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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Sixfields Leisure, Weedon Road, Northampton, NN5 5QL Northampton, GB


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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We arrived and was quickly processed and assigned a lane. There were lots of alternatives which could accommodate a variety of age groups and interests, great.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Quick treat for the kids. Simple booking process. Staff helpful. A negative was one of the arcade machines-seemingly the traditional penny type where the coins build up and you slide coins onto the... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great value for my 2 grandsons who live 90 miles away. They don't get to visit often due to other commitments but bowling and the arcade is a must!

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We had a really good time, a few extra attention to details would have made it excellent. The manager on duty was great he was friendly and listen to our request. The other staff didn’t really ca... See more

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Company details

  1. Bowling Alley
  2. Bar
  3. Escape Room Center
  4. Laser Tag Center
  5. Leisure Centre
  6. Video Arcade

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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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  • Sixfields Leisure, Weedon Road, Northampton, NN5 5QL, Northampton, United Kingdom

  • 0333 034 6100

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Took 10 children for an 11th birthday…

Took 10 children for an 11th birthday party. 2 hours was plenty of time for two games. Staff were really friendly and helpful. We had pre-ordered 2 pitchers of soft drinks and they asked when we would like them rather than just bringing them, which we liked.
Part way through they called out to all celebrating a birthday and did a dance session, which our lot really enjoyed.
It was a really relaxed atmosphere, so they didn't mind them running about and the occasional drink spillage.
Would recommend and book again.

February 22, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hi Rachel,
We're happy the birthday party was a success! It's great to hear that the staff were friendly and helpful, and that everyone enjoyed the dance session and relaxed atmosphere. Thank you for recommending us; we appreciate your feedback! Best wishes - Clare

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Could of been better

Service was fine and on arrival our lane was free straight away. The space was clean. We found that during our game 2 birthday parties was on near the end of their party an announcement came out for all children at the party to scream as loud as can then asked them to try again. This was awful for us and noticed the people bowling opposite wasn’t impressed with it either. Then the music was so loud we couldn’t hear each other speak. Our child has additional needs he really struggled we nearly left. Even our other children struggled with the pure loudness of the music. It spoiled our fun.

March 1, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hello, Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry the party announcements and loud music negatively impacted your experience, especially for your child. We'll review our party procedures and sound levels to improve the atmosphere for all our guests. We do hope to see you again very soon. Many Thanks - Kimberley

Rated 4 out of 5 stars
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hello Leah, Thank you for taking your time to leave us a wonderful 5* review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your recent visit to us and found our team very supportive! We do hope to see you again soon. Many Thanks - Kimberley

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly staff

Friendly staff. Very efficient. Lovely atmosphere.

February 21, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hello Rebecca,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Nottingham 5 stars. We're glad you enjoyed your experience with our efficient team and the atmosphere. Thank you for your positive feedback; it means a lot to us. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon for another 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Not the usual standard

It was difficult to find the right weight and sized balls. The food took a long time to arrive.

February 16, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hello there, We appreciate your feedback for our Tenpin in Northampton. We are sorry the balls were hard to find. We will look into the food delays you experienced. We do hope to see you again soon for a much smoother experience. Many Thanks - Kimberley

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great bowling,grandchildren loved it.

Great bowling,grandchildren loved it.
Shame it took 40 mins for pizza to arrive despite two reminders. Unfortunately it was cold and very thin.

February 16, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hello Jojo,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Northampton 4 stars. We are delighted to hear that your grandchildren loved their visit. We are sorry to hear that the food took a long time to come out and that it wasn't up to standard. We hope that your next visit is a 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The bowling lane kept breaking

The bowling lane kept breaking. The pre-ordered food had to be chased up and when it arrived the curly fries were extremely over cooked and the cheese pizza had no cheese on it and again was extremely over cooked.

February 16, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hi Linda
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We're sorry the lane malfunctioned and the food quality was not up to par. We'll address this with our team to ensure improvements. If you would like to discuss this with us please send an email to customer.feedback@tenpin.co.uk with the subject "Review - Northampton" and the details. We can then reach out to you. Best wishes - Clare

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Ok but glad we didn't pay full price

Great time had. Not given 5 stars because the balls/alleys are a little run down (most balls had dents in them so would randomly go off in a different direction. Also, it was busy and we struggled to get the right size balls for everyone. We shared with the people next to us but this meant waiting between turns which wasn't ideal with little ones who get bored easily. The arcades were limited and children upset as brought 2p's to find it was a 10p machine - so more costly. But overall they had a great time which was the main thing.

