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'''Tenpin Ltd''' (stylized '''tenpin'''), is one of the largest [[ten-pin bowling]] brands in the [[United Kingdom]], consisting of 51<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tenpin.co.uk/our-company/about-us/ |title = About Us {{!}} Tenpin}}</ref> [[bowling alley|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 |
'''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<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tenpin.co.uk/our-company/about-us/ |title = About Us {{!}} Tenpin}}</ref> [[bowling alley|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 |
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The brand was formerly owned by Essenden Ltd,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walsh |first=Dominic |date=2023-07-07 |title=Essenden Tenpin deal is a lucky strike |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/essenden-tenpin-deal-is-a-lucky-strike-30n9wlzqqrc |access-date=2023-07-07 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> now [[Ten Entertainment Group]] plc<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ten Entertainment Group – a good business at a cheap price |url=https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/comment/2019/06/10/ten-entertainment-group-a-good-business-at-a-cheap-price/ |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref> who are a member of the [[Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association]] (TBPA). The company is headquartered in [[Cranfield]], Bedfordshire. |
The brand was formerly owned by Essenden Ltd,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walsh |first=Dominic |date=2023-07-07 |title=Essenden Tenpin deal is a lucky strike |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/essenden-tenpin-deal-is-a-lucky-strike-30n9wlzqqrc |access-date=2023-07-07 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> now [[Ten Entertainment Group]] plc<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ten Entertainment Group – a good business at a cheap price |url=https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/comment/2019/06/10/ten-entertainment-group-a-good-business-at-a-cheap-price/ |access-date=2023-07-07}}</ref> who are a member of the [[Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association]] (TBPA). The company is headquartered in [[Cranfield]], Bedfordshire. |
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==Operations== |
==Operations== |
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Many centres also include [[amusement arcade]]s with attractions such as Sector 7 [[laser tag]], [[table tennis]], [[air hockey]], [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]], soft play, [[karaoke]] and [[escape rooms]]. Many existing sites were formerly known as |
Many centres also include [[amusement arcade]]s with attractions such as Sector 7 [[laser tag]], [[table tennis]], [[air hockey]], [[Pool (cue sports)|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.<ref>Kribensis https://cms.esi.info/Media/documents/Kribe_Constructfitout_ML.pdf</ref> Tenpin carried out a rebranding of all sites during the late 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=– Company Announcement - FT.com |url=https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=1323-13192504-1H7NG6G3U9OO2B1IHC4DRN69C8 |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=markets.ft.com}}</ref> |
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Tenpin sites are also used as venues for local and national ten-pin league competitions. |
Tenpin sites are also used as venues for local and national ten-pin league competitions. |
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* [[Doncaster]] |
* [[Doncaster]] |
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* [[Dudley]] |
* [[Dudley]] |
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* [[Dundee]] |
* [[Dundee]] (Kingsway West) |
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* [[Eastbourne]] |
* [[Eastbourne]] |
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* [[Edinburgh]] (Fountain Park) |
* [[Edinburgh]] (Fountain Park) |
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==List of closed or sold off locations== |
==List of closed or sold off locations== |
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{{Columns-list|colwidth=25em|* [[Bournemouth]] |
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* [[Chester]] - closed on 10 October 2013 along with the [[Cineworld]] 6-screen [[multiplex cinema]] located adjacent to the centre. Both complexes on-site have since been demolished, and replaced with an [[Asda]] supermarket in 2014. |
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* [[