NAMCO Funscape Trafford Centre

Bowling inside The Orient

Shopping-centre bowling at scale: NAMCO's Funscape sits in The Orient, the dining and leisure end of the Trafford Centre, with 18 lanes, more than 100 arcade games, a dodgem track the operator rates among Europe's fastest, and an American pool table. Gashapon capsule machines add another distraction for children between frames.

The offers board is long, so it pays to look before booking. Swing & Strike pairs a game of bowling with a round of golf for £14 a head, a student package with valid ID costs £15.95 and bundles a game with one dodgem token and a voucher for a drink, and there are deals for over-50s, early birds, late nights and Sunday evenings, plus free entry for carers. Doors open at 10:00 every day and close at 23:00, or at midnight on Friday and Saturday.