Great Britain: OT: Carnival games in arcades

[mattihp]

Hello all!

I am childishly attached to carnival games (crane machines, skee ball, ticket games etc.) and I live in a country where even regular arcades are few and far between.

I plan a short three day trip this spring to pretty much anywhere in Great Britain and would love it if there are small arcades with a good variety of carnival games. I prefer midsized or smaller cities (or for that matter a small part of a bigger city).

Is there anything that fits my criteria?

• Not a huge inner city area
• Easy to find from the airport (shuttle bus, train or something of the sort), preferably max 1,5 hours travel
• One or several arcades with carnival games and arcade games

Thanks in advance!

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[Siamese Dream]

Your best bet is a coastal town with a pier like Blackpool or Brighton

 

[mattihp]

Your best bet is a coastal town with a pier like Blackpool or Brighton

Blackpool was a plan for the summer, until I found out they no longer have an airport...

Does anyone have more information about Brighton?

 

[mattihp]

Brighton pier looks alright! Anyone been?

 

[ukyote]

Brighton is fine. Honestly.. I'd just come to London as I'm pretty sure they have all of that and more here. There used to be a Segaworld in the Trucadero, for example, but not sure if it's still there.

 

[mattihp]

Brighton is fine. Honestly.. I'd just come to London as I'm pretty sure they have all of that and more here. There used to be a Segaworld in the Trucadero, for example, but not sure if it's still there.

I don't like the buzz of a big city. But if there is both an affordable hotel and an arcade far out in the suburbs...