Bath has two places to go ten pin bowling: Bath Sports and Leisure Centre, which charges £9.30 a game for adults, and Lane7 on Saw Close, a bar-and-games venue with package pricing from £13 per person. There's no duck pin or boutique bowling alley in the city itself; both are standard ten pin, just aimed at different kinds of trip.
Bath's two bowling venues at a glance
| Venue | Area | Price | Vibe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Sports and Leisure Centre | North Parade Road | £9.30 adult, £8.30 child (up to 15), per game | Straightforward leisure-centre bowling, 8 lanes, family-friendly |
| Lane7 | Saw Close, city centre | From £13pp for bowling plus one other game, off-peak | Games bar night out: bowling, darts, pool, curling, shuffleboard, karaoke, cocktails |
Bath Sports and Leisure Centre: straightforward, cheap bowling
Bath Sports and Leisure Centre, on North Parade Road just a few minutes from Bath Spa station, has an 8-lane, LED-lit string pin bowling alley alongside its gym, pool, trampoline park and soft play. It's run by Better (GLL) on behalf of Bath and North East Somerset Council, and the official price list puts a single game at £9.30 for an adult and £8.30 for a child up to 15, pay as you go at reception. This is the venue to pick if you just want a game of bowling without a night out built around it: no minimum spend, no booking required for casual visits, and a diner on site if you want food afterwards.
The centre also takes group bookings for corporate events, school trips and parties, with slots bookable online on certain days and more bespoke arrangements available by contacting the centre directly. It's worth checking its current peak and off-peak hours before you go, since the centre's wider leisure pricing (pool, gym, classes) does vary by time of day even though the bowling price itself doesn't.
Lane7: bowling with a night out built in
Lane7 Bath, on Saw Close in the city centre, is a bar-and-games venue rather than a dedicated bowling alley: bowling sits alongside darts, pool, curling, shuffleboard, beer pong, karaoke and an arcade, with a full drinks menu and cocktails. It's priced as packages rather than a flat per-game rate: two games (bowling plus one other activity) from £13 per person off-peak, three games from £18pp, and four games from £21pp, with group packages for bigger bookings, Christmas parties and corporate events. This is the better pick for an evening out with friends where bowling is one part of the night rather than the whole point of the trip.
Which one should you choose?
If you just want to bowl, cheaply and without fuss, Bath Sports and Leisure Centre is the simpler and less expensive option, and it's genuinely central, a short walk from Bath Spa station. If you want bowling as part of a bigger night out with drinks and other games thrown in, Lane7 is built for that, though it costs more per person once you factor in the package pricing and bar spend. Neither venue currently offers duck pin bowling; if you've seen that format elsewhere, it's a Bristol thing, not a Bath one.
Bowling near Bath, if neither suits
If you're happy to travel a little, Bristol has a wider spread of bowling venues, including Tenpin at Avonmeads and Hollywood Bowl at Cribbs Causeway, both bigger multi-lane venues than anything in Bath itself; see our guide to getting around Bath without a car if you're planning the trip by train or bus rather than driving. For a day out in Bath that doesn't involve bowling, our rainy day Bath guide and indoor play and rainy-day kids' activities near Bath cover other indoor options.