1 / 3Hollywood Bowl Basildon
📍 Basildon, Greater London
Hollywood Bowl Basildon has 26 lanes including VIP options, an arcade with pool and prize games, and an American-style diner with food and drinks ordered directly to the lane. A strict per-player time allocation applies.
A Friday morning trip to Basvagus's Hollywood Bowl was a relaxed and worthwhile excursion for a little light exercise and friedly competition. Costa coffee from the bar helped blow away the 10am cobwebs. At this time there was no need to book lanes and a the choice of bowling balls was plentiful. Not cheap for students or the unemployed but not too expensive either if you're looking for a bit of fun on a weekday holiday.
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Best for families with school-age children who can keep a reasonable bowling pace. The modern facilities and lane-side service make visits comfortable. The 10-minute-per-player time allocation is strict and works against families with younger children who take longer between shots — factor this into how many players you book.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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Rob Pulver
2 months ago
“A Friday morning trip to Basvagus's Hollywood Bowl was a relaxed and worthwhile excursion for a little light exercise and friedly competition. Costa coffee from the bar helped blow away the 10am cobwebs. At this time there was no need to book lanes and a the choice of bowling balls was plentiful. Not cheap for students or the unemployed but not too expensive either if you're looking for a bit of fun on a weekday holiday.”
Chloe Wicks
a month ago
“Tracey & Jamie were amazing! Their customer service was outstanding and they looked after my partner and I throughout the night. Hollywood bowl is lucky to have them both :) Great communication and just made the atmosphere extremely positive and bubbly. We Will definitely be going back to see them both again x Thank you again ”
Dean Cole
2 months ago
“Bookend in at 15:30 and the place was absolutely packed out and a little behind on booking slots but they have an amazing selection of games to play while you wait. Had a really good time but will say that I could not book 2 games and a drink for £10 pp . Apart from that we had a lot of fun 🤩”
Mumoftwo
3 months ago
“Always great fun when we go as a family, I like this hollywood bowl. I like the fact you can order drinks to the lane which makes it easier. Everything feels modern. Iv knocked one star off simply because of the time you get, you get 10 mins per player & if you dont complete it in that time they hurry you out, which anyone's knows with kids is not always possible. Not only that but when you order drinks or snacks its nice to take your time and enjoy yourself with out feeling rushed. Even if they allow 1 hour per family would be better. Its not cheap and feeling rushed just puts a downer on a rare treat day out ( I really wish that could be something hollywood bowl could look into ) aside from that there is no other negatives & we love coming.”
Reviews from Google
Overview
Hollywood Bowl Basildon offers 26 well-maintained bowling lanes with VIP upgrades, glow bowling formats, an arcade floor with pool tables and prize redemption, and an American-style diner. Drinks and snacks can be ordered directly to the lane. Party packages and group bookings are supported. The venue gets busy on weekend afternoons — Friday mornings are the quietest slot according to regular visitors.



