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Review of Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes

14 Jan 08, 22:05

Lots of fun 4*

Situated in the middle of Bloomsbury, underneath a smart-looking hotel lies Bloomsbury Bowling, a 50s-style bowling alley, featuring everything from pool and arcade games to karaoke and burgers. And of course, lots of bowling.

My only real experience of bowling in recent times has been Wii Bowling, and that hasn't particularly improved my skills a great deal, and although the Wii is a good laugh, you don't get that great feeling when you get a strike, and the more likely disappointment of missing all the pins, in real life.

Bloomsbury Bowling isn't particularly high tech - it still has the 1980s computer screens and plastic benches that you probably associate more with your childhood, but that doesn't matter, as these things are all superficial when it comes to the pure fun and enjoyment of bowling.

Apart from the bowling itself, the bar doesn't have a great range of drinks - a massive choice of three beers on offer - but they do have a good selection of foods, mainly American themed.

If you're looking for something to do, a good plan is to get some friends and take them bowling! It's tons of fun!

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Member since Jan 2007
Age Mid 20s
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Location Highbury
Occupation Web Developer
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Likes CSS, data visualisation, design, Girls Aloud, HTML, Javascript, Macs, Mark E Smith, maths, McFly, modern art (makes me want to rock out), music, painting, photography, physics, reading, Reevesy, typography, web design, Wii, writing
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More about me I'm the front end developer on welovelocal - I make the site look pretty. I also write quite a few reviews for this place too.

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