Welcome, Stranger!

We’re Howdy Darlin’ Tattoo

a cozy, y’allternative tattoo studio and art space, nestled in Basingstoke’s top of town.

A photo of Howdy Darlin's front desk. It is wooden with a medium-dark finish. The edges are painted a bright turqouise. On the desk is a framed QR code for reviews, a set of Duplo farm animals, a ghost mug that has a cowboy hat on, and a frog cowboy

Our wickedly talented roster of artists all share a passion for creating the coolest tattoos we can. Everyone of them takes custom requests, or you can choose from their extensive selections of pre-drawn designs.

You can check out each individual artist’s work on their respective pages and book with them directly, or use our handy contact form here.

We’re open 10am to 5pm, Tuesdays to Saturdays. Drop by any time and see us!

Howdy Darlin's front door. It is painted maroon, and has six glass panes. There is a flyer advertising the shop's opening day. The door opens into the building.

We have a pop-up ramp and grab bar for anyone who uses mobility aids. If you have any accessibility concerns you are more than welcome to pop us a message, and we will do whatever we can to accommodate you.

A photograph of Howdy Darlin's rectangular exterior sign on a brick wall. The background is light pink, and the lettering is a medium pink to maroon gradiant. There is a boarder around the words is a light brown rope design.

Here we have a focus on community, creativity and inclusivity.

“A friendly, inclusive tattoo shop with incredible artists. It’s spacious and well organised with a really HELPFUL, knowledgeable shop manager.”

— Eve, Google Review

“Could not have had a better experience! The shop and all the artists were extremely welcoming and so so lovely, i felt so comfortable!”

— Wiki, Google Review

“Was a pleasure to spend a few hours in this beautiful space. Couldn’t be more pleased.”

— Henry, Google Review

“Amazing shop, so friendly, my tattoo is gorgeous as well!”

— Wisteria, Google Review

An image of three people on a couch at Howdy Darlin'. The person on the far end who is the most visible is looking through a tattoo flash book that has pink pages. He has a blond mullet and square glasses. Behind him is a wooden country style hutch w

An over the shoulder photograph of a white woman with shoulder length blonde hair, wearing a white t-shirt. She is sitting on a brown leather couch. She is flipping through a tattoo flash book that has white pages with pink cut outs on it.

A photo of a white person getting a black and white tattoo of a ladybird on their arm. They are wearing a yellow and orange skirt. The tattoo artist is to their left, wearing black gloves, and holding their machine. They have the references of the la

A photo of Ollie Idlehanded tattooing. He has a vest top on, a patchwork American Traditional sleeve tattoo. He is wearing black gloves. His tattoo machine is pink, and his client is on a pink arm rest.

A close up, cropped photo of Howdy Darlin's front door. The door is painted maroon and four glass panes are visible, but only bottom right pane is clear. On it is a window cling of a square, white rope border with rounded edges and a decorative loop

A photo of the Howdy Darlin' tattoo studio bunting. There are four white and pink cow print pennants. Between them are the words "HOWDY" "DARLIN" "TATTOO". Each letter is in an American Wild West font, and cut out of maroon felt. They are backed with

A photograph of two tattoo stations at Howdy Darlin' tattoo. There are two armless, black vinyl tattoo beds, with the backs upright and the bottom portions folded down. The floor is medium brown wood, the wall is painted medium and light pink. The ce