21 Best Bowling Alleys In Greater London

London bowls at every register, from polished night out to Saturday-morning family session, and twenty-one venues make this the deepest bowling page we publish for any county. At the boutique end, Vintners Lanes tops the list at 4.8 with games listed at £12.95, while All Star Lanes Brick Lane wraps its lanes in retro-Americana styling at £14 — venues where the food and the interiors are as much of the draw as the pins. The local end is the backbone, though. Lewisham Bowl scores 4.3 for the south-east, Tenpin Acton and Airport Bowl cover the west, and Romford gets a double serving through Rollerbowl Romford and Namco Funscape Romford, the latter stacking arcades on top of the lanes. Rowans Tenpin Bowl, rated 4.1, remains a fixture for north London families. Every venue on the list is indoor, obviously — bowling is the original wet-weather plan — and with twenty-one to choose from, most Londoners will find lanes within a short bus ride. The spread of styles matters more than the spread of scores: choose by postcode for convenience, or by atmosphere when the occasion deserves it.