Tenpin Ltd
FormerlyMegabowl
Tenpin 10
IndustryBowling, entertainment/leisure
Headquarters
Number of locations
51 (2023)
Area served
United Kingdom
OwnerTen Entertainment Group
Websitehttps://www.tenpin.co.uk/

Tenpin Ltd (stylized tenpin, and formerly known as Megabowl and Tenpin 10), is one of the largest ten-pin bowling brands in the United Kingdom, consisting of 51[1] bowling centres ranging from 12 to 36 lanes (depending on the size of the centre), which often have on-site bars serving food and drinks. They are principally located on retail and leisure parks alongside family leisure brands

The brand was formerly owned by Essenden Ltd,[2] now Ten Entertainment Group plc[3] who are a member of the Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association (TBPA). The company is headquartered in Cranfield, Bedfordshire.

Operations

Many centres also include amusement arcades with attractions such as Sector 7 laser tag, table tennis, air hockey, pool, soft play, karaoke and escape rooms. Many existing sites were formerly known as Megabowl until they were refurbished and reopened as a Tenpin site under the name Tenpin 10 by 2008.[4] Tenpin carried out a rebranding of all sites during the late 2010s.[5]

Tenpin sites are also used as venues for local and national ten-pin league competitions.

List of current locations

List of closed or sold off locations

References

  1. ^ "About Us | Tenpin".
  2. ^ Walsh, Dominic (7 July 2023). "Essenden Tenpin deal is a lucky strike". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Ten Entertainment Group – a good business at a cheap price". Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ Kribensis https://cms.esi.info/Media/documents/Kribe_Constructfitout_ML.pdf
  5. ^ "– Company Announcement - FT.com". markets.ft.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.