Tattoo shops in Rotherham
A tattoo is a permanent decision made in a room you'll spend hours in, so the studio matters as much as the artist. Rotherham, South Yorkshire has 29 tattoo shops mapped right now. All 29 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Rotherham (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Holy Ghost Tattoo Collective and Sol Tattoo, plus Old Number Eight. If a studio's missing from Rotherham's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Rotherham tattoo lineup
29 in Rotherham, plus 46 more around Rotherham below:
Holy Ghost Tattoo Collective
Tattoo studio0.0 km from Rotherham
Holy Ghost Tattoo Collective is Tattoo studio.
Sol Tattoo
Tattoo studio0.4 km from Rotherham
Sol Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Old Number Eight
Tattoo studio2.8 km from Rotherham
Old Number Eight — Tattoo studio, found on 6 Broad Street in Rotherham.
6 Broad Street, Rotherham, S62 6ES
All Colours Tattoo
Tattoo studio6.1 km from Rotherham
All Colours Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 214 Main Road in Sheffield.
214 Main Road, Sheffield, S9 4QB
Sheffield Skin Works
Tattoo studio6.2 km from Rotherham
Sheffield Skin Works — Tattoo studio, found on 438 Firth Park Road in Sheffield.
438 Firth Park Road, Sheffield, S5 6HH
Carnival Tattoo
Tattoo studio7.0 km from Rotherham
Carnival Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 10 Bramley Park Road.
10 Bramley Park Road
Sanctum
Tattoo studio7.3 km from Rotherham
Sanctum is Tattoo studio on 97-99 Mill Road, Sheffield.
97-99 Mill Road, Sheffield, S35 9XP
Forgiven Tattoo
Tattoo studio7.9 km from Rotherham
Forgiven Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Rebel Studio
Tattoo studio8.0 km from Rotherham
Rebel Studio — Tattoo studio, found on Station Road in Sheffield.
Station Road, Sheffield, S35 2XE
Chap-Tats
Tattoo studio8.0 km from Rotherham
Chap-Tats is Tattoo studio on Station Road, Sheffield.
Station Road, Sheffield, S35 2XE
Woodlouse Tattoo Collective
Tattoo studio8.8 km from Rotherham
Woodlouse Tattoo Collective is Tattoo studio. Woodlouse Tattoo Collective also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as "by appointment with individual artists".
Hours: "by appointment with individual artists"
Bailey's Body Art
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Rotherham
Bailey's Body Art — Tattoo studio, found on 6 Laburnum Parade in Rotherham.
6 Laburnum Parade, Rotherham, S66 8DP
Tenacious Tattoo
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Rotherham
Tenacious Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 10A Hicks Street in Sheffield.
10A Hicks Street, Sheffield, S3 8BL
Vean Tattoo
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Rotherham
Vean Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Dragon Tattoo
Tattoo studio9.0 km from Rotherham
Dragon Tattoo is Tattoo studio on Woodhouse Road, Sheffield.
Woodhouse Road, Sheffield, S12 2AY
Cry Baby Tattoo
Tattoo studio9.0 km from Rotherham
Cry Baby Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
White Boar Tattoo
Tattoo studio9.1 km from Rotherham
White Boar Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 155-157 Gibraltar Street, Sheffield.
155-157 Gibraltar Street, Sheffield, S3 8UA
Thou Art
Tattoo studio9.1 km from Rotherham
Thou Art is Tattoo studio on 47 Chapel Walk, Sheffield.
47 Chapel Walk, Sheffield
Thirteen Pins
Tattoo studio9.2 km from Rotherham
Thirteen Pins is Tattoo studio.
The Owl and the Pussycat
Tattoo studio9.2 km from Rotherham
The Owl and the Pussycat is Tattoo studio on 14-16 Norfolk Row.
14-16 Norfolk Row
Q Tattoo
Tattoo studio9.3 km from Rotherham
Q Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Bullie Ink Tattoo Collective
Tattoo studio9.4 km from Rotherham
Bullie Ink Tattoo Collective — Tattoo studio, found on 42 Birley Moor Road in Sheffield.
42 Birley Moor Road, Sheffield, S12 4WD
Avid Ink
Tattoo studio9.5 km from Rotherham
Avid Ink is Tattoo studio on Union Street, Sheffield.
Union Street, Sheffield, S1 2JP
New Chapter
Tattoo studio9.5 km from Rotherham
New Chapter — Tattoo studio, found on Main Street in Sheffield.
Main Street, Sheffield, S12 4LB
Five Magics
Tattoo studio9.8 km from Rotherham
Five Magics is Tattoo studio.
