Tenpin Swindon
4.2 (1.8k)
Whitehill Way, Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Swindon SN5 7DN
32 lanesHours listed from £7.80 Open to the public
Thirty-two LED-lit lanes on Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, refitted in 2023 without closing.
Bristol to the Cornish coast
South West England: Bristol bars, Dorset parks and Cornish family centres
Thirty-five alleys cover the South West. Bristol alone has seven, from Hollywood Bowl at Cribbs Causeway to five stringless lanes at The Lanes on Nelson Street, which stays open until 03:00.
Most lanesTenpin Swindon · 32 lanes
Lowest game rate foundRoxy Lanes Cheltenham · £5
Latest closingThe Lanes · 03:00
Online booking19 of 35 alleys
Hollywood Bowl Bristol Cribbs Causeway
4.1 (2.3k)
The Venue, Merlin Rd, Patchway, Bristol BS10 7SR
26 lanesHours listed Open to the public
The bowling part of The Venue on Merlin Road, beside The Mall at Cribbs Causeway.
Tenpin - Barbican Approach | Barbican Leisure Park | Coxside | Plymouth PL4 0LG
26 lanesHours listed from £9.95 Open to the public
Twenty-six LED lanes on the Coxside waterfront, with laser tag, karaoke and free parking.
Tenpin Bristol
4 (1.7k)
Avonmeads Retail Park, Bristol BS2 0SP
26 lanesHours listed from £8.65 Open to the public
Avonmeads lanes a few minutes from Temple Meads, with lane-side food ordered through an app.
Tenpin Gloucester
4 (1.9k)
Centre Severn, Barnwood, Gloucester GL4 3HR
26 lanesHours listed from £9.95 Open to the public
Barnwood's Tenpin at Centre Severn, with soft play, laser tag and three karaoke rooms.
382 Poole Road, Poole, BH12 1DA
24 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Branksome's 24-lane bowl stands alone on Poole Road, separate from Poole's Tower Park centre.
Hollywood Bowl Bristol Longwell Green
4.1 (1.3k)
Aspects Leisure Park 2, Longwell Green, Bristol BS15 9LA
24 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Bristol's second Hollywood Bowl, with 24 lanes at Aspects Leisure Park in Longwell Green.
Hollywood Bowl Poole Tower Park
4 (1.1k)
Tower Park Leisure Complex, Yarrow Rd, Poole BH12 4NY
24 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Twenty-four lanes in Tower Park, the Poole complex with a waterpark, cinema and bingo hall.
Hollywood Bowl Swindon
4 (179)
Unit 15, Greenbridge Retail and Leisure Park, Swindon SN3 3SQ
22 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Greenbridge's £3.5 million centre, opened in late 2024 with 22 lanes and a games arcade.
Hollywood Bowl Taunton
4.2 (2k)
Heron Gate, Taunton TA1 2LP
22 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Heron Gate's 22 lanes, with an interactive darts area booked on its own.
Tenpin | 3-4 Havenbanks Retail Park | Water Lane | Exeter EX2 8BY
22 lanesHours listed from £9.95 Open to the public
Revamped in March 2026, with three hours of free parking for registered cars.
Hollywood Bowl Torquay
4.2 (1.7k)
Torwood St, Torquay TQ1 1DZ
21 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Twenty-one lanes in Torquay town centre, close to the main shops.
Hollywood Bowl Yeovil
4.3 (939)
Old Station Way, Yeovil BA20 1NP
18 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Somerset bowling off Old Station Way: 18 lanes, lounge-style VIP lanes and pool.
Hollywood Bowl Cheltenham
4.2 (1.3k)
The Brewery, Henrietta St, Cheltenham GL50 4FA
16 lanesHours listed Open to the public
The Brewery quarter on Henrietta Street holds this 16-lane Cheltenham bowl among restaurants.
AllStars Sports Bowl Weston
4.2 (338)
Dolphin Square, 17-19 Central Walk, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1FF
12 lanesHours listed from £8 Open to the public
Twelve touchscreen lanes at Dolphin Square, with more than ten game modes and sport on projector screens.
Ocean Bowl (Ocean Exmouth)
3.4 (17)
Ocean, Queens Drive, Exmouth, Devon
12 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Twelve refitted lanes on Queens Drive, looking out over Exmouth beach.
Lane7 Bristol
4.3 (805)
Unit 2, 3 Millennium Promenade, Bristol BS1 5SZ, United Kingdom
10 lanesHours listed Open to the public
Ten lanes on Millennium Promenade, plus golf simulators, shooting pods and back shuffle.
15-29 Union St, Bristol BS1 2DF
10 lanesHours listed from £8 Open to the public
Upper-floor lanes on Union Street with batting cages and ice-free curling.
105-107 High St, Cheltenham GL50 1DQ
10 lanesHours listed from £5 Open to the public
Three floors on the High Street with ten-pin, duckpin and batting cages, all reached by lift.
