I booked us a family of 6 & pre-booked food & soft drinks which I highly recommend as waiting time at the bar was around 20 mins . Plenty of staff just disorganised & no one knew exactly where to form... See more
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Had a great time, spent a few hours there playing in the arcade and bowling, free parking for three hours was great. Understandably busy on a rainy day in the holidays but service was great, however c... See more
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Back to the tenpin after a what looks like a refurbished version. Lots of bright attractive designs and lights to draw people in. Good bowling lanes much more interesting and interactive. Fairl... See more
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Tenpin in Exeter has just revamped and they've gone for looking tired to a modern sleek place to have fun. The bowling is still the same but with extra lanes and they've added games to the arcade (I l... See more
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Tenpin is one of the UK's biggest bowling and indoor entertainment providers, with over 1000 bowling lanes across 58 venues. Alongside bowling Tenpin offers an unrivalled range of indoor activities including karaoke, escape rooms, laser tag, arcades, interactive darts, pool, table tennis, as well as a fantastic food and drinks menu. From date nights, days or nights out with family, friends or work colleagues, or kids' birthday parties, there's fun for kids big and small in Tenpin. There's incredible value to be found with bowling, karaoke, escape room and laser tag deals available every day of the week. Check out our offers on our website today.
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3 - 4 Havenbanks Retail Park, Water Lane, Exeter, EX2 8BY, Exeter, United Kingdom
- 0333 034 6100
3.8
Great
151 reviews
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Fab bowling
First time back at ten pin since the revamp and we thought is was fab . The Tuesday deal is great value and the environment and service was brilliant.
May 12, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Emma, thank you for leaving Tenpin Exeter a lovely 5* rating! We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your first visit back since our revamp! It's wonderful to know you found our Tuesday deal to be great value and appreciated the brilliant environment and service. We truly appreciate your positive feedback. We hope to see you again soon! Best wishes - Rosie
The refurb is fantastic
The refurb is fantastic! We had lane 8 which is more private.
It is harder to find balls as the storage has gone tho and you have to look on the lanes, which isn't easy if it's busy.
May 10, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi there, thank you for the 4* review for Tenpin Exeter! We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed your visit to the venue and we really appreciate your feedback about the bowling balls which we will ensure is passed on. We hope to see you back again soon! Best wishes - Adelaide
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Henri. Thank you for rating Tenpin Exeter 5*! We are so pleased you had an enjoyable time! We hope to see you again soon. Best wishes, Jade
Renovation was perfect
Renovation was perfect. It's so much cleaner & better. Cleaned toilet was a 💯. Hope they'll maintain it ☺️
May 13, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Remalyn,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 5 stars. We're happy to hear that you enjoyed the renovation and the cleanliness. We appreciate your kind words and will do our best to maintain the standards. Thanks for your feedback and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon. All the best ~ Laura
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Sebastian,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 5 stars. We are delighted to hear that the staff were pleasant. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon for another 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura
Poor customer service
May 13, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Scott
We are sorry to hear that your experience with our customer Service was not up to your expectations. We hope that you will visit again in the future. Best wishes - Clare
Absolutely terrible experience
Absolutely terrible experience. Ruined a 9 year olds birthday party. Gave ample opportunity at the time to resolve and gave opportunity two days later by contacting head office. No resolution and to add insult to injury today received a £100 fine for over staying in their car park which was due to their incompetence not delivering the food and drinks for the children that was paid for and after waiting so long we eventually gave up.
