Novelty Automation

Novelty Automation https://t.co/eaIHHMrAh3 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 126422124099440640)

PET OR MEAT - 'I always start with a drawing, but the carving inevitably takes on a life of its own' https://t.co/rfjVTc6Qc8 @NovAutomation We are open today till 6pm. https://t.co/x51uuqwwr8 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 126052378900299782)

Gruesome executions https://t.co/7EkJc4WTmO via @YouTube (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 126050630886359040)

PET OR MEAT - 'Spin the arrow and see where it lands. Then view what happens to the lamb in detail.' https://t.co/rfjVTc6Qc8 @NovAutomation Opens today till 6pm! https://t.co/mY9ZN5A1QQ (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 126030776452173824)

PET OR MEAT - 'Sweep made the idea of “pet or meat' ... English executions (hanging), French executions (guillotine), American executions (electric chair), and Chinese executions (beheading). Pet or Meat is really just a 21st century version.' https://t.co/Hb8XrsYYXi https://t.co/JSQWqnozJA (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 126029226283601920)

GIANT MAN 1998 - 'The figure is an enlarged version of me' https://t.co/X8i0ht2u8h https://t.co/5plE9TvpQs (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 126024894553186305)

ILLEGAL ENGINEERING - An illustrated lecture about the history of Safes and Safe breaking. https://t.co/bY1UMLoUY7 https://t.co/rIYUQZxJs1 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 125764022786301952)

Making Air Bed-n-Bug https://t.co/azR8ZWBBho The software quite simple. One trigger input from the coin acceptor starts a chain of events. The main problem was organising the wiring, there are just so many different lights and motors and effects all working on different voltages' https://t.co/Cw5CDRuiGc (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 125718687925899264)

Alien Salvation https://t.co/q7twOirDNu via @YouTube (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 125716194366033920)

pet or meat 2 https://t.co/4d2ml0Q3hN via @YouTube (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 125470639941390338)

THE PLASMA CUTTER - 'The lack of precision can have charm' https://t.co/azzz7vUNql https://t.co/ZTaYuCF8t0 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 125384112154476545)

FREE TOKEN OFFER! https://t.co/hPU6mjZK1Z https://t.co/QPCa5kS8rZ (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 125157378620567554)

MY-NUKE Personal Nuclear Reactor @NovAutomation 'You too can be totally self suficient!' https://t.co/0Tv5SqKslw Open today till 6pm. https://t.co/3XGQTWQcJQ (via Twitter http://twitter.com/NovAutomation/status/1 124951490836168706)

Why waste £££££s on some dumb West End musical or stupid film when for a few coins at Novelty Automation you can have an absolute blast!



Plus, you can win free popcorn and sweets!

What an amusement arcade! My favourite game was definitely My Nuke - a personal nuclear reactor. I really liked the proper metal game tokens that were created too. I'll be back.

What a great find. Check this place out if you are in Holborn.

What a gem! Visited today with my brother (I'm 45 and he's 48) and we both giggled til we cried. A great, silly way to spend an hour!

Went with my sister and our cousin and we had a good laugh at all the silliness. It was hard to know what was going to happen at times but the surprise elements gave us all lots of fun moments. Very clever and great sense of humour used in the development of the machines. Our fave was the photo booth, also loved the angry dog, the frisk and the alien proble. Highly recommended to go in a group where you get to watch someone’s reaction

Visited today and absolutely loved it, so funny and definitely worth stopping by if you're around!

Tim Hunkin is a genius, I dare say nobody could come to one of his arcades and not leave laughing and exhilarated. There is nothing out there like this!

Marvellous place to spend an hour or two in.

Loved this place! So much fun - Excellent entertainment.

I stumbled across the Southwold Under The Pier Arcade many years ago, really nice to see the same machines again and some new ones too. Really enjoyed my visit today, thanks!

Hilarious, inventive and like nothing I've ever seen before! We bought enough tokens for all the machines and it was definitely worth the money. Silly, playful and utterly unique. I can't imagine how much time and effort went into the design and construction of each of the amusements. Never mind the generic London attractions, if you're in London, go to Novelty Automation. It took us about an hour to get around all the machines, the young lady at the counter was friendly and we'd go again, bringing more victims with us. Especially tasty if you're into toys/arcades/puppets. You also get a nuclear waste sweet from the NUKE machine and a photo strip from the photo booth. Go and have a play!

Fun, quirky and unpretentious. A place to let your silly out. Cycle Pong was fun - I was rubbish. Loved the expression booth. All very Heath Robinson, would go again.

Brilliant, quirky and lots of fun! I didn't stop laughing. Highly recommend!

Brilliant place. I've been a Tim Hunkin fan for years and it's great to have access to his inventions.

A small but wonderful attraction. Great fun - political, silly and ironic. Perfect for teens and up. We do not live in London, so combined our visit with the theatre. We went for a good hour but could have stayed for longer if we had had the time. Highly recommended!

I went in my lunch break as I had a voucher for one token. I purchased some more but left feeling a bit disappointed. I think it's fair to say that it's somewhere best visited in a small group, preferably after a few drinks.