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Nerds in London
London Trocadero is one of Nerds in London.

1. London Trocadero

7-14 Coventry St, Piccadilly, Greater London
Shopping Mall · 51 tips and reviews

Gamescollection.itGamescollection.it: Meta abituale di tutti i nerd di Londra, ex SEGA World, ex Funland, il London Trocadero offre centinaia di cabinati e coi-op per tutti i gusti proprio nel centro di Piccadilly.

Gamerbase Trocadero is one of Nerds in London.

2. Gamerbase Trocadero

Coventry street (Haymarket), London, Greater London
Gaming Cafe · Piccadilly · 3 tips and reviews

S D.S DM: The place where Nerds meet! £10 for 4 hours is the best deal.

Namco Funscape County Hall is one of Nerds in London.

3. Namco Funscape County Hall

County Hall, Riverside Buildings, London, Greater London
Arcade · Waterloo · 32 tips and reviews

Shane L.Shane Leonard: Three floors of games, bowling, and a tucked away little eat-in/bar. Best part is the bumper cars on the second floor, imo.

Forbidden Planet is one of Nerds in London.

4. Forbidden Planet

9.2
179 Shaftesbury Ave, London, Greater London
Comic Book Store · Holborn and Covent Garden · 164 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: If you're a nerd or a geek, you MUST come here and spend all of your money!

Tokyo Toys is one of Nerds in London.

5. Tokyo Toys

Trocadero Shopping Centre (13 Coventry St.), Greater London, Greater London
Toy Store · Piccadilly · 4 tips and reviews

Dan H.Dan Hopchet ✨: Secretly a great place to find a onesie in London

Earls Court Police Box is one of Nerds in London.

6. Earls Court Police Box

7.2
232 Earls Ct Rd, Kensington, Greater London
Historic and Protected Site · 17 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: This police box was introduced as part of a ‘high tech’ revival of the system in 1996 that never took off and is therefore the only remaining box in London.

Hyper Japan - Christmas 2012 is one of Nerds in London.

7. Hyper Japan - Christmas 2012

Warwick Road (Exhibition Center - Brompton Hall), Earls Court, Greater London
Fair · 1 tip

Namer M.Namer Merli: 23-25 November 2012 Read more.

Alien Egg is one of Nerds in London.

8. Alien Egg

Potters Field Park (Tooley Street | Tower Bridge), London, Greater London
Public Art · Riverside · 1 tip

Namer M.Namer Merli: A gigantic Alien egg, standing 6 metres (almost 20 foot) tall on the lawn of London’s Potters Field Park today, to celebrate the launch of SEGA’s Aliens: Colonial Marines. Read more.

Metal Gear Rising Mural | #MGRising is one of Nerds in London.

9. Metal Gear Rising Mural | #MGRising

Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, Greater London
Public Art · 1 tip

Namer M.Namer Merli: EndOfTheLine, a company based in East London focused on producing cutting edge installations and huge murals, has been contacted by Konami to perform Metal Gear Rising graffiti in three UK cities. Read more.

The Book Club is one of Nerds in London.

10. The Book Club

7.6
100-106 Leonard St, London, Greater London
Bar · Hackney · 235 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: Home of GamerDisco events! Free entry, cheap booze and video games! What else? Read more.

Madd is one of Nerds in London.

11. Madd

53 Rupert St (btwn Brewer & Archer Streets), London, Greater London
Dessert Shop · Soho · 36 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: This place could potentially house a London branch of Loading Bar/Cafè! #LoadingSoho pop-up event on March 13-14! Read more.

The Heart Of Gaming is one of Nerds in London.

12. The Heart Of Gaming

10 Cullen Way, North Acton, Greater London
Arcade · 4 tips and reviews

TobyToby: The UK arcade mecca! Play all your favourite restored Trocadero cabs here; Bullet hell, fighters, shooters, DDR, Pump & ITG!

Amusements is one of Nerds in London.

13. Amusements

Regent St. (Piccadilly Circus), Greater London, Greater London
Arcade · Piccadilly · 1 tip

Namer M.Namer Merli: Fine arcade in China Town, very few cabinets and a lot of slots, but you can play Wangan Midnight Maxi 3 without any queuing and with quite skilled asian opponents.

Platform 9¾ is one of Nerds in London.

14. Platform 9¾

8.0
King's Cross Railway Station, London, Greater London
Arts and Entertainment · 286 tips and reviews

Nigel G.Nigel Gossage: You have to run at it hard! No hesitation!

Las Vegas is one of Nerds in London.