Follow Your Dreams
Tattoo studio9.9 km from Rotherham
Follow Your Dreams — Tattoo studio, found on 160 Devonshire Street in Sheffield.
160 Devonshire Street, Sheffield, S3 7SG
Craig Hicks Art
Tattoo studio10.0 km from Rotherham
Craig Hicks Art — Tattoo studio, found on High Street in Rotherham.
High Street, Rotherham, S66 8AA
Black Parade Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio10.5 km from Rotherham
Black Parade Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio, found on 31 Morrell Street in Rotherham.
31 Morrell Street, Rotherham, S66 7LJ
Tattau Tef
Tattoo studio10.6 km from Rotherham
Tattau Tef is Tattoo studio on 1 Muglet Lane, Rotherham.
1 Muglet Lane, Rotherham, S66 7BW
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Rotherham
1 of the 29 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.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on Station Road, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Rotherham tattoo shop tour
Making a day of it in Rotherham? Work this order: Holy Ghost Tattoo Collective, Sol Tattoo, Old Number Eight on 6 Broad Street, All Colours Tattoo on 214 Main Road, Sheffield Skin Works on 438 Firth Park Road, Carnival Tattoo on 10 Bramley Park Road, Sanctum on 97-99 Mill Road, and Forgiven Tattoo. That's the tattoo shop tour in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 21 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Rotherham
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Rotherham:
- Aftercare is half the tattoo at Holy Ghost Tattoo Collective. Follow the artist's instructions, not your friend's. Keep it clean, keep it moisturised, keep it out of the sun.
- Browse portfolios before anything else at Sol Tattoo. A studio's Instagram or website tells you more than any review. If nobody there does the style you want, keep looking.
- Bring reference images. Artists work better from references than from descriptions. Collect images of the style, not just the subject.
- 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 25 km around Rotherham — 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 Rotherham can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 29, or a tattoo shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
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 29 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.
Worth the trip: more tattoo shops around Rotherham
46 more within about 25 km of Rotherham — here are the 15 nearest:
Psychos Den Tattoos
Tattoo studio10.1 km from Rotherham
Psychos Den Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on 289 Middlewood Road in Sheffield.
289 Middlewood Road, Sheffield, S6 1TG
INKredible
Tattoo studio10.1 km from Rotherham
INKredible — Tattoo studio, found on 228A Middlewood Road in Sheffield.
228A Middlewood Road, Sheffield, S6 1TE
Blue Collar Club
Tattoo studio10.1 km from Rotherham
Blue Collar Club — Tattoo studio.
Amazink
Tattoo studio10.2 km from Rotherham
Amazink is Tattoo studio.
Redemption
Tattoo studio10.4 km from Rotherham
Redemption — Tattoo studio, found on 110 Ecclesall Road in Sheffield. Also worth knowing about Redemption: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00.
110 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, S11 8JB
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00
String Ink
Tattoo studio10.5 km from Rotherham
String Ink is Tattoo studio on South Road.
South Road
All Ink
Tattoo studio10.5 km from Rotherham
All Ink — Tattoo studio.
Lost in Ink
Tattoo studio10.5 km from Rotherham
Lost in Ink — Tattoo studio, found on 195 Dykes Hall Road in Sheffield.
195 Dykes Hall Road, Sheffield, S6 4EU
Tattoo Wombwell
Tattoo studio10.5 km from Rotherham
Tattoo Wombwell — Tattoo studio.
Barnsley, S73 0AW
IntrepidINK
Tattoo studio11.2 km from Rotherham
IntrepidINK is Tattoo studio on 15 Chesterfield Road, Sheffield.
15 Chesterfield Road, Sheffield, S8 0RL
Good Vibrations
Tattoo & piercing studio11.2 km from Rotherham
Good Vibrations is Tattoo & piercing studio on 233 Crookes, Sheffield. Good Vibrations also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
233 Crookes, Sheffield
Phone: +44 114 267 1924
Street Art Tattoos
Tattoo studio11.2 km from Rotherham
Street Art Tattoos is Tattoo studio on 21 Nile Street, Sheffield.
21 Nile Street, Sheffield, S10 2PN
Fates & Fury
Tattoo studio11.3 km from Rotherham
Fates & Fury is Tattoo studio on 483 Glossop Road, Sheffield.
483 Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2QE
Famous Tattoo
Tattoo studio11.3 km from Rotherham
Famous Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 499 Glossop Road in Sheffield.
499 Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2QE
Feline Tattoo
Tattoo studio11.6 km from Rotherham
Feline Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 8 Hickmott Road in Sheffield.
8 Hickmott Road, Sheffield, S11 8QF
Tattoo shop listings for Rotherham: 29 in Rotherham and 46 more nearby 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.