Lane7 Bristol

You know that awkward moment when someone suggests bowling and you inwardly groan? Lane7 won't give you that feeling. This isn't your childhood birthday party venue – it's a proper night out that happens to involve hurling balls at pins. The lanes gleam under neon lighting, there's a decent selection of craft beers on tap, and the sound system actually works without making your ears bleed. What sets it apart is the atmosphere they've created. It feels more like a trendy bar that happens to have bowling lanes than a bowling alley trying to be cool. The food's surprisingly solid too – proper loaded fries and burgers that don't taste like cardboard. Perfect for dates where you want to do something other than stare at each other across a dinner table, or group nights where half your mates are useless at bowling but everyone's having a laugh anyway.