Northgate Yard, Mount Street, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 3FQ
8 lanesHours listed from £8 Open to the public
A sports-bar bowling venue that opened in 2023 beside the Scott Cinemas screens at Northgate Yard.
Bath Sports and Leisure Centre
3.9 (1.5k)
N Parade Rd, Bathwick, Bath BA2 4ET
8 lanesHours listed from £9.30 Open to the public
A council leisure centre on North Parade Road with eight LED-lit string-pin lanes and a diner.
Ozzell Bowl
3.8 (339)
Priory Rd, Saint Austell PL25 5AB
8 lanes Open to the public
Tenpin, soft play and a bar on the edge of Priory Car Park in central St Austell.
Oasis Fun Bournemouth
4.2 (1k)
Glen Fern Rd, Bournemouth BH1 2LZ
6 lanesHours listed from £9 Open to the public
A six-lane indoor family centre in Bournemouth with soft play, golf, arcades and a bar.
The Venue Bude
3.9 (408)
Stucley Road, Bude, Cornwall
6 lanesHours listed from £7 Open to the public
Six lanes with disco lights beside four levels of soft play on Stucley Road, Bude.
The Lanes
4.2 (2.2k)
22 Nelson St, Bristol BS1 2LE
5 lanesHours listed from £8 Open to the public
Five stringless lanes, karaoke rooms and gigs under one roof on Nelson Street, with a hostel too.
Aztec Games
4.2 (124)
Torquay TQ2 5HL
4 lanesHours listed from £6.50 Open to the public
A four-lane resort games room on Chestnut Avenue, open to hotel guests and visitors.
Porth Lodge Hotel - Tenpin Bowling
3.8 (117)
Porth Lodge Hotel, Porth Bean Road, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 3LT
4 lanes Hotel inn, open to visitors
Four lanes inside an old inn on a quiet lane above Porth Beach, used by locals as well as guests.
Bowl Central Bournemouth (Pins)
4.3 (891)
45-47 Westover Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH1 2BZ
Hours listed from £6 Open to the public
Lanes, a cocktail lounge and a prize arcade on Westover Road, with a sister venue in Fareham.
Cabot Circus, Bristol, BS1 3BX
Hours listed from £9 Open to the public
An upper-floor games venue in Cabot Circus, with curling and shuffleboard beside the lanes.
Lane7 Bath
4.5 (424)
Saw Cl, Bath BA1 1EY
Hours listed Open to the public
Saw Close games bar with Two to Tango, a deal for pairs found at no other Lane7.
Lets Go
3.8 (503)
Braunton Road, Barnstaple
Hours listed from £9.45 Open to the public
A family-run North Devon centre with disco-lit lanes and a quiet session on Thursday mornings.
Riverside Activity Zone
4.2 (523)
22-30 Bridge St, Andover SP10 1BN
Hours listed Open to the public
Andover's only bowling alley, run by a charity, with push rails for children from five.
Spinners Plymouth
4.6 (203)
Unit 12, The Barcode, Plymouth PL4 0FE
Hours listed from £7.50 Open to the public
Short lanes and small balls at The Barcode, with a car park right beside the door.
Stroud Bowl
4.3 (360)
Top Floor, Five Valleys Shopping Centre, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Hours listed from £8.95 Open to the public
An independent, tournament-grade alley run by bowlers, five minutes from Stroud station.
Trethorne Leisure Park
4.4 (1.8k)
Kennards House, Launceston PL15 8QE
Hours listed from £8 Open to the public
Ten-pin lanes inside a family leisure park off the A30, beside dodgems, soft play and animal barns.
Cities and leisure parks
Tenpin Swindon at Shaw Ridge has 32 lanes, the most in the region, and Hollywood Bowl opened a £3.5 million centre across town at Greenbridge in late 2024. Tenpin also runs Plymouth's Barbican site, Gloucester, Bristol Avonmeads and Exeter, where a revamp finished in March 2026.
Poole has two Hollywood Bowls, one at Tower Park and a standalone building on Poole Road that carries the Branksome name.
Seaside and small-town lanes
Ocean Bowl in Exmouth looks over the beach from Queens Drive, AllStars in Weston-super-Mare runs touchscreen lanes at Dolphin Square, and its sister in Bridgwater opened beside the Scott Cinemas in 2023.
Further west, The Venue in Bude and Porth Lodge above Porth Beach have six and four lanes. Stroud Bowl is run by bowlers to tournament standard, and Bath's council leisure centre uses eight string-pin lanes.
Questions
South West bowling questions
Where is the biggest bowling alley in the South West?
Tenpin Swindon at Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, with 32 lanes. Hollywood Bowl at Cribbs Causeway and three Tenpin centres follow with 26.
Can I bowl in Cornwall?
Yes. The Venue in Bude has six lanes beside soft play, and Porth Lodge near Newquay has four lanes inside an old inn that locals use as well as guests.
Which Bristol alley stays open latest?
The Lanes on Nelson Street lists 03:00 finishes. Tenpin Bristol and Lane7 on Millennium Promenade close at 01:00 on their late nights.