On arrival, the guy at Customer Service Desk, efficiently booked us in. He also served us at the bar later - very pleasant and polite guy. The building was clean and tidy throughout. There was a very... See more
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Switch locationShaw Ridge Leisure Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, SN5 7DN Swindon, GB
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Great time with the family. Fantastic venue, will definitely go again. My grandson knocked over a drink breaking the glass. This immediately dealt with by the staff and moved us quickly to a new lane.... See more
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Me and my son came here in the summer holidays, arrived a little early but was given a lane straight away. We booked the 2 games and meal deal package, food was lovely and hot, we came on the hottest... See more
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Visited Swindon site with young grandchildren who loved the overall energy and were thoroughly entertained. But I was struck by the experience, through many visits to the male loos with the children,... 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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Shaw Ridge Leisure Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, SN5 7DN, Swindon, United Kingdom
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4.3
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Bowling was good value for money but…
Bowling was good value for money but the food was disappointing
1 April 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hi there, thank you for the 4* review for Tenpin Swindon! We're glad that you enjoyed the bowling but are sorry to hear that you were disappointed with the food. We will ensure your feedback is passed on for future improvements to be made. We hope to see you again soon! Best wishes - Adelaide
Nice Bowling Place
Nice vibe, great service and nice environment for bowling and social meets.
30 December 2025
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hey Lucy, thank you for the 5* rating and review of Tenpin Swindon. It's great to hear that you had a lovely time and that the team provided great service. Hope to see you again.
Take care,
Kirsty
The staff were amazing
The staff were amazing, booking process was straight forward.
Will definitely be booking to come back
21 March 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hi there
We're happy to hear that the booking process was straightforward and that our staff were amazing! We appreciate your feedback and look forward to your next booking. Best wishes - Clare
Weren't very please with contact less in arcade
Bowling and staff was good. But very dislike how arcade machine mainly contact less which ruined it for us as arcade should be coins or contactless like at Hollywood bowls is. So for us we didn't spend money at arcade as it was contactless which was rubbish really but overall bowling was good.
24 March 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hello Kimberley, Thank you for taking your time to leave us some feedback from your recent visit to us. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your bowling game with us. However, we are sorry to hear that you would have preferred to use cash within our arcade. We will pass your comments on to our team. We do hope to see you again soon. Many Thanks - Kimberley
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hi
We're happy you had fun and that our staff were great! Thanks for your positive feedback; we appreciate it, and we hope to see you again soon! Best wishes - Clare
Not a great experience.
We were a booking of two adults and one child. Booking was easy and correct, upon arriving to the lane it was messy and the camera on the screen did not work. We then moved to the arcade machines and some were out of order, we then attempted to play one game it took our credits but the game didn't start. Considering there is another bowling alley in Swindon I'd be using that one next.
25 March 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hi there
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We're sorry the lane was messy, the camera wasn't working, and some arcade games were out of order or took your credits. We'll address these issues to improve our guest experience. If you would like to discuss this please send an email to customer.feedback@tenpin.co.uk with the details and the subject as "Review - Swindon" Best wishes - Clare
Great experience with a great atmosphere
Great experience with a great atmosphere. The customer service team was very helpful, food was delivered on time.
22 March 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hi Ishu
We're happy you enjoyed the atmosphere and that our team was helpful. It's great to hear your food arrived on time. Thank you for your positive feedback! Best wishes - Clare
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hi Natasha, what a great 5* review of Tenpin Swindon! It is brilliant to hear you had such a great night and we are so pleased to hear you will visit us again soon! Best wishes - Mel
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hi Tracey, thank you for rating Tenpin Swindon a fab 5*! It's lovely to hear that you had a great time bowling with your son. We hope to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes - Adelaide
Sadly the experience wasn’t very good…
Sadly the experience wasn’t very good for us. We took the kids bowling during half term, which I appreciate was a busy time. Long queues to check in, took over 10 minutes to be served to get a drink and 2 bowls though our second game, the bumper seemed to stop working and I rang the assistance bell and when no one turned up after 10 minutes I went to find a member of staff. I reported it to them and then they radioed it in and we went back to wait for help. Nothing happened and time was ticking on so we had to continue without them, which my young daughter was upset about as she ended up losing! On the way out I was going to give feedback, but as we were leaving I saw the massive queue of people still waiting to check in and honestly couldn’t be bothered to wait in another queue again, so we just left.