February 16, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hi there,

Thank you for your 3* review at Tenpin Northampton! We are very sorry to hear you've not had a great experience whilst on your latest visit to us. We will ensure this is passed across to the correct team to make any future improvements needed. If you would like to email customer.feedback@tenpin.co.uk and they will look into this further for you. Best wishes- Steph

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

It was OK for an hour

The online booking was easy. There were plenty of lanes. The venue is well maintained. Staff were very helpful. However, it was extremely noisy and having to buy a card to put money on it to play arcade games was just awkward. Why use such a system when a debit card will do.

February 15, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hello, thank you for the review of Tenpin Northampton! We are so pleased to see you found our booking process easy and enjoyed your bowling with us! We take on board all of your feedback which we will be certain to pass on and we do hope you will visit us again soon for some more bowling fun! Best wishes - Mel

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Was very fun

Was very fun, good variety of balls, fast and good service. Not very clean and screen was broken. Tasty food and drink

February 17, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hello Alex,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Northampton 3 stars. We're glad you had fun and enjoyed the food and service! We appreciate your feedback and will address the cleanliness and screen issues. We hope we get to welcome you back again soon and that your next visit is a 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I took my 3 grandchildren aged 13

I took my 3 grandchildren aged 13, 10 and 8. For 2 games and a burger meal. They had a wonderful time and a little play in the arcade after.

February 18, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hi Debbie, it is great to see you had a great 5* experience with your grandchildren at Tenpin Northampton! We are so pleased you also got to use our fab arcade area as well as the bowling and food and we really hope to see you all again soon for another fun day out! Best wishes - Mel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable game of bowling all went…

Enjoyable game of bowling all went smoothly thanks

February 19, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hi Rachel,

Thank you for your fantastic 5* review at Tenpin Northampton! We are delighted you've had such a great time whilst on your recent visit to us and we look forward to welcoming you back again very soon! Best wishes- Steph

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a great time

Had a great time

February 8, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hello Cynthia,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Northampton 5 stars. We are delighted with this rating and that you had a great time at our venue. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon. All the best ~ Laura

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We had booked a time i had children…

We had booked a time i had children with learning disabilities and had to wait half an hour as they say get there 15 before we couldn't get on the lane till 15 min after.

February 7, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hi Tanya, thanks for leaving a rating and review for Tenpin Northampton!
We regret that the delay impacted your experience, especially with the children. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention, and we will review our booking process and ensure this is passed onto the correct teams for future improvements to be made. We hope to welcome you back again in the future! Best wishes - Rosie

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Overall the experience was not good

Overall the experience was not good. The place had far too many people that your employees could cater for. This left people being sent to the wrong queues for drinks and bowling.

February 7, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hi Max, thanks for leaving a rating and review for Tenpin Northampton! We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We are sorry that the volumes impacted the service you received and led to confusion. We will review our processes to improve our customer experience in the future. We hope to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes - Rosie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fun with family

Being with family, having fun.
Friendly staff. Only a little wait to book in.
Lane we were on was 2 cups from previous players. Toilets very clean.

February 8, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to review Tenpin Northampton! We're delighted to hear that you had a fun visit with your family, and we can't wait to see you back again soon for another great time! Best wishes - Adelaide

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The lighting is sooo fab

The lighting is sooo fab! All the various colours are wonderful backdrops for photos.
The staff were well organized with the booking, food and service.
Thanks Tenpin!!

February 12, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hi there, thank you for leaving Tenpin Northampton a stunning 5* rating. We are thrilled to hear you enjoyed our lighting and backdrops for photos and that our staff had a positive impact on your visit. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future! Best wishes - Kaylee

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Inexpensive and fun way to exercise

Fun and very reasonably priced as a half price Tuesday deal. Lane was ready on our arrival and staff were friendly and helpful. Post games we really enjoyed the arcade games too! Definitely making a return visit soon.

February 10, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hello, Thank you for taking your time to leave us an amazing 5* review. We are really pleased to hear that you had a great time and had lots of fun during your recent visit. We do hope to see you all again very soon. Many Thanks - Kimberley

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great atmosphere attentive staff and…

Great atmosphere attentive staff and food was lovely and fresh

February 3, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hello Jess, We're happy you had such a positive experience with us! It's great to hear you enjoyed the food, atmosphere and attentive team. Thanks for the 5 stars! We do hope to see you again soon. Many Thanks - Kimberley

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Venue ok, bowling balls damaged

The venue is fine but my frustration is always the condition of the bowling balls. They’re so badly damaged that it’s more about luck than skill whether you knock any pins down

January 17, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Northampton

Hi Chris.
We appreciate your feedback. We're sorry the bowling ball conditions affected your experience. We'll review their maintenance to ensure better play. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Best wishes - Clare

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