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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

Clifton Boulevard, Redfield Way, Nottingham, NG7 2UW Nottingham, GB


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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Staff were really friendly and communication was good, easy to book online. Shoes readily available if needed. Food was a bit slow on arrival, but on the whole a good experience.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hubby and I took two grandchildren aged 8 and 10. Had a package with food included. Good fast service, food brought directly to our lane for ease. Hadn’t been bowling in years. Impressed by all t... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The place feels much more spacious after the renovation. The seating area around each lane is also much cleaner than before, with clean tables and seats. The reception area is much bigger too, which m... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Will admit our group did turn up a bit late however I double checked with the staff if we would get our full two hours and they said we would. People were also in our room during our booked time but s... 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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  • Clifton Boulevard, Redfield Way, Nottingham, NG7 2UW, Nottingham, United Kingdom

  • 0333 034 6100

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good fun at Ten Pin

Good fun at Ten Pin. Didn't have to wait for the lanes as we'd pre booked. We were all on two lanes next to each others. Tables for drinks could have been cleaned beforehand and unfortunately the camera wasn't working on our tablet/screen.

February 20, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hello The5bs,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Nottingham 4 stars. We're glad you enjoyed your bowling experience and that your lanes were conveniently located. We appreciate your feedback regarding the cleanliness of the tables and the camera issue. We'll address these points to improve our guest experience. All the best ~ Laura

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Bowling ok .but food was abysmal …

Bowling ok .but food was abysmal wouldnt get a job in McDonald's .yes i know theyre busy but throwing a bit of chicken or burger in a dry roll is not very appetizing

February 21, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hello Denis,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Nottingham 4 stars. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We're happy you enjoyed the bowling. We're sorry the food wasn't up to par. We'll address this with our kitchen team to improve the quality. All the best ~ Laura

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A wet half term ended in sunshine

Staff were informative, approachable and friendly.
We played two games , ordered and paid for food and drinks via the qr code on our lane.
The food was tasty and value for money, the drinks were as you'd expect from mainstream suppliers ( a coke and a sprite) and all arrived in a timely manner.

February 19, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi, thank you for the lovely 5* rating of Tenpin Nottingham. It's lovely to hear you had an enjoyable experience and that the team left a positive impact on your visit. We hope to welcome you back again for another fun time.
Take care,
Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great family trip out - Tuesday offer…

Online Booking easy - family 2Adults2kids (3 games each) fantastic Tuesday offer…

Order food and drinks - previously found food to be bit thin and toppings lacking. This visit food was much better and twister fries awesome portion…

Lanes were clean and very well maintained. Easy to use screen tablets.

awesome family day out…

February 17, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi John, thank you for the wonderful 5* review for Tenpin Nottingham! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed our Tenpin Tuesday deal and the food during your visit. We can't wait to see you again soon for another great time! Best wishes - Adelaide

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely atmosphere!!!

Lovely atmosphere!!!

February 16, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi Joanna
Thanks for letting us know that the atmosphere at Tenpin Nottingham was to your liking. We hope you enjoyed the facilities and hope to see you soon. Best wishes - Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy book in service and helpful staff

Easy book in service and helpful staff

February 15, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi there
We appreciate your fantastic review! We're happy that you found booking easy and our staff helpful. We hope to see you again soon! Best wishes - Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The bowling was fun and the atmosphere…

The bowling was fun and the atmosphere was excellent. The food was great.

February 10, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hello Mr V,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Nottingham 5 stars. We are delighted you found the atmosphere excellent and that the food was good. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon for another 5 Star experience. All the best
~ Laura

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tenpin Bowling

It was quite busy as we took the grandkids in the school holidays but it was very well organised and all had a good time.

February 17, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi Kevin, thank you very much for the amazing 5* review of Tenpin Nottingham! We are delighted to see you had a great time with your grandchildren and found our venue very well organised! We do hope you will visit us again soon and we can't wait to welcome you back! Best wishes - Mel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

New revamped building

New revamped building. Pleasant and friendly staff. Accommodating and always a smile on their faces. Clean and nice.

February 15, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hello Paul, what a fabulous 5* review of Tenpin Nottingham! We are thrilled you has the best time and our fab team were helpful and accommodating and we can't wait to see you again soon! Best wishes - Mel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Too expensive

Too expensive

February 14, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi Wayne, thank you for leaving a 5* review of Tenpin Nottingham! We are sorry you found us too expensive! For any future visits we would recommend taking a look at the deals section on our website here https://www.tenpin.co.uk/deals/ for lots of fabulous deals we have on offer throughout the week! Best wishes - Mel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

Excellent Service. Arrived little before our time but staff very accomodating and helpful. Our food was brought almost immediately. Again very helpful with our Grandchildren.

February 18, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi Christine, thank you so much for the 5* review of Tenpin Nottingham! It is lovely to see you had a great time with your grandchildren and that our staff were very accommodating when arriving early! We do hope we will see you all again in the future for some more bowling fun! Best wishes - Mel

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible experience with a party

Unfortunately had a really bad experience here today.

We were a party of 9 for a birthday, upon arrival only 1 of our 2 lanes was ready for us. We didn't see this as an issue and waited 15 minutes for the other people to finish their game.

During our games the lanes froze twice due to security measures of the balls not hitting the sensor (there wasn't enough light balls for our party so they were being collected to use before hitting the sensor) these were actioned promptly by us, the first service call for this issue was attended very quickly but the second took a while and ended up in me searching the venue for someone to fix the issue.

