The Copper Bowl at The Flower Bowl

Boutique lanes beside a curling hall

The Flower Bowl, on Garstang Road at Brock near Preston, is a leisure centre under a grass-covered roof that, by its own account, holds the only dedicated curling hall in the North of England. Its bowling alley, The Copper Bowl, adds six boutique ten-pin lanes with social seating and a bar, and the building also has a three-screen cinema, crazy golf, a golf simulator and five places to eat and drink.

A game costs £12 for adults and £10 for seniors over 65 and for under-18s, with up to six players per lane; larger groups are split across two lanes automatically. Two private lanes in the Copper Lounge can be hired for parties, and staff will try to place groups who need a quieter space there. Everything is on one level, bowling ramps are available, and the car park has 11 disabled spaces. Payment is by card only.