Stardust Amusements Arcade Hopton-on-Sea

Local Area

Stardust Amusement Arcade is one of two arcades located on Warren Road in the resort area of Hopton-on-Sea.

Between Stardust and Bubbles arcade (which is next door), there are several food options and other amenities available in this tourist precinct. 

Stardust Arcade has a similar footprint to the Bubbles Arcade next door, with both having a bumper car dodgems track out the front for young kiddies as well as seating and a permanent food truck vendor.

The main difference between the two arcades is that there is a fish and chips shop joined onto Stardust Amusements instead of a Chinese Takeaway like Bubbles next door. 

Outside the Stardust Arcade are some young kiddie rides. There are several double door entrances with the main entrance being shared with the fish and chip shop. Upon entry visitors could be taken back by the amount of quality arcade machines. 

Fairground Arcade Games

Near the main entrance are all of the larger arcade machines. Stardust has a huge selection of different types from throwing and aiming to competitive skill-based machines. Most with ticket wins. They have Coconut Shy, Shark Pack, Down the Clown and Sonic the Hedgehog Basketball arcade machines. 

They also have some of the larger high-end ticket redemption machines including Fireball, Firewall, Wrecking Ball, Ocean Party, Big Win Super Spin, Bullseye Crack Shot and a Monopoly Roll-n-go wheel spinner. Impressive to see so many first-class machines in one amusements venue. Behind the fairground machines, at the rear of the venue are some customer toilets, next door to the casino slots lounge.

Casino Slots Lounge

At the rear of the Stardust venue is the casino slots lounge, which has a wide range of digital casino machines from Blueprint Gaming and Golden Greats, featuring a huge range of the latest virtual slot games including Scarab Gold, Eye of Horus, Big Splash and Fishing Frenzy Even Bigger Catch.

There are big £500 jackpots, with many also having £25 and £100 jackpots. There are comfy casino chairs and also a sit-down Party Time Arena quadruple fruit machine. They also have two British pub fruit machines  – Queen and Deal or No Deal Win Fall, which both have £100 jackpots.

Prize Shop / Change Kiosk

The main change kiosk is close to the casino slots area and also doubles up as the prize shop, which is vast and covers the whole length of the rear of the arcade. Stardust Amusements has a huge range of prizes to be redeemed for tickets and these include electricals, gadgets, soft toys and plushies and Pokémon, DC and Marvel ornaments.

Coin Pushers

The right-hand side of the amusements venue has many coin pushers and visitors can experience a huge range of different machines of all shapes and sizes. 

There are Sweet Falls, Rock-n-Reel, Minions, Jurassic Park and Crompton’s Carousel Flippers. They also have Cosmic Invader Flippers on the right-side wall and a Justice League machine. Most pay out ticket wins and also have quality shelf prizes.

There are also some other classic and retro coin pushers, which are really nice to see. One thing that is great about this side of the venue is the retro arcade signage that is part of the upper windows.

Crane Claw Machines

Stardust Arcade has a great range of crane claw machines. On one hand, they have some traditional claw machines (which play memorable seaside jingles) and on the other hand they have some of the latest grabber games. 

Players can find half-size kiddies toy grabbers and anime-style Cosmic Happy Games machines and also Cadburys Hero sweet treat crane machines. There is a Win Fall Revolution and also some Toy Stack cube machines with plush toy prizes. There really is so much choice here and something for everyone.

Ticket Slot Machines

Dotted around the venue is a nice range of ticket slot machines. There are standalone ticket fruit machines including a Puffy Billy (which is only 2 pence per spin!) and also several triple row ticket slots including Ticket Raider (Tomb Raider style) and also a Lucky Ladders triple, which certainly is a talking point as it features a one-arm bandit style right-hand lever to pull.

£5 Jackpot Fruit Machines

Conveniently laid out in a row, there is simply 3 triple machines all with upper prize board feature. They are Bank Raid, Party Time and a Bullion Bars Classic triple. 

Venue Verdict

Stardust Amusements Arcade perfectly compliments the Bubbles Arcade next door with each having a great range of machines. Stardust has an incredible range of ticket fairground machines all under one roof. So, if you have competitive children or want to work together to gain a big-ticket prizes, then this a perfect amusements venue for a fun day out or trip away. A highly recommended venue with delicious fish and chips, perfect.

Featured Machine: Firewall Ticket Machine