tek
Tattoo studio
Tek is Tattoo studio.
Inkskin Tattoo's
Tattoo studio
Inkskin Tattoo's — Tattoo studio, found on 76a Market Place in Tipton. Also worth knowing about Inkskin Tattoo's: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
76a Market Place, Tipton
Phone: +44 121 520 6979
Inksane
Tattoo studio
Inksane — Tattoo studio.
New Ink
Tattoo studio
New Ink is Tattoo studio on 1 Pendeford Avenue, Wolverhampton. New Ink also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-17:00.
1 Pendeford Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV6 9EG
Hours: 10:00-17:00
Black Heart Collective
Tattoo studio
Black Heart Collective — Tattoo studio.
Signature Studios
Tattoo studio
Signature Studios is Tattoo studio.
Cannock Ink
Tattoo studio
Cannock Ink is Tattoo studio.
Midlands Tattoo Centre
Tattoo studio
Midlands Tattoo Centre is Tattoo studio.
Bodyworks
Tattoo studio
Bodyworks — Tattoo studio.
Relentless Body Art
Tattoo studio
Relentless Body Art is Tattoo studio.
Dark Arts Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Dark Arts Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on 131 New Road in Birmingham. Also worth knowing about Dark Arts Tattoos: it has a website with more detail.
131 New Road, Birmingham, B45 9JR
Creative Collections
Tattoo studio
Creative Collections — Tattoo studio, found on 45 High Street in Alcester.
45 High Street, Alcester
Making Marks
Tattoo studio
Making Marks — Tattoo studio, found on Regent Street in Leamington Spa.
Regent Street, Leamington Spa
Li'l Mass
Tattoo studio
Li'l Mass — Tattoo studio, found on 14 Park Street in Leamington Spa. Also worth knowing about Li'l Mass: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
14 Park Street, Leamington Spa
Hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-19:00
Phone: +44 1926 882163
Tattoo Piercing Centre
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Piercing Centre — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Tattoo Piercing Centre: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +44 1926 451346
Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Ace of Elegance
Tattoo studio
Ace of Elegance — Tattoo studio, found on 6 Salop Street in Wolverhampton.
6 Salop Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 0RX
The King's Den
Tattoo studio
The King's Den — Tattoo studio.
New Identity
Tattoo studio
New Identity — Tattoo studio, found on High Street in Walsall.
High Street, Walsall, WS3 4LT
Higgi's Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Higgi's Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Royal Ink
Tattoo studio
Royal Ink — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Royal Ink: the map lists its hours as "Appointment only".
Leamington Spa
Hours: "Appointment only"
Fresh Ground Ink
Tattoo studio
Fresh Ground Ink — Tattoo studio, found on 1A Augusta Place in Leamington Spa.
1A Augusta Place, Leamington Spa
Poison Apple
Tattoo studio
Poison Apple — Tattoo studio.
Panther Crew
Tattoo studio
Panther Crew is Tattoo studio.
Vivid Ink
Tattoo studio
Vivid Ink is Tattoo studio.
Black Craken
Tattoo studio
Black Craken — Tattoo studio.
Eighty Six Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Eighty Six Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
KTREW Tattoo
Tattoo studio
KTREW Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Bristol St Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Bristol St Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo Nation
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Nation — Tattoo studio.
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Birmingham
15 of the 146 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.
14 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 2 Snow Hill Queensway, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Birmingham tattoo shop tour
The efficient Birmingham tattoo shop tour strings these together: Dragonfly on 184 The Chesils, Infinity Studio on 659a Kingstanding Road, Falling Leaves Tattoo, Altered Art Tattoo, Native Ink Tattoo Studio, Boundless Ink, Reservoir Ink on 32 Portland Road, and Resiliency — 146 stops, one logical order. 138 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Birmingham
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Birmingham:
- Eat before your session at Dragonfly. A real meal, not a granola bar. Long sessions on an empty stomach are how people faint.
- No swimming while it heals at Infinity Studio. Pools, lakes, hot tubs — all off limits for two to three weeks. Fresh tattoos and bacteria don't mix.
- Walk-ins mean flash, usually. If you want custom work, book ahead. Walk-in slots are for flash designs and small pieces.
- Sun is the enemy of fresh ink. UV fades tattoos fast, especially new ones. Once healed, sunscreen on the tattoo becomes a lifelong habit.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Birmingham — 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 Birmingham can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 146 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 146 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 Birmingham: 146 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.