Tattoos & Piercings in Irlam, Manchester

The Viper Pit – Tattoo & Piercing Studio in Manchester, Salford & Irlam
Welcome to The Viper Pit, Irlam’s only tattoo and piercing studio – trusted by Salford, Manchester and beyond.
For over a decade we’ve delivered bold tattoos, expert piercings, and no-nonsense service.
With more than 290 five-star reviews, a fully licensed studio, and a team obsessed with quality, we’ve built a reputation as one of Manchester’s go-to spots for ink and piercings.
Just 10 minutes from the Trafford Centre, The Viper Pit is where the locals go and the travellers find us.
Book online today and see why we’re Manchester’s favourite snake pit.
310+ Five-Star Reviews
Real clients. Real ink. No fake hype. (Okay, maybe one was our mum.)
Based in Irlam, Manchester
Serving Salford, Warrington, and anyone hard enough to handle it.
TEN Years of Piercing Experience
We’ve poked more holes than your ex’s excuses.
Custom Tattoos, No Copycats
Your idea. Your story. Your skin.
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Trusted Tattoos & Piercings in Manchester — With a Bit of Bite
The Viper Pit — Irlam’s only tattoo and piercing studio. With over 310 five-star reviews, we’ve built a solid reputation across Manchester, Salford, and Warrington for doing things right: clean work, straight talk, and zero nonsense. Whether it’s your first tattoo or your fiftieth, a delicate fine line piece or something bold and statement-making, you’ll always be in safe, experienced hands at The Viper Pit.
Tattoo and Piercing Services – Manchester and Salford
Based in Irlam, The Viper Pit delivers custom tattoos and expert piercings to clients across Manchester, Salford, and Warrington.
Whether it’s a fine line piece, a bold sleeve, or a clean nose piercing — we’ve got the skill, the studio, and the attitude to match.
Fully licensed. Highly rated. No nonsense.
BLACK AND GREY Tattoos
Realism, portraits, sleeves — bold shading and clean detail, done right. Manchester’s go-to for black and grey ink.
Mandala Tattoos
Precision lines. Custom designs. Always balanced, never basic. Mandala tattoos built to suit you.
FINELINE TATTOOS
Clean, crisp, and subtle as you like. From micro designs to delicate detail — fine line work without the fluff.
Chicano Tattoos
Bold lines, smooth shading, real meaning. From faces to script, we keep it classic Chicano with a Manchester edge.
Tradtional Tattoos
Thick lines, solid colour, no messing. Old-school flash or custom twists — trad’s always in style at The Pit.
Piercing
Thick lines, solid colour, no messing. Old-school flash or custom twists — trad’s always in style at The Pit.
Our Team
Good people, great tattoos, clinical piercings. Fineline, black & grey, blackwork, trad — all in Irlam, Manchester. Pick an artist, pick a time, let’s make something mint.
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