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[Bencrest]

... worth a look? Is it even Mablethorpe?

I'm getting bored and fancy a day out.

Has anyone ever been? I'm tempted to go along with a camera, have a chat with the owner, grab plenty of nice pictures, perhaps do a write up / interview? To make it fair I'd ensure the parents and I lost a reasonable amount of money on the day

Obviously I'd contact him beforehand if I did that.

Speaking of which, what is the arcade called so I know who to get in touch with?

[lincs1]

... worth a look? Is it even Mablethorpe?

I'm getting bored and fancy a day out.

Has anyone ever been? I'm tempted to go along with a camera, have a chat with the owner, grab plenty of nice pictures, perhaps do a write up / interview? To make it fair I'd ensure the parents and I lost a reasonable amount of money on the day

Obviously I'd contact him beforehand if I did that.

Speaking of which, what is the arcade called so I know who to get in touch with?

i think the arcade your referring to is called pj's owned by peter jackson, its on the corner near the beach end.

pj is a great guy and will chat to u. but tbh i don't know if his son has taken over the business now tho, if so his son is an ass

[lincs1]

just to add

but am not sure if a member from this site went there very recently and he said alot of the old machines have now gone, i can't remember who it was.

i think ghostbusters was still there

[cja272]

I went last year and they was still alot there such as the 2p play test pilot and cashfilla!

[spa]

All gone now

[Bencrest]

All gone now

Really?

*all* gone?

What's there instead, anything worth a trip out?

[hurricane]

I've nether been, but if i had to guess it would be DOND.

[lincs1]

i have spoken to pj himself within the last hour and it has been confirmed that when pj's son took over the business he decided to scrap most of the old machines that was there and replaced with alot of newer gear NOT brand new.

so i hope this info helps some folk

[SUPER7]

Really?

*all* gone?

What's there instead, anything worth a trip out?

My local has a load of token jp's i.e the 2 popeyes, crystal maze, squids in plus a load more plus the older cash jp's ( £3-£4 ) Classic 2p plays. But the seafront its self is not all that plus the geeza only puts the low cash & token jp's on at the weekends. There are only 4 arcades but the 1 with all the classics is all good, anyway its Canvey Essex.

[cja272]

i have spoken to pj himself within the last hour and it has been confirmed that when pj's son took over the business he decided to scrap most of the old machines that was there and replaced with alot of newer gear NOT brand new.

so i hope this info helps some folk

Thats sad news it was great to go in there and play the old 80s early 90s machines am going up there next week!!! is there any left at all????

[Daryl]

My mam and stepdad live in a village between Chapel-St-Leonards and Mablethorpe, and two to three times a year I used to always have a ride to Mabel and have a go in that arcade itself. Haven't been for the last couple of years so it will be extremely sad if his son has got rid of all the classic oldies - it was like walking into a dream when I used to go there.

Still, progress I suppose - oh why does everything have to change?

Never mind, it was nice while it lasted there.

[TTX]

Such a shame it's all gone now...

I went last year and they was still alot there such as the 2p play test pilot and cashfilla!

Their Test Pilot has been safe & sound in my front room for well over a year now! It was in a right state when I got it but two weeks of hard work brought it back to it's former glory!

Mablethorpe Test Pilot repair thread here:
Test Pilot Repair - The MPU Mecca

[fuzion]

I went to this arcade last May and pretty much all the decent classic machines had been replaced with Bellfruit shit

J

[nails]

i think the arcade your referring to is called pj's owned by peter jackson, its on the corner near the beach end.

pj is a great guy and will chat to u. but tbh i don't know if his son has taken over the business now tho, if so his son is an ass

christ thats original, we`ll get bencrest to buy it and call it BC's? or we`ll get stu to buy it and call it tossers!

[Bencrest]

Well, we went along to Mablethorpe today, not for any particular reason, just got bored.

Long story short, that arcade wasn't open, it had blue shutters across it. Was about 2pm, went for a reasonable carvery (nothing special, but pricewise it was good, Carvery £4.49 I think and £1.75 for a pint of Tetley smooth)

Went to Skeggy after.

Unless it turns out there is a specific reason for the arcade being closed, I guess I'd award PJ's the 'Simply couldn't be arsed' trophy.

[lincs1]

Well, we went along to Mablethorpe today, not for any particular reason, just got bored.

Long story short, that arcade wasn't open, it had blue shutters across it. Was about 2pm, went for a reasonable carvery (nothing special, but pricewise it was good, Carvery £4.49 I think and £1.75 for a pint of Tetley smooth)

Went to Skeggy after.

Unless it turns out there is a specific reason for the arcade being closed, I guess I'd award PJ's the 'Simply couldn't be arsed' trophy.

was it the fairway u went for your meal? if so i used to go there on a regular basis for my meals and pints.
paul and graham who own it are pleasant people and both support nottingham forest. lol

as for pj's place when the kids are at school he doesn't bother opening during the week, he only opens at weekends till the kids break up from school

[ady]

Well, we went along to Mablethorpe today, not for any particular reason, just got bored.

Long story short, that arcade wasn't open, it had blue shutters across it. Was about 2pm, went for a reasonable carvery (nothing special, but pricewise it was good, Carvery £4.49 I think and £1.75 for a pint of Tetley smooth)

Went to Skeggy after.

Unless it turns out there is a specific reason for the arcade being closed, I guess I'd award PJ's the 'Simply couldn't be arsed' trophy.

Or was the Weather a bad as it was here in Brighton!......went to the Seafront (aladin's) today as I had a day off...same Blue shutters , I suppose they saved them being wrecked by the big waves.

I can't see a point in opening if the electric was costing more than the takings.

Suppose I knew Aladin's wasn't going to be open (even in the 2nd week of May) looking at the weather......but I still hoped.............but then I went home and had a beer too

[Bencrest]

was it the fairway u went for your meal? if so i used to go there on a regular basis for my meals and pints.
paul and graham who own it are pleasant people and both support nottingham forest. lol

as for pj's place when the kids are at school he doesn't bother opening during the week, he only opens at weekends till the kids break up from school

Nah, it was The Beck we went to for the carvery. It was an OK meal. I'm normally pretty critical, but for the price (£6.25 for myself including a pint of beer) it was fine - nice meat, veg not 100% but certainly edible.

We were originally planning on going tomorrow but a meeting I had scheduled for Tuesday got shifted to Saturday instead which has cocked up any plans I had

Or was the Weather a bad as it was here in Brighton!......went to the Seafront (aladin's) today as I had a day off...same Blue shutters , I suppose they saved them being wrecked by the big waves.

I can't see a point in opening if the electric was costing more than the takings.

Suppose I knew Aladin's wasn't going to be open (even in the 2nd week of May) looking at the weather......but I still hoped.............but then I went home and had a beer too

Was fine, if slightly cloudy when we sat down in the pub. Soon as we stood up to leave the heavens opened - only lasted a few minutes though.

I see what you mean about the electric costing more than the takings - but it's also pretty unprofessional. I mean when I used to run the Currys on the high-street, some days we'd take very little cash - but we had to open incase customers wanted to browse, wanted a chat, had any questions, e.t.c.

Still, now I know, I'll plan a trip up there again soon.