April 25, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Stephen, thank you for leaving Tenpin Exeter a rating and review. We're very sorry to hear about the issues at the birthday party and the parking fine. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention and will ensure that your feedback is shared with the correct teams to improve our services in the future. Please send us an email to customer.feedback@tenpin.co.uk with the details of your booking and the subject line 'Review - Exeter' where we can look into this further for you. We hope to have an opportunity to welcome you back again in the future! Best wishes - Rosie
Get your drinks & snacks well before your booking
I booked us a family of 6 & pre-booked food & soft drinks which I highly recommend as waiting time at the bar was around 20 mins . Plenty of staff just disorganised & no one knew exactly where to form a queue 😳 On a positive the bowling was good value for money : £20 pp for 2 games , burger & chips & a jug of Pepsi (enough for 6) . Great fun will definitely return soon 👍🏻
May 6, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Lorraine,
Thank you for your lovely 4* review at Tenpin Exeter! We are delighted you've had a great time whilst on your recent visit to us. However we are very sorry to hear there wasn't much organisation at the venue. We will ensure this is passed across to the correct team to make any future improvements needed and look forward to welcoming you back again very soon! Best wishes- Steph
Awesome great for people all ages
May 6, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Cier, thank you so much for the wonderful 5* review of Tenpin Exeter! It is great to see you had an awesome time and we can't wait to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes - Mel
Overall was a good experience but check…
Overall was a good experience but check in was awfully slow
May 6, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Peter, thank you for the 3* rating of Tenpin Exeter. We're glad to hear that you had an overall good experience! However, we are sorry to hear that the check in service was slow. Your feedback is important to us and we will ensure this is passed to the correct teams for future improvement. Best wishes, Jade
Need more staff and more on the tills
What you have done to the place is great! But the staff were very slow, inexperienced and was huge queues to get a drink or just to wait to be told what alley we were in. There was just one girl on the till which you could tell was very new and I felt very sorry for her as she was all alone to deal with everyone signing in.
May 6, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Becky,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 3 stars. We appreciate you pointing out the positives of the venue. We're sorry the service was slow, and the queues were long. We'll address the staffing levels and training to improve the customer experience. Thanks for your feedback and we hope that your next visit is a 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Mrs Sadie Dyer,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 5 stars. We are delighted to hear that you received great service. We hope to welcome you back again soon and that your next visit is another 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura
Better than Winderland
Clean, big for the children and a great place for adults to sit. Better than Wonderland
May 6, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Harley,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 5 stars. We're glad you found our space clean and spacious for children, with comfortable seating for adults. Thank you for your positive feedback; we appreciate it! All the best ~ Laura
Great re-vamp
Great re-vamp. Customer service poor. Very slow on check in and at the bar.
Also when reporting an issue with the ten pin bowling lane. Many of the amusements needed tickets reloading.
For a venue if that size, I think the staff need to work at a better speed
May 4, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Zoe,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 4 stars. We appreciate your feedback on the revamp. We're sorry to hear about the slow service at check-in, the bar, and the bowling lane issue, as well as the amusement ticket reloads. We will address the staff's speed to improve efficiency. We hope that your next visit is the 5 star experience we wish to give all our customers. All the best ~ Laura
Everything looks nice really nice but…
Everything looks nice really nice but is expensive and 10p sliding game machines cheating, when money dropped machine take it instead player.
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello, Thank you for taking your time to leave us some feedback from your recent visit to our Tenpin in Exeter. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the layout at our location. We will pass your comments onto our team. Best Wishes - Kimberley
Had an amazing time 10 pin bowling
Had an amazing time 10 pin bowling . Staff are super friendly and helpful. From the moment we walked to to the last game . Great place lots to do
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Richard, thanks for leaving a rating and review for Tenpin Exeter! We're happy to hear you had an amazing time bowling! It's great to know our staff's friendliness and helpfulness enhanced your experience from start to finish. We appreciate your kind words, and we can't wait to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes - Rosie
Great prices on a Tuesday and all very…
Great prices on a Tuesday and all very well organised.
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Jon, thanks for leaving a rating and review for Tenpin Exeter! We're happy to hear that you had a great experience and found our prices on Tuesdays to be great too! Thank you for your positive feedback! We can't wait to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes - Rosie
satisfactory
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Puru,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 5 stars. We are delighted that your visit was satisfactory. We hope to welcome you back again soon for another 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura
Good, but room for improvement
Great prices and clean environment. Bowling facilities were great and the improvements made to the venue are genuinely fantastic.
However, staff seemed really disengaged and wait times for drinks was too long. Often had staff waiting around chatting instead of supporting customers.
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Stuart
Thank you for your feedback. We're glad you enjoyed our prices, cleanliness, and bowling facilities. We'll address the staff engagement and wait times to improve our customer service. We appreciate your comments. Best wishes - Clare
All good
All good, had a great time and the staff were very helpful.
Will definitely be back.
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Allan, Thank you for taking your time to leave us a wonderful 5* review. We are thrilled to hear that you all had a good time and found our staff helpful throughout. We can't wait to see you again very soon. Many Thanks - Kimberley
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