Tattoo shops in Swansea
Swansea, Wales has 26 tattoo shops on the map. All 26 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 Swansea (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Port Talbot Tattoo and Bridgend Tattoo, plus Pleasure on Pain. If a studio's missing from Swansea's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Swansea tattoo lineup
26 mapped within about 40 km:
Port Talbot Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Port Talbot Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Bridgend Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Bridgend Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Pleasure on Pain
Tattoo studio
Pleasure on Pain — Tattoo studio, found on Cardiff Street in Aberdare.
Cardiff Street, Aberdare
Tattoo Junkies
Tattoo studio
Tattoo Junkies — Tattoo studio, found on Whitcombe Street in Aberdare.
Whitcombe Street, Aberdare
Last Harpoon Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Last Harpoon Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on 28a Lammas Street in Carmarthen. Also worth knowing about Last Harpoon Tattoos: the map lists its hours as Mo Off; Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su Off.
28a Lammas Street, Carmarthen, SA31 3AL
Hours: Mo Off; Tu-Sa 10:00-16:00; Su Off
Black Sand
Tattoo studio
Black Sand — Tattoo studio.
Swansea Tattoo Lab
Tattoo studio
Swansea Tattoo Lab is Tattoo studio.
Southern Ink Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Southern Ink Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Jinked Tattoo Shop
Tattoo studio
Jinked Tattoo Shop is Tattoo studio on Lias Road, Porthcawl.
Lias Road, Porthcawl, CF36 3AH
Re Think Ink
Tattoo studio
Re Think Ink is Tattoo studio on New Road, Porthcawl.
New Road, Porthcawl, CF36 5DN
NR Tattoo
Tattoo studio
NR Tattoo is Tattoo studio on New Road, Porthcawl.
New Road, Porthcawl, CF36 5DH
Ink Asylum
Tattoo studio
Ink Asylum is Tattoo studio on New Road, Porthcawl.
New Road, Porthcawl, CF36 5DG
Dai-Zine Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Dai-Zine Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
The Golden Cobra
Tattoo studio
The Golden Cobra — Tattoo studio, found on 36a Swansea Road in Llanelli.
36a Swansea Road, Llanelli
Black Heart Tattoo Co.
Tattoo studio
Black Heart Tattoo Co. is Tattoo studio on 17 Hall Street, Llanelli. Black Heart Tattoo Co. also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
17 Hall Street, Llanelli
Phone: +44 1554 227300
Olde Town Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Olde Town Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on West End in Llanelli.
West End, Llanelli, SA15 3DN
FatCat Tattoo
Tattoo studio
FatCat Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 21 Hannah Street, Porth. FatCat Tattoo also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
21 Hannah Street, Porth, CF39 9RB
Phone: +44 1443 683553
Skull 'n' Bones Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Skull 'n' Bones Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio on 15 Porth Street, Porth. Skull 'n' Bones Tattoo Studio also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
15 Porth Street, Porth, CF39 9RT
Phone: +44 7811 614507
Emerald
Tattoo studio
Emerald is Tattoo studio on 36 Talbot Road, Pontyclun. Emerald also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
36 Talbot Road, Pontyclun, CF72 8AF
Studio One Tattoo Art
Tattoo studio
Studio One Tattoo Art — Tattoo studio, found on 1 Dunraven Street in Tonypandy.
1 Dunraven Street, Tonypandy, CF40 1QE
The Ink Room
Tattoo studio
The Ink Room is Tattoo studio on 4 Dunraven Street, Tonypandy.
4 Dunraven Street, Tonypandy, CF40 1QE
The Painted Saints
Tattoo studio
The Painted Saints is Tattoo studio on St Peter's Street, Carmarthen.
St Peter's Street, Carmarthen
Mrs M's
Tattoo studio
Mrs M's — Tattoo studio on Gower Road.
Gower Road
Dai's Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Dai's Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
SA15 1AW
Cadaverous Inc Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Cadaverous Inc Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 30 Thomas Street, Llanelli.
30 Thomas Street, Llanelli, SA15 3JA
Old Druid
Tattoo studio
Old Druid — Tattoo studio, found on Commercial Street in Llantwit Major.
Commercial Street, Llantwit Major, CF61 1RB
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Swansea
1 of the 26 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: 3 of them sit on New Road, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
The Swansea tattoo shop tour
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Port Talbot Tattoo, Bridgend Tattoo, Pleasure on Pain on Cardiff Street, Tattoo Junkies on Whitcombe Street, Last Harpoon Tattoos on 28a Lammas Street, Black Sand, Swansea Tattoo Lab, and Southern Ink Tattoo. That's 26 stops on the Swansea tattoo shop tour. 18 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Swansea
A few things worth knowing before you work through Swansea's tattoo shops:
- Tip your artist at Port Talbot Tattoo. Standard practice, like any skilled service. Twenty percent is the usual benchmark for good work.
- A second opinion is fine at Bridgend Tattoo. Consult two studios if you're unsure. Good artists respect it; only the insecure ones mind.
- Sun is the enemy of fresh ink. UV fades tattoos fast, especially new ones. Once healed, sunscreen on the tattoo becomes a lifelong habit.
- Don't pick the scabs. Healing tattoos itch and flake. Picking pulls ink out with the scab and leaves patchy spots.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Swansea — 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 Swansea can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 26 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 26 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 Swansea: 26 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.