Tenpin Southampton
3.7 (2.2k)
Auckland Rd, Southampton SO15 0SD
36 lanesHours listed from £5.65 Open to the public
Thirty-six lanes on Auckland Road, with Prison Putt crazy golf and four karaoke rooms.
Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and the Thames Valley
South East England: leisure parks, seafronts and one 1964 alley
The South East has 40 places to bowl, and most of the large ones sit on leisure parks or in shopping centres: Hollywood Bowl alone runs 16 centres here, with 26 lanes at Brighton Marina, Crawley, Gunwharf Quays, Basingstoke, Worthing and Rochester.
Most lanesTenpin Southampton · 36 lanes
Lowest game rate foundCanterbury Leisure · £5
Latest closingTenpin Milton Keynes · 01:00
Online booking23 of 40 alleys
The biggest centres
Tenpin Southampton on Auckland Road is the largest, with 36 lanes, Prison Putt crazy golf and four karaoke rooms. Tenpin Chichester adds three escape rooms to its 26 lanes, and Tenpin Eastbourne went up to 24 lanes in a 2024 refit at Hampden Park.
Milton Keynes has three options within a short drive: Hollywood Bowl in Xscape, Tenpin's 50th venue near the station, and Lane7's largest site in Midsummer Place, where roller skating and bumper cars sit beside 14 lanes.
Smaller and older lanes
Bugsy's in Margate has been family-run since 1964 and still uses free-fall pins. On the coast, Ryde Superbowl shares The Pavilion with Laser Quest, and Out of Bounds at Angmering projects augmented-reality games onto 12 lanes.
Canterbury Leisure in Wincheap has four lanes with laser tag and neon crazy golf, while Woking and Wokingham Superbowl are town-centre bowls inside Victoria Place and the Carnival Hub.
Hollywood Bowl Basingstoke
3.9 (1.7k)
Worting Rd, Basingstoke RG22 6PG
26 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Twenty-six lanes on Worting Road where most nights end at 22:00 and weekends run to midnight.
Hollywood Bowl Brighton
4.1 (2.8k)
Brighton Marina, Marina Way, Brighton, BN2 5UT
26 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Twenty-six lanes at Brighton Marina, newly fitted with darts and SingPods while works continue.
Crawley Leisure Park, Crawley Avenue, London Road, RH10 8LR
26 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Crawley Leisure Park's 26-lane bowl, where Crawley Avenue meets London Road, with sport on HD screens.
Hollywood Bowl Portsmouth
4.2 (2k)
Portsmouth PO1 3TN
26 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Twenty-six lanes inside Gunwharf Quays, with live sport on HD screens in the bar.
Hollywood Bowl Rochester
4.3 (2.8k)
9, Medway Valley Leisure Park, Chariot Way, Rochester ME2 2SS
26 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Unit 9 of Medway Valley Leisure Park, where 26 lanes share the site with restaurants.
Hollywood Bowl Worthing
4 (1.4k)
Marine Parade, Worthing BN11 3PZ
26 lanesHours listed Open to the public
A standalone 26-lane bowl on Marine Parade, with its own entrance.
Tenpin Chichester
4 (1.1k)
Chichester Gate, Leisure Park, Chichester PO19 8EL
26 lanesHours listed from £9.95 Open to the public
Twenty-six lanes at Chichester Gate, with three themed escape rooms on site.
Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, Oxford, OX4 4XP
24 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Oxford's 24-lane bowl on Grenoble Road, in the Ozone Leisure Park.
Unit R24 Lower Mall, The Oracle, Reading, RG1 2AS
24 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Shopping-centre bowling at The Oracle, where karaoke pods are the newest arrival.
Wells Knights Park, Longfield Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3UW
24 lanesHours listed Open to the public
A 24-lane unit at Knights Park, where weeknights end at 22:00.
Tenpin Eastbourne
4.1 (1.3k)
Broadwater Way, Hampden Park, Eastbourne BN22 9PZ, United Kingdom
24 lanesHours listed from £8.65 Open to the public
Four extra lanes and a new cocktail bar arrived in the 2024 refit at Hampden Park.
Hollywood Bowl High Wycombe
4.1 (1.2k)
9 Denmark St, High Wycombe HP11 2DB
22 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Twenty-two lanes tucked inside the Eden shopping centre in the middle of High Wycombe.
Hollywood Bowl Westwood Cross
4.2 (223)
Westwood Cross Shopping Centre, 19 Margate Rd, Westwood, Broadstairs CT10 2BF
22 lanesHours listed Open to the public
A 2024 opening at Westwood Cross with 22 lanes, four VIP, and a £9 student deal.
Tenpin Camberley
4 (1k)
No 8, The Atrium, Park St, Camberley GU15 3GP
22 lanesHours listed from £9.95 Open to the public
Town-centre lanes in The Atrium on Park Street, with laser tag and two karaoke rooms.
Hollywood Bowl Eastleigh
4.1 (895)
The Swan Centre, Eastleigh SO50 5SF
20 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Twenty lanes in Swan Leisure, a lift ride up from the car parks, next to the Vue and Nando's.
Hollywood Bowl Ashford
4.2 (2k)
43-79 Station Rd, Ashford TN23 1PP, United Kingdom
18 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Eighteen lanes on Station Road, a town-centre bowl close to Ashford's main shops.
Hollywood Bowl Maidstone
4.2 (1.1k)
Lockmeadow Entertainment Centre, Barker Rd, Maidstone ME16 8SF
18 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Eighteen lanes at Lockmeadow by the Medway, among a cinema, trampolines and a street-food hall.
