Roxy Lanes Cardiff is set to open its new ten-pin bowling venue in the city this week.
The latest Roxy Lanes site can be found on Queen Street in Cardiff city centre and is the brand’s first Welsh venue. Roxy Lanes is part of a growing trend of experience-led night outs, promising fun and excitement for groups and individuals.
Customers are advised to book ahead if they want to guarantee their place on the games and activities, although walk-ins are always welcome. When you first enter the venue, there is a welcome desk displaying all of the available games and the team will get you booked in.
There is also a killer bar offering American dining and a Roxy themed drinks menu that you can enjoy and soak up the atmosphere.
In addition to the bar area, a feature that the Roxy brand is known for, is plenty of seating dotted around the venue where you can order food and drink alongside playing games. Every inch of the former sports store has been maximised to give the best possible experience. Despite there be a lot going on, the venue doesn’t feel cramped and there is plenty of room to move around.
There is an exciting range of activities to get involved in, many of which are a first for Cardiff.
Just some of the games you can play on include:
- Ten-pin bowling
- Duck pin bowling
- Ice-free curling
- American pool
- Air hockey
- Karaoke (three rooms to choose from)
- Arcade games
- Basketball
- Beer pong
- Bank shot shuffleboard
- Shuffleboard
Duck pin bowling is a speedier version of the classic game, where by players roll (or spin) a smaller ball without finger holes to knock down the pins. Sounds and looks easy? It will take some practice but that’s the fun of it. Each player gets three rolls, rather than the traditional two.
A first for Cardiff as far as we know, Roxy Lanes has a batting cage that can be booked. You can choose to play cricket or baseball as your friends watch on from a safe distance.
If karaoke is more your thing, then you won’t be disappointed to learn there are three rooms to choose from where you can sing to your heart’s content. Each room is kitted out with high quality microphones and sound systems, where you can choose from thousands of songs. You can even order food and drinks directly to the rooms.
Founded by Matthew Jones and Ben Jones, Roxy Leisure opened their first Roxy Ball Room site on Leed’s Boar Lane back in 2013. Following this, they opened their second site and first bowling lane concept, Roxy Lanes, on Leed’s Bond Street in 2014.
The Cardiff site is launching as part of the group’s extensive expansion plans with another 4-5 venues set to launch over the coming years.
Speaking ahead of the opening, Roxy Leisure’s, Commercial Manager, Joel Mitchell, said, “We’ve been searching for the right location in Cardiff for a while now, and we’ve finally found the perfect place. We’re bringing Roxy Lanes to cities across the UK and thanks to Cardiff’s abundance of clubs, bars, restaurants, and event spaces, we know that the people of Cardiff will not only love us for the games but the Roxy atmosphere and party too.”
Roxy Lanes is about provides customers with an array of different activities as well as bowling, with American pool, ice free curling, batting cages and many more games available, coupled with an American-style food and drinks menu.
Cardiff is the 14th site for the Roxy Leisure group following their most recent launches in Edinburgh, Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds & Sheffield.
Under 18s are welcome until 5pm but will need to be supervised by an adult.
Roxy Lanes Cardiff will open to the public on 14th April, and bookings are now open.
