Tenpin Ltd (stylized tenpin, and formerly known as Megabowl and Tenpin 10) is one of the largest ten-pin bowling brands in the United Kingdom, consisting of 53[1] bowling centres ranging from 12 to 36 lanes (depending on the size of the centre), which often have on-site bars serving food and drinks. They are principally located on retail and leisure parks alongside family leisure brands.
| Formerly | Megabowl Tenpin 10 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bowling, entertainment/leisure |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 53 (2023) |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Owner | Ten Entertainment Group |
| Website | https://www.tenpin.co.uk/ |
The brand was formerly owned by Essenden Ltd,[2] now Ten Entertainment Group plc[3] who are a member of the Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association (TBPA). The company is headquartered in Cranfield, Bedfordshire.
Operations
editMany centres also include amusement arcades with attractions such as Sector 7 laser tag, table tennis, air hockey, pool, soft play, karaoke, escape rooms and escape themed crazy golf. Many existing sites were formerly known as Megabowl until they were refurbished and reopened as a Tenpin site under the name Tenpin 10 by 2008.[4] Tenpin carried out a rebranding of all sites during the late 2010s.[5]
Tenpin sites are also used as venues for local and national ten-pin league competitions.
List of current locations
edit- Acton
- Bexleyheath
- Birmingham (Star City)
- Blackburn
- Bristol
- Camberley
- Cambridge
- Cardiff
- Castleford
- Cheshire Oaks
- Chester
- Chichester
- Colchester
- Coventry
- Crewe
- Croydon
- Derby
- Doncaster
- Dudley
- Dundee (Kingsway West)
- Eastbourne
- Edinburgh (Fountain Park)
- Exeter
- Falkirk
- Feltham
- Glasgow (Braehead)
- Glenrothes
- Gloucester
- Harlow
- Ipswich
- Kingston upon Thames
- Leamington Spa
- Leeds
- Luton
- Manchester (Parrs Wood)
- Manchester (Printworks)
- Milton Keynes
- Northampton
- Nottingham
- Plymouth Barbican
- Rochdale
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Southport
- Stafford
- Stoke
- Swansea
- Swindon
- Telford
- Walsall
- Warrington
- Worcester
- Wrexham
- York
List of closed or sold off locations
edit- Bournemouth
- Bristol - Closed as a Megabowl, then demolished and turned into flats.
- Cardiff
- Chelmsford
- Chester - closed on 10 October 2013 along with the Cineworld 6-screen multiplex cinema located adjacent to the centre. Both complexes on-site have since been demolished, and replaced with an Asda supermarket in 2014. Reopened at Chester Retail Park in March 2024.
- Dundee (The Stack Leisure Park)
- Edinburgh (Fort Kinnaird)
- Hull
- Maidenhead
- Milton Keynes (Leisure Plaza)
- Newport
- Redditch
- Stevenage
- Streatham - Closed in August 2006 as Megabowl, then demolished in May 2015. The site is now used as housing.
- Sunderland
- Tower Park (Poole)
References
edit- ^ "About Us | Tenpin".
- ^ Walsh, Dominic (7 July 2023). "Essenden Tenpin deal is a lucky strike". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Ten Entertainment Group – a good business at a cheap price". Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Kribensis https://cms.esi.info/Media/documents/Kribe_Constructfitout_ML.pdf
- ^ "– Company Announcement - FT.com". markets.ft.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.