Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Interesting landmark in central London

Entrance; which is under a hotel in central London.
There is an amazingly fun venue near where I'm staying called Bloomsbury Lanes. It's an old American style bowling alley with old time American eats. They offer a few different menus all with traditional bowling style fare; burgers, pizzas, wings, classic ice cream milk shakes served in a glass with 2 straws. I know I should be eating more traditional British cuisine, but I'd be hard pressed to find a place like this even in the US.

It's more than just a restaurant though. They offer 8 lanes of large ball 10 pin bowling at a rate of something like £4 per game. Apart from the bowling they offer private karaoke rooms suitable for groups of 6-30 people (haven't experienced this however as I'd rather not break their equipment with my terrible singing. )
Equipped with state of the art old skool bowling shoes.
Add all this together with live bands 4-5 days per week and this is the place to be if you're bored with the London pubs which fill up as early as 4pm and generally have the same feel no matter what part of London you're in. If you ever find yourself in central London this place is a must to balance out the regal tourist destinations of the city.

18 comments:

  1. This place sounds great. Like the ole 10 pin bowling days.

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  2. i didn't bowl for some time now and i think i will go soon cos i kinda miss it

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  3. that looks nice for some time

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  4. Wow, it sounds more American then most American bowling alleys these days that are all digital and black lights

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  5. I love London, I should be going down later this year

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  6. Sounds like an awesome place to hang out.

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  7. And you didn't mention the early Banksy on the wall!

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  8. If I ever got homesick in London I would know where to go now!

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  9. That reminds me, I haven't gone bowling in a while.

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  10. I just remember growing up bowling alleys were great for video games. Ahh, the original Street Fighter.

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  11. Sounds lovely, if i ever go to london i must definitely pay a visit

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  12. i havent been bowling in years!

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  13. That's a cool little find, nice post.

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  14. I must try to remember this when I visit London!

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  15. Might stop by when I next visit London ;)

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