We spent a happy 3 hours here celebrating my husband’s 42nd birthday. We had a 4 year old and 6 year old with us. I wasn’t sure it would be... read more suitable for such young children but actually it was fine. I don’t think I would have enjoyed it so much with a 3 year old but a 4 year old was just about ok. I was more worried about the children ruining the games consoles by being rough with them but I think they were old enough to be gentle. So I mostly looked after the children whilst my husband enjoyed all the games consoles from his childhood and youth. He really loves that sort of thing and we have a garage full of similar consoles at home albeit not connected up to any monitors. So it was like home from home for him. Meanwhile I managed to navigate all the consoles with the children even though there were no instructions about which buttons did what - with a bit of trial and error we generally worked it out. Whilst I probably know more about video game consoles than the vast majority of my female friends, I’m no expert and I was a bit worried I would be flummoxed by all the different games but it all worked out fine.

There were snacks and drinks on sale which I was necessarily anticipating so you could even manage lunch there if you didn’t mind not having a massive choice of sandwiches etc. There was a chill out area with sofas where you could eat and drink. The whole place was very relaxed and the staff weren’t looking over our shoulders the whole time waiting for us (ie the children) to ruin their consoles. They were on hand to help though if you had any questions, no matter how silly. I particularly enjoyed the pin ball machine - it’s lovely to be able to play it over and over again without having pay each time. There were also several big arcade machines where you sit and drive with a steering wheel, and also some virtual reality games where you wear a headset. This wasn’t suitable for my children as the headsets were too heavy for them but they enjoyed watching their dad using the VR.

There were toilet facilities on site and parking was fine - it didn’t look like parking would ever be a problem really although maybe it sometimes gets busier? We turned up at midday on a Sunday in February and it wasn’t too busy or too quiet. It was just right. There were other children there too, some of whom were similar ages to ours. Overall we all had a great time and will definitely be going back.

  playable classic computers and games. Great arcade aswell  - Brilliant. Retro for the adults. Kids loved it also. Kids said, "best museum we've ever been to!!"
Loads of the old computers and classic games- and you can play them.... read more /> The arcade was fantastic also.
Really nice staff who you can tell love what they are doing. Really want the visitors to enjoy themselves.

  Fantastic! A wonderful nostalgic and fun afternoon spent either playing on games from yesteryear or gazing at the expansive amounts of old consoles, games and literature. It is a... read more proper Alladins cave. The staff were friendly and enthusiastic as was Andy the curator who was happy to take the time to share some of his expansive knowledge and enthusiasm onto myself and my two boys. He even kindly gave me a copy of a DVD he made called "Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict" which in itself should be saved as a historic documentary on the thoughts of the many developers and programmers at the time. A truly wonderful place and well worth the very reasonable entrance fee. If we didn't live 3 hours away we would be back a lot more often!

  a great place we loved it carnt wait to go again thankyou. my teenages and my husband got lossed for hours lots to see and do. i would highly recommend.

  Good Vibes  - Incredible space filled with nostalgic games from all eras, possibly the best retro video game museum I've ever visited. There is a warm friendly community feel to the place that... read more creates the space for anyone to pop over, play some games, see some grails, learn something new but most importantly have fun! Very impressed with what Andy and the team have created. The vibes are good and if you are still reading this what are you waiting for? Book your ticket! Go see for yourself.

  This place took me back to my childhood. Playing the actual games I played on BBC Master system when I was at school and my Amiga at home. ... read more I've been several times now and there always something different to see and do. The staff are amazing and full of knowledge and I was amazed by the huge well maintained software library.

This is also a great place for kids of today. My daughter had great fun playing some old classic title which I played as a kid which just seem surreal to see. The place is like a time machine.

  This place is the best we stayed allday good value and the staff are super helpful and frendly it the first time we been to the musem and the kids... read more asked as we left when we can come back

  Amazing place! Don’t know what I’d expected, but, this place exceeded them. So much stuff - so many that I’d even forgotten about, or had never even heard of!... read more

  Volunteers were all very friendly and everything including the snacks was reasonably priced.

They have an amazing amount of hardware and games to have a go... read more on, which was all well maintained.

One of the gentleman running the museum the day we visited was even good enough to allow us to have a go on the surprisingly awesome early 90's arcade VR headsets, which is something I'd never think I'd get a chance to do!

Well worth a visit for anyone with an interest in video games.