I absolutely appreciate half terms are busy, but I would have imagined you would have been prepared for this with more staff, and there was no communication about the broken bumpers or any updates to this.
20 February 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
We're sorry your visit wasn't satisfactory. We acknowledge the long queues and slow service you experienced during the busy half-term. We are sorry to hear the bumper malfunction and the delayed assistance, which upset your daughter. We appreciate your feedback and will address these issues to improve our service. We do hope to see you again soon for a much smoother visit. Our apologies - Kimberley
very good service
22 February 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hi David
Thanks for your review. We are pleased that the service was good and that you have enjoyed your visit. We appreciate your feedback. Best wishes - Clare
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hi Amit
Thanks for taking the time to share your recent experience. We regret that the tables were not clean and that our staff was slow. We appreciate your feedback and will address this. Best wishes - Clare
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hi Tolu,
We appreciate your 5-star rating! We are so glad that you found our team friendly and that you enjoyed our equipment. We hope to see you again soon! Best wishes - Clare
Disappointing that the prize cabinets…
Disappointing that the prize cabinets contained items not longer stocked. Staff we're overly helpful with providing decent solutions. Please removed these item from you're cabinets. It was a very stressful and disappointing end to an otherwise nice day.
20 February 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hello Lucy,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Swindon 3 stars. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We're sorry the prize cabinet items were outdated, causing stress at the end of your visit. We'll address the cabinet issue to ensure items are current. Thank you for your feedback. All the best ~ Laura
We took young children aged 6&5 for…
We took young children aged 6&5 for their first bowling experience and it was nice that we were near the end ( left hand side) which seemed quieter. It was a bit overwhelming the noise of the amusement machines when we walked in
19 February 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hello Gwen,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Swindon 4 stars. We're glad your first bowling experience with young children was enjoyable, especially the quieter location. We appreciate your feedback regarding the noise from the amusement machines upon entry. We hope that your next visit is a 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura
Never returning
Our lane kept breaking, we could see them trying to fix it at the back but as soon as they turned the alert off to say it was fixed, it broke again. Noone around to ask. Scoring was also wrong with the machine claiming we got spares when there were still pins standing. Bumpers were also broken so had to either have them up or down for everyone.
Drinks ordered via the app took 20mins to arrive, and they didn't have what I wanted (not a huge deal but why does it take 20mins to realise that) we only had 4 drinks and all were soft drinks. We had actually finished our game of bowling just as the drinks were brought out 🙈
Arcades don't accept cash and you have to get a card loaded up, with a minimum of £5. We only wanted one game. To top it off, they then had a power cut.
Won't be returning
21 February 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hello Sian,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Swindon 1 star. We're very sorry to hear that you encountered multiple issues during your visit, including lane malfunctions, incorrect scoring, broken bumpers, slow drink service, arcade payment limitations, and a power cut. We appreciate your feedback and will use it to improve our services. All the best ~ Laura
I booked the karaoke for my daughter…
I booked the karaoke for my daughter and 3 friends for an hour. The microphones weren’t working so they had to queue back up at the desk for them to fix them. They ended up getting them new ones, 5 minutes later, these didn’t work either, so again had to come out of the booth to ask for assistance. They ended up changing the microphones again. They lost a lot of time that I had paid for by waiting around.
19 February 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hello Claire,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Swindon 1 star. We are sorry to hear that the microphone wasn't working twice. We will pass this feedback onto the venue. We appreciate you taking the time to offer us feedback. All the best ~ Laura
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hi there, thank you for 4* review for Tenpin Swindon! We're glad to hear that you had a fun visit and that our team had provided a helpful service. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon! Best wishes - Adelaide
Great time
Had a really good experience. Place was very tidy(Swindon Tenpin). Lane was ready on arrival. Good atmosphere. Staff friendly. Will go back. Much cheaper than other alley in Swindon.
16 February 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hello Kath,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Swindon 5 stars. We are delighted to hear that the venue was tidy, had a good atmosphere and that the staff were friendly. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon for anything 5 star experience. All the best ~ LR
Bowling two games with food.
Bowling two games with food.
We have enjoyed the experience but the food let it down a bit. I think you should look into how to improve and provide better quality food.
15 February 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Swindon
Hello Dana,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Swindon. We are delighted that you enjoyed the bowling. We are sorry to hear that the food was not up to standard and we will look into making improvement for the future. We hope we get the opportunity to welcome you back soon and that your next visit is a 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura
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