Funstation Nottingham

Short lanes in a Cornerhouse arcade

Mini bowling, not ten-pin, is what Funstation offers inside The Cornerhouse on Burton Street. Its Highway 66 lanes are short and the games quick, built into an arcade of video games, VR and carnival-style machines, so a round fits younger children or a brief stop in the city centre rather than an evening of full-size bowling.

Everything is paid with a Funcard, a reloadable card that also gathers points; those points are swapped for prizes at the Prize Station, and the same card works at any Funstation. Birthday packages are sold for arcade parties. Anyone after full-size lanes need not leave the building: The Cornerhouse also houses Roxy Ball Room, which lists bowling among its games.