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Arcades, VR & Gaming in Derby
Pay once and you're in properly at Continue Arcades, right in Derby's centre, with retro and modern cabinets, pinball, racers, air hockey and pool all included from £11. No scrabbling for coins once you've paid. A few doors down in feel if not in miles, Core VR runs free-roam sessions for ages 10+ from £24.95, kitting teens out with haptics vests for zombie hunts and multiplayer shooters. If you've got younger kids, Continue's flat fee and casual vibe suits a rainy afternoon better than VR headsets built for teenagers. For something further out, there's Bonkers Illumination Golf & Bar in Matlock Bath, a longer trip from Derby but worth it for indoor glow-in-the-dark mini golf from about £5 (under-4s go free), plus a cocktail bar and arcade for the grown-ups while the kids play.
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from £5Bonkers Illumination Golf & Bar
Matlock Bath
Indoor illuminated 9-hole mini golf in Matlock Bath - kids from about £5, under-4s free, cocktail bar and arcade on site.
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from £11Continue Arcades Derby
Derby
Pay once for unlimited retro and modern cabinets, pinball, racers, air hockey and pool - no coins once you are in.
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from £24.95Core VR
Derby · ages 10+
Free-roam VR shooters, zombie hunts and heist games for teens, run as multiplayer sessions with a haptics vest thrown in.
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Good to know: arcades, vr & gaming in Derby
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £5 at Bonkers Illumination Golf & Bar. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find arcades, vr & gaming in Matlock Bath and Derby. Every place we list is in or around Derby, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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