15. Las Vegas

6.0
89-91 Wardour St (Old Compton St), London, Greater London
Arcade · Soho · 16 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: Nice and cozy underground arcade in the heart of Soho. Plenty of racing, rhythm and fighting cabinets. Home of many Pump It Up & DDR crews. Quite a nerd meetpoint in Central London.

Raygun Comics is one of Nerds in London.

16. Raygun Comics

7.2
26 Red Lion Street, Richmond, Greater London
Comic Book Store · 7 tips and reviews

Rick M.Rick Mountain: Very friendly staff and wide selection if merchandise

17. Resident Evil Revelations | Blood Swimming Pool

Jupiter Wharf (The Bunker), Stratford, Greater London
Arts and Entertainment · 1 tip

Namer M.Namer Merli: A blood-filled swimming pool with all kinds of nasty and rotten objects floating in the water set up to celebrate the launch of Resident Evil Revelations on home consoles by Capcom. Read more.

BFI IMAX is one of Nerds in London.

18. BFI IMAX

9.1
1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, London, Greater London
Movie Theater · South Bank · 170 tips and reviews

HISTORY UKHISTORY UK: Run by the British Film Institute, it has easily the biggest cinema screen in the country – 20 metres high by 26 wide, with 12k Watts of digital surround sound.

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Exposition is one of Nerds in London.

19. Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Exposition

Terminal 5 (London Heathrow Airport), Hounslow, Greater London
Arts and Entertainment · 1 tip

Namer M.Namer Merli: Heathrow Terminal 5 will host some Doctor Who prop to celebrate the show's 50th Anniversary. Also meet a Cyberman on selected dates! Read more.

Hyper Japan - Summer 2013 is one of Nerds in London.

20. Hyper Japan - Summer 2013

Warwick Road (Exhibition Center - Brompton Hall), Earls Court, Greater London
Fair · 5 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: 26-28 July 2013 for all you otaku londoners! Read more.

MCM London Comic Con is one of Nerds in London.

21. MCM London Comic Con

1 Western Gateway, Greater London, Greater London
Convention · Custom House · 10 tips and reviews

Michelle H.Michelle Harris: Awesome day out - or even weekend :)

The Hoxton Pony is one of Nerds in London.

22. The Hoxton Pony

5.7
104-108 Curtain Rd, Shoreditch, Greater London
Bar · 18 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: The Hoxton Pony is going to be filled with a lineup of Sega-only consoles and games for the debut event of REZtron: a collective intent on being the new booze-and-video-game sheriff in town. Read more.

Japanese Gallery is one of Nerds in London.

23. Japanese Gallery

66D Kensington Church Street (Vicarage Gardens), Kensington, Greater London
Art Gallery · 1 tip

Namer M.Namer Merli: The only gallery in London that displays and sells original Japanese art, including traditional paintings and anime cel-ga. Read more.

Orbital Comics is one of Nerds in London.

24. Orbital Comics

8.3
8 Great Newport St, Covent Garden, Greater London
Comic Book Store · Leicester Square · 23 tips and reviews

Adam B.Adam Buxton: The best selection of comics and the friendliest staff in London - and great wall art!

Mega-City Comics is one of Nerds in London.

25. Mega-City Comics

7.3
18 Inverness St., London, Greater London
Comic Book Store · Camden Town · 11 tips and reviews

Keith M.Keith Moon: Nice indie/alternative and manga section. When in Camden, one of the first places to go.

Artbox is one of Nerds in London.

26. Artbox

Thomas Neal's Centre (29-41 Earlham St), London, Greater London
Gift Store · Holborn and Covent Garden · 7 tips and reviews

Panda A.Panda Artbox: If you like Kawaii then you know where to go now... nuff said

The Cartoon Museum is one of Nerds in London.

27. The Cartoon Museum

35 Little Russell St, London, Greater London
Art Museum · Holborn and Covent Garden · 18 tips and reviews

Time Out LondonTime Out London: Chortle your way round this amusing little museum, which displays British cartoons, caricatures, comics and animations. Read more.

Gosh! Comics is one of Nerds in London.

28. Gosh! Comics

9.2
1 Berwick St, Soho, Greater London
Comic Book Store · 45 tips and reviews

Jon C.Jon Choo: Spend money on comics here.

The Cinema Store is one of Nerds in London.

29. The Cinema Store

Upper St. Martin's Ln, London, Greater London
Toy Store · Leicester Square · 8 tips and reviews

Tiago O.Tiago Oiteiro: Wow. Just, WOW. This is every Geeks dream, and then some! Definitely coming back for that James Bond Poker set!