Hollywood Bowl Milton Keynes
4.2 (2.3k)
Xscape MK, 602 Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes, MK9 3XS
18 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Eighteen lanes inside Xscape MK on Marlborough Gate, with VIP lanes and an arcade.
Hollywood Bowl Southampton
4.2 (1.6k)
Westquay, Harbour Parade, Southampton SO15 1DE
16 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Sixteen lanes tucked inside Westquay, so bowling can follow a morning of shopping.
Tenpin Milton Keynes
4 (532)
1 Grafton Gate, East, Milton Keynes MK9 1AH
16 lanesHours listed from £9.95 Open to the public
Tenpin's 50th venue, in a former Staples unit near Milton Keynes Central.
Lane7 Milton Keynes
4.6 (867)
38, Midsummer Place Shopping Centre, Milton Keynes MK9 3GA
14 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Roller skating and bumper cars beside 14 table-service lanes in Midsummer Place.
Bugsy's Tenpin Bowling
4.3 (943)
Ethelbert Cres, Cliftonville, Margate CT9 2DY
12 lanesHours listed Open to the public
A family-run alley from 1964 where the pins still fall free, with a diner and bar on Ethelbert Crescent.
Out of Bounds
4.4 (1.8k)
Golfers Lane, Angmering, West Sussex
12 lanesHours listed from £8.99 Open to the public
Twelve lanes with projected AR games, beside adventure golf and climbing walls off Golfers Lane.
MFA Bowl Whitstable
3.1 (557)
Tower Parade, Whitstable CT5 2BJ
10 lanesHours listed from £7 Open to the public
Ten lanes with step-free access and paid parking outside the door on Tower Parade.
Superbowl UK Basingstoke | Festival Place | Basingstoke RG21 7BA
10 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Upstairs in Festival Place, facing the Apple store, with Basingstoke bus station at the door.
The Light Redhill
4.6 (971)
3-11 Gallery Walk, High Street, Redhill
8 lanes Open to the public
A cinema complex on Gallery Walk with ten-pin, duckpin and iceless curling under one roof.
Canterbury Leisure
3.3 (171)
Leisure, 3 Simmonds Rd, Canterbury CT1 3RA
4 lanesHours listed from £5 Open to the public
A small four-lane alley in Wincheap with laser tag, neon crazy golf and a diner under one roof.
Bowl Central Fareham
4.6 (357)
4, Market Quay, 1 Vannes Parade, Fareham PO16 0BX
Hours listed from £9.75 Open to the public
Pins and Prizes: lanes, darts and an arcade facing Market Quay car park in Fareham.
Bowl Central Reading
4.8 (366)
65 Caversham Rd, Reading RG1 8AD
from £9.75 Open to the public
A 2025 opening on Caversham Road with free parking all day and a SEGA-stocked arcade.
Discobowl Banbury
4.5 (1.6k)
Cherwell Centre, George St, Banbury OX16 5BH
Hours listed from £5 Open to the public
Cherwell Centre lanes with toddler mornings, unlimited weekday bowling and crazy golf.
Discobowl Chatham
4.4 (875)
1st Floor, Pentagon Shopping Centre, The Brook, Chatham ME4 4HY
Hours listed from £10 Open to the public
Bowling one floor up in Chatham's Pentagon Centre, with Scrapyard Golf and air hockey in the arcade.
Hailsham Leisure Centre
4.1 (547)
Vicarage Ln, Hailsham BN27 1BA
Hours listed from £7.20 Open to the public
A lower-level bowling centre inside the Vicarage Lane leisure centre, reached by lift from reception.
Rogue Leisure
4.2 (762)
The Point, 6 Gatehouse Way, Aylesbury HP19 8DB
Hours listed from £11 Open to the public
Tenpin, indoor karting and an escape room on the Gatehouse estate, with free parking off the A41.
Ryde Superbowl
4.1 (1.2k)
The Pavilion, The Esplanade, Ryde, Isle of Wight
Hours listed from £8 Open to the public
Seafront ten-pin and Laser Quest at The Pavilion, beside Ryde marina.
Spectrum Bowl at Guildford Spectrum
4.2 (3.7k)
Parkway, Guildford
Open to the public
The council leisure complex's tenpin alley, with disco-lit Moonlight sessions.
Spinners Reading
4.2 (782)
Queens Walk, Reading RG1 7QF
Hours listed from £7.50 Open to the public
Duckpin lanes and a blossom-tree crazy golf course in Broad Street Mall, a short walk from the station.
Superbowl UK Aldershot
4.6 (244)
Westgate, Retail & Leisure Park, Wellington Ave, Aldershot GU11 1WG
Hours listed Open to the public
Opened in October 2024 beside Cineworld at Westgate, the Superbowl UK centre nearest London.
Woking Superbowl
3.9 (609)
1 Henry Plaza, Victoria Way, Woking
Hours listed from £8 Open to the public
Town-centre bowling inside Victoria Place, with Laser Quest and an arcade.
Wokingham Superbowl
4.1 (1.5k)
Carnival Hub, Wellington Road, Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 2NJ
Hours listed from £6.25 Open to the public
Bowling, Laser Quest and an arcade in Wokingham's Carnival Hub, off Wellington Road.
Questions
South East bowling questions
Which South East alley has the most lanes?
Tenpin Southampton, with 36. Six Hollywood Bowl centres follow with 26 each, including Brighton Marina and Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth.
Is there an old-style alley left in Kent?
Bugsy's Bowling in Margate has been run by the same family since 1964, with free-fall pins, a diner and a bar on Ethelbert Crescent.
Where can I bowl in Milton Keynes?
There are three venues: Hollywood Bowl in the Xscape building, Tenpin near Milton Keynes Central, and Lane7 in Midsummer Place, with 18, 16 and 14 lanes.