Attraction
Novelty Automation
Satirical amusement arcade with hand-built mechanical game machines.
📍 1a Princeton Street, London, WC1R 4AX Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South
About
An amusement arcade in Holborn featuring hand-constructed satirical game machines designed by cartoonist and engineer Tim Hunkin, including an expressive photo booth, interactive games, and machines previously displayed at Cabaret Mechanical Theatre.
The hand-crafted satirical arcade machines are quirky and entertaining for children aged 8+. Each machine is a mechanical artwork created by cartoonist Tim Hunkin, requiring coins to operate. The fun is in discovering unusual and humorous games—from the expressive photo booth to the divorce simulator. Small but memorable. Located in Holborn.
Things to do here
Play hand-built satirical game machinesUse the expressive photo boothInteract with the divorce machineTry the small hadron collider machinePlay The FriskerPlay Test Your NervePlay The Chiropodist
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Stations
Holborn · 4 min walk
CentralPiccadilly
Chancery Lane · 5 min walk
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Russell Square · 8 min walk
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