Science Museum is one of Nerds in London.

30. Science Museum

9.1
Exhibition Rd, London, Greater London
Science Museum · Kensington and Chelsea · 445 tips and reviews

Otel.comOtel.com: This world-famous museum has more than 300,000 items. Make sure to see the first jet engine, reconstruction model of the DNA, and Stephenson's Rocket. Free, except for some temporary exhibitions.

31. Dark Sphere

186 Hercules Rd (Waterloo), London, Greater London
Toy Store · London · 9 tips and reviews

ChaffroChaffro: Specialise in Games Workshop miniatures and the like.

Nobrow is one of Nerds in London.

32. Nobrow

62 Great Eastern St. (at Garden Walk), Shoreditch, Greater London
Bookstore · 1 tip

Namer M.Namer Merli: Find here all your indie and non-conventional comics!

33. 30th Century Comics

18 Lower Richmond Road, London, Greater London
Comic Book Store · Wandsworth · 2 tips and reviews

Ahmed B.Ahmed Baruwa: Best comic store in London. Found some rare gems here and nice staff

Orc's Nest is one of Nerds in London.

34. Orc's Nest

7.8
6 Earlham St, London, Greater London
Toy Store · Holborn and Covent Garden · 20 tips and reviews

James C.James Cox: Best place near Soho for boardgames and card games. Most of the games we play at the SCEE boardgame socials are purchased from here. Read more.

Playlounge is one of Nerds in London.

35. Playlounge

19 Beak St (btwn Carnaby and Regent St), Soho, Greater London
Toy Store · 7 tips and reviews

ChaffroChaffro: Fantastic selection of designer toys, plush dolls and much more.

Game Focus is one of Nerds in London.

36. Game Focus

Goodge St, London, Greater London
Video Games Store · West End · 2 tips and reviews

Martin W.Martin Williams: There is a good stock of Dreamcast, Saturn, Gamecube, original Playstation and import games downstairs.

Retro Game Base is one of Nerds in London.

37. Retro Game Base

5.7
430 Streatham High Road (Greyhound Ln.), Streatham, Greater London
Video Games Store · 3 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: The best (and the only) retro gaming store in London.

Oddballs is one of Nerds in London.

38. Oddballs

Camden High St (Chalk Farm Rd), London, Greater London
Hobby Store · Primrose Hill · 2 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: Probably the best place in London where to buy juggling stuff, skateboards, longboards and other cool goods!

CeX is one of Nerds in London.

39. CeX

5.7
32 Rathbone Pl (btw Percy St & Oxford St), Fitzrovia, Greater London
Video Games Store · 6 tips and reviews

Thomas D.Thomas DeMonick: Best shop in London for trading games & movies...!

Eurogamer Expo 2013 is one of Nerds in London.

40. Eurogamer Expo 2013

Earl's Court One (at Warwick Rd), Earl's Court, Greater London
Fair · 7 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: UK's biggest video games event!

X Electrical is one of Nerds in London.

41. X Electrical

125 King St, Hammersmith, Greater London
Music Store · 4 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: Apparently just a normal music store, but in the back room it's retrogaming heaven! Both games ans consoles at quite cheap prices!

42. Meltdown

7.2
342 Caledonian Rd, Islington, Greater London
Bar · 12 tips and reviews

Amanda F.Amanda Foley: The future is now: Welcome to London's only e-sports bar! Expect to see live Starcraft, League of Legends or other top games being streamed...along with lots of tournaments & community events too! Read more.

43. Book & Comic Exchange

7.2
14 Pembridge Rd, London, Greater London
Bookstore · Pembridge · 4 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: 1000s of 2nd hand books, american comics and DVDs! Don't be shy and adventure yourself to the basement!

Mimi Fifi is one of Nerds in London.

44. Mimi Fifi

Hobby Store · Pembridge · No tips or reviews
Vega is one of Nerds in London.

45. Vega

9 Islington High Street
Arcade · Barnsbury · 1 tip

TobyToby: Play all your NeoGeo & Capcom games on the MAME cab - I recommend Shock Troopers! FYI: Streetfighter: 3rd Strike, SEGA cabs and Initial D have gone to HOG arcade in North Acton.

Queens Skate Dine Bowl is one of Nerds in London.

46. Queens Skate Dine Bowl

7.3
17 Queensway (Bayswater Rd), London, Greater London
Bowling Alley · Lancaster Gate · 17 tips and reviews

Namer M.Namer Merli: Quite good selection of arcade cabinets!