Tattoo shops in Swindon
Thinking about ink in Swindon, England? Start with the studios: 35 are mapped here. All 35 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 Swindon (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include The Tiny Tattoo Company and Black Rabbit Tattoo Collective, plus Wood Street Inc. If a studio's missing from Swindon's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Swindon tattoo lineup
35 mapped within about 40 km:
The Tiny Tattoo Company
Tattoo studio
The Tiny Tattoo Company — Tattoo studio, found on 57 Market Place in Chippenham.
57 Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HL
Black Rabbit Tattoo Collective
Tattoo studio
Black Rabbit Tattoo Collective — Tattoo studio on 4 Pound Street. Also worth knowing about Black Rabbit Tattoo Collective: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
4 Pound Street, RG14 6AA
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-18:00
Phone: +44 1635600698
Wood Street Inc
Tattoo studio
Wood Street Inc — Tattoo studio.
Pogo Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Pogo Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 8 Cornmarket in Faringdon. Also worth knowing about Pogo Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
8 Cornmarket, Faringdon, SN7 7HH
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00
Everlasting Impressions
Tattoo studio
Everlasting Impressions is Tattoo studio on 48 Cricklade Street, Cirencester. Everlasting Impressions also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
48 Cricklade Street, Cirencester, GL7 1JN
Phone: +44 1285 238791
Kingers Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Kingers Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio.
Apocalyptic
Tattoo studio
Apocalyptic is Tattoo studio on 61 High Street, Swindon.
61 High Street, Swindon, SN4 7AQ
Artangell
Tattoo studio
Artangell is Tattoo studio on 19 Sheep Street, Devizes. Artangell also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as "By appointment only".
19 Sheep Street, Devizes
Hours: "By appointment only"
Qs Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Qs Tattoos — Tattoo studio.
Phantom Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Phantom Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
12th Dynasty
Tattoo studio
12th Dynasty — Tattoo studio, found on Brunel Plaza in Swindon.
Brunel Plaza, Swindon, SN1 1LF
Acreedo Tattoos
Tattoo studio
Acreedo Tattoos — Tattoo studio, found on High Street in Abingdon.
High Street, Abingdon
Get Ur Ink On
Tattoo studio
Get Ur Ink On is Tattoo studio on 2 Savile Way, Wantage.
2 Savile Way, Wantage, OX12 0PT
Riot Ink
Tattoo studio
Riot Ink is Tattoo studio on 36a Dyer Street, Cirencester. Riot Ink also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
36a Dyer Street, Cirencester, GL7 2PF
Phone: +44 7724 911198
Black Blood Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Black Blood Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 3 Faringdon Road in Swindon.
3 Faringdon Road, Swindon, SN1 5AR
Picture House Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Picture House Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio on 17 Market Place. Also worth knowing about Picture House Tattoo Studio: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
17 Market Place, SN15 3HW
Hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-17:00
Classic Markings
Tattoo studio
Classic Markings — Tattoo studio. Also worth knowing about Classic Markings: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00
Nudge Nudge Ink Ink
Tattoo studio
Nudge Nudge Ink Ink is Tattoo studio.
Two Kings
Tattoo studio
Two Kings is Tattoo studio on 16 Corn Street.
16 Corn Street
The Avalon Room
Tattoo studio
The Avalon Room — Tattoo studio.
Raindance & Runestones
Tattoo studio
Raindance & Runestones — Tattoo studio.
Skeleton Man
Tattoo studio
Skeleton Man is Tattoo studio.
Daaga Ink Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Daaga Ink Tattoo Studio is Tattoo studio on 2 Old Swan Yard, Devizes.
2 Old Swan Yard, Devizes
Atelier23
Tattoo studio
Atelier23 — Tattoo studio, found on 27 The Market Place in Devizes.
27 The Market Place, Devizes
Skin Graffiti
Tattoo & piercing studio
Skin Graffiti is Tattoo & piercing studio on 107A Commercial Road, Swindon.
107A Commercial Road, Swindon, SN1 5PL
Ethereal Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Ethereal Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 36 Havelock Street, Swindon.
36 Havelock Street, Swindon, SN1 1SD
Cioffi Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Cioffi Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio, found on 4 Commercial Road in Swindon.
4 Commercial Road, Swindon, SN1 5NF
Zoddy Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Zoddy Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 46 Wantage Road in Didcot.
46 Wantage Road, Didcot, OX11 0BT
Elemental Tattoo Studio
Tattoo studio
Elemental Tattoo Studio — Tattoo studio, found on 22 Cricklade Road in Swindon.
22 Cricklade Road, Swindon, SN2 8AA
Strange Ways Tattoo
Tattoo studio
Strange Ways Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 183 Victoria Road in Swindon.
183 Victoria Road, Swindon, SN1 3DF
Eleven XI
Tattoo studio
Eleven XI — Tattoo studio, found on 57 Cheney Manor Road in Swindon.
57 Cheney Manor Road, Swindon, SN2 2NX
La Migra Ink
Tattoo studio
La Migra Ink is Tattoo studio on 199 Rodbourne Road, Swindon. La Migra Ink also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
199 Rodbourne Road, Swindon, SN2 2AA
Sinking The Ink
Tattoo studio
Sinking The Ink is Tattoo studio on 201 Rodbourne Road, Swindon.
201 Rodbourne Road, Swindon, SN2 2AA
S-Line Studios
Tattoo studio
S-Line Studios is Tattoo studio on 53 Godwin Court, Swindon.
53 Godwin Court, Swindon, SN1 4BB
Silver Lining Studios
Tattoo studio
Silver Lining Studios is Tattoo studio on 48 Havelock Street, Swindon.
48 Havelock Street, Swindon, SN1 1SD
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Swindon
5 of the 35 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.
4 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
1 of the studios are also tagged for piercings, handy if you're after both in one visit.
The Swindon tattoo shop tour
Making a day of it in Swindon? Work this order: The Tiny Tattoo Company on 57 Market Place, Black Rabbit Tattoo Collective on 4 Pound Street, Wood Street Inc, Pogo Tattoo on 8 Cornmarket, Everlasting Impressions on 48 Cricklade Street, Kingers Tattoo Studio, Apocalyptic on 61 High Street, and Artangell on 19 Sheep Street. That's the tattoo shop tour in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 27 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Swindon
First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Swindon:
- Avoid the cheapest shop in town at The Tiny Tattoo Company. There's a reason it's the cheapest. With tattoos you get exactly what you pay for, permanently.
- Browse portfolios before anything else at Black Rabbit Tattoo Collective. A studio's Instagram or website tells you more than any review. If nobody there does the style you want, keep looking.
- Aftercare is half the tattoo. Follow the artist's instructions, not your friend's. Keep it clean, keep it moisturised, keep it out of the sun.
- A second opinion is fine. Consult two studios if you're unsure. Good artists respect it; only the insecure ones mind.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Swindon — 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 Swindon can take a while to appear. The 35 above are only as current as the community map. A tattoo shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
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 35 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 Swindon: 35 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.