Hollywood Bowl Basildon
Booking lanes on Festival Way
Players without a booking get a lane only if one is free; parties of 20 or more arrange their visit with the events team.
Lanes at Festival Leisure Park
Unit 19 on Festival Leisure Park is the Basildon home of Hollywood Bowl, one of several restaurants and attractions grouped along Festival Way. Its 26 lanes can be fully booked hours in advance on Friday and Saturday nights, but on weekdays the doors open at 10:00, an hour earlier than at the Ashford or Basingstoke centres, which leaves a long daytime window.
For more comfort, groups can add VIP lanes, which are separated from the main floor and come with their own server, and the Bar & Diner takes food orders from the lane. Pool and arcade games fill the gaps between frames. Birthday packages rise with age: 5 to 10-year-olds from £11 a head, the Kids+ upgrade from £15.50 and teenagers from £16.50, while a Christmas party starts at £30 a head.
Basildon centre at a glance
Basildon deals and birthday parties
Student bundles start at £12. The deal with two drinks, from £16.50, is suspended in school holidays.
Source: the venue's website (hollywoodbowl.co.uk), read 11 Nov 2026. Rates change; confirm before you go.
Weekday mornings from 10:00 in Basildon
Source: the centre's opening hours on the venue's website (hollywoodbowl.co.uk), read 11 Nov 2026.
VIP lanes and a lane-side diner
- 26 lanes plus VIP lanes
- Pool and arcade
- Parties from £11 a child
- Midnight close Fri-Sat
Finding Festival Way
19 Festival Leisure Park, Festival Way, Basildon SS14 3WB.
19 Festival Leisure Park, Festival Way, Basildon, SS14 3WB
Bowling elsewhere in south Essex
Sources
- hollywoodbowl.co.uk · lane count
- hollywoodbowl.co.uk · venue details (archived)
Facts checked 11 Nov 2026 against the sources above. Not a live availability check.