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The Derbyshire 1980s VHS tape shop still thriving with visitors from abroad

2025-04-02 5,376 Dailymotion

The owners of a video shop museum say people are travelling from as far as the US to enjoy the 1980s experience of picking out a VHS Tape.

Rob Lane, 50, and Chris Annable, 48, run 'The Straight To Video - 80s Video Shop' in Alfreton, Derbyshire, which features nearly 1,000 original VHS Tapes - that were previously used to watch movies on.

The pair both grew up in the 1980s so were inspired to create a museum where people could browse VHS Tapes, look at vintage movie posters and even play on retro arcade machines.

They say that people have travelled from America and all over the UK to come and visit the store - so they can have the experience of seeing original VHS tapes in real life.
Rob said: "We have people come from all over the country.