THE HOME OF RETRO GAMING

In the heart of Leicestershire lies a building brimming with gaming history!

Featuring classic systems such as the Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga and Atari 2600. Gaming giants including Nintendo NES, Sega MegaDrive, Xbox and PlayStation. Plus the truly unique Virtuality VR systems and the one of a kind CD1200!

However we haven't got to the best bit! Everything is out to not only touch, but to play on! Using original hardware and with a colossal software library. It truly is a gamers paradise!

How to Visit

When

Normal opening hours are Saturdays &
Sundays from 10am until 3:30pm

Open on select bank holidays

Please check the opening schedule
for full details

Opening Schedule

Where

RCM House (Unit Q),
Troon Way Business Centre,
Humberstone Lane, Leicester, LE4 9HA


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Ample free onsite parking
Wheelchair friendly

Cost

Adults £8.50
Students (with NUS card)/ Carers £7.00
Children (between 4 - 15) £5.00
Children (under 4) Free
Concessions (disabled/ over 65) £5.00
Group ticket (1 adult, 4 children or 2 adults, 2 children or 3 adults) £24.00
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Special Events As Advertised


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Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice 2024!

We have been awarded the Tripadvisors travellers' choice award for consistently earning great reviews from travellers and have been ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor

We currently sit as the 4th most popular attraction in Leicestershire and ranked 1st in the specialty museum category.

Check out our full reviews below;


Tripadvisor Reviews

What people are saying...

  • star rating  Visited the Retro Computer Museum multiple times and had always been a pleasurable experience. The volunteers are friendly, helpful and accommodating. The place offers a WIDE range of computers /... read more

    drbongo007
    10 May 2022

    star rating  An absolute gem of a place - A wonderful place. All the retro computers are set up connected to TVs/monitors and are available to play with. We were greeted and given a little tour when we arrived,... read more

    dnhrd
    17 September 2022

    star rating  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

    Z3587MHedd
    8 February 2020
  • star rating  I love this place and the way it enables me to go back in time, play games I've not played for a long time and share it with my kids.

    Go19185258017
    29 May 2022

    star rating  We had a lovely afternoon at the museum as a belated 30th birthday celebration and a well-deserved break from parenthood as we left our son at his grandparents.
    All the... read more

    l0isr0sed
    28 August 2022

    star rating  A first for me - not being very computer friendly let alone ever having played computer games (which I have never been attracted to) - however I visited with... read more

    Janet R
    28 January 2019
  • star rating  What a great place to visit. It's was a fine day reliving my childhood playing games I remember and also some i had forgotten. Some much to play and see.... read more

    avatar thumb Anz_p22
    21 January 2023

    star rating  This place is great. The staff are so knowledgeable and friendly. So many consoles and games to play. Teenager loved it too, spent 4 hours there and... read more

    Fairy876
    22 September 2019

    star rating  Such a fun morning had at the Retro Computer Museum, the team there were clearly very passionate about the place, very knowledeable and really helpful whenever they were needed. Its... read more

    avatar thumb RichTrader
    26 October 2022

Events

We host and attend several special events throughout the year. View our opening schedule to see when we are open and where we will be attending external events.
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