Colchester FAQs

There is 3 hours free parking for Hollywood Bowl customers, please validate your ticket in our centre. The centre is accessed through the slip road on Via Urbis Romanae, with the entrance to the car park directly opposite to Greggs and Wendys. Please click here for directions to our car park.

In all our centres there is no limit on the number of people who can bowl together in a group.

We have installed full height dividers between the lane seating areas. The maximum capacity we allow on each lane is 8 players.

Yes, of course, you can get food and drink whilst at Hollywood Bowl. Food and drinks can be ordered using the QR code on tables and menus, at selected centres, or from the bar and Diner.

We recommend that you pre-order food and drink when booking your game. If you do wish to order and pay in centre, contactless payments are preferred.

Yes.

Yes, we offer a concession rate of around 50% for disabled guests and their carers, as well as seniors.
This rate is available every weekday before 6pm, for 48 weeks out of 52, including the summer and Easter holidays.
Find out more about our concession rates here.

We allow 10 minutes per person, per game. Therefore, 1 game for 2 guests is allocated a 20 minute time slot.
2 games for 2 guests would be allocated a 40 minute time slot, etc.

No. If you want to watch someone bowl without playing then there is no charge for this.

Yes, you can access free wifi in our centre using the cloud.

Yes

Yes.

Yes we have 4 VIP lanes. Find out more about VIP lanes here.

No.

Yes, there is disabled parking available within the Leisure park.

Yes.

Yes, we have 2 courses of 9 hole mini golf

A game of mini golf takes approximately 10 minutes per person for one course. So if six people were playing on one course together, it would typically last about an hour.  The more courses you play, the longer the game will last.

Putters and balls that are not provided by Hollywood Bowl cannot be used on our courses.