We had pre-ordered food which was sub par quality to say the least, but never do expect much from bowling venues food wise, however we received 2 child's burgers in place of the adults "champion burgers".

When our end time came the lane was instantly cut off during my daughter turn, as she threw her ball the barrier came down in front of the pins. We approached reception to ask what was going on as the next people then moved into the lane, we were told that they would put our last 2 rounds on for the 4 children to complete, however this didn't happen and the receptionist was extremely rude and abrupt.

The manager then came over and explained we had ran out of time because we sat down to eat. This wasn't entirely true and he even stated that earlier in the session, earlier on over ear piece he said that we were still playing whilst eating, the food was on a table next to us and the children sat down in-between turns, we never fully ceased bowling.

We were also informed by the manager that we were given an extra 20 minutes to account for the delayed start and safety stops, again this was untrue as at exactly 1240 (our end time), mid bowl, 1 lane was closed off and reset for a new party so clearly no time was allocated to us for things out of our control, instead we were blamed for eating pre ordered food that they gave to us 20 minutes into our 1hr 40min session.

We were also informed that each 2 ball bowl turn should only take 60 seconds per player, which is fine if it didn't take a good 45 seconds for the pins to be readjusted in-between bowls. Also these are children albeit 10, they are not slow but there appears to be no grace when it comes to large parties and potentially slower players.

When questioning why the party before us wasn't cut off when we should have started we was told "everyone's circumstances are different" yet instead of asking if we were okay and pre warned about going over time we were just told that we were being slow, we would've finished our game in time if it wasn't for the late start and and safety stops.

We were also told that our second lane could have started at the original start time however, we didn't see it fair that half of the children start bowling prior to the others, nor did we think starting and finishing at the same time would be an issue. We came as a group and wanted to bowl as a group.

We were given a free voucher from the manager who said "if it meant we left happy". The voucher is at times we wouldn't be able to make (no Saturdays, 6pm Sun-6pm Fri, no bank holidays, no school holidays) and to be used within 3 months, the voucher is a waste of paper and it feels that it was a gesture to avoid conflict and complaints rather than a gesture of good will and sincere apology.

I am extremely unhappy with the situation today really did dampen the birthday girls spirits. I also don't think blaming it on the busy half term is appropriate as you will be aware this is a busy time and should be able to manage the demand by now.

February 16, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hello Kaitlyn, thank you for taking the time to leave a review of Tenpin Nottingham! We're very sorry to hear your birthday celebration was not as much fun as we would have hoped for and that you encountered several issues during this time. Please be assured all feedback will be sent on to ensure improvements are met! In the meantime, if you would like to discuss your visit further please email us at customer.feedback@tenpin.co.uk with the subject as 'Review - Nottingham' We do hope you will give us another chance and we hope to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes - Mel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Went as a family for my birthday

Went as a family for my birthday, had a great time, will definitely be making it a regular activity.

February 10, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi Kelly, thanks for leaving a rating and review for Tenpin Nottingham! We're happy to hear that you celebrated your birthday with us as a family and had a great time! We appreciate your feedback and look forward to seeing you regularly! Best wishes - Rosie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great fun staff was so helpful

Great fun staff was so helpful
And an all round great time had by me and my daughter and her two friends at a great price

February 7, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi Sean, thank you so much for the lovely 5* rating and review of Tenpin Nottingham. We are thrilled to hear you all had such a lovely time and found it to be great value for money. We do hope we get to welcome you back again for another fun time!
Take care,
Kirsty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great evening out with the kids after…

Great evening out with the kids after work and school. Cheap and cheerful activity out whilst the weather has been so awful.

February 10, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hello, We're happy to hear that you and your kids had a great time with us after work and school. It's great you found our activities a cheap and cheerful option during the awful weather. Thanks for your positive feedback! We do hope to see you again soon. Many Thanks - Kimberley

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very well organised gray fun

Very well organised, friendly and helpful staff, and great fun

February 1, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi Paul.
We appreciate your 5-star rating! It's great to hear that you found our staff friendly and helpful and that you had a lot of fun with us. Hope to see you back soon. Best wishes - Clare

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No problems

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January 4, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi Steven
Thanks for the wonderful rating for your visit. We are pleased that you had no problems and appreciate the feedback. We look forward to seeing you soon. Best wishes - Clare

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Food drink treats were expensive had…

Food drink treats were expensive had already paid £40 for 1 hrs bowling and pizza only managed to get 1 game i needed 15 mins more to complete 2nd game
Staff were friendly
Premises clean
Expensive though for single mum 3 kids plus 2 extra on the day
Think Maltesers were £3.50 😱

January 28, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hello Preet, thank you for your review of Tenpin Nottingham! We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your visit but sorry to hear you found it a little expensive. We do have some great deals on offer throughout the week that can be seen on our website here https://www.tenpin.co.uk/deals/ We hope this helps and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon! Best wishes - Mel

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great night great laugh

Great night great laugh staff very helpful. Will definitely go again

February 2, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hi Pete, what a brilliant 4* review of Tenpin Nottingham! We are so pleased you had a fun time with us and will definitely visit again and we very much look forward to welcoming you back! Best wishes - Mel

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our bpys love bowling then love going…

Our bpys love bowling then love going to the arcade after.

February 1, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Nottingham

Hello Helen, Thank you for taking your time to leave us a brilliant 5* review for our Tenpin in Nottingham. We are so pleased to hear that your boys enjoyed their recent visit to us. We do hope to see you all again soon. Many Thanks - Kimberley

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