Automata Map of the UK

This is our map of places where you can see automata in the UK. Be sure to check websites before travelling. Locations are sorted from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre in the south to the House of Automata in the north.

Also, be sure to check Cabaret Mechanical Theatre's exhibitions page to see if any of their touring shows are currently open.
Mechanical Making Space
Unit 1 Rock House, The Alley, Claremont, Hastings, TN34 1HA
website
Penny Arcade Machines
Rye Heritage Information Centre, The Old Sail Loft, Rye, England TN31 7AY
website
Tim Hunkin's Novelty Automation
1a Princeton St, London, WC1R 4BH
website
The Mechanical Art & Design Museum
4/5 Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6QW
website
Tim Hunkin's Under the Pier Show
Southwold Pier, Southwold, IP18 6LF
website
Victorian Model Workshop
Ferrers Centre for Arts and Crafts, Staunton Harold, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1RU
website
The Silver Swan
Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, DL12 8NP
website
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre
103 Trongate, Glasgow, Scotland G1 5HD
website
The House of Automata
32 High Street, Forres, IV36 1DB, Scotland
website

Consider the Grand Tour!

NOTE: This map is a work in progress. Please get in touch with any places we've missed.

There are quite a few collections of penny arcades (old 'end of the pier' machines) like Rye, which we've included and others like those at Great Yarmouth and Wookey Hole that we want to confirm still exist. For more of these you can find a list on the Penny Machines website.

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