Attracted by its upgraded menus, online booking and rainproof entertainment, fun-starved families helped Hollywood Bowl enjoy the best month in its history in August. The outlet near you now stocks vegan burgers and craft beer — and you can wear your own shoes.
Hollywood Bowl is Britain’s biggest bowling operator with 64 venues: 61 alleys and three indoor golf sites under its new brand Puttstars. Since listing in London in 2016, it has continued to refurbish sites and introduced new technologies — including “pins on strings”, with a cord attached to each pin to reduce the risk of mechanical faults (although not all customers have fallen in love with the innovation).
Hollywood Bowl is due to release full-year results this week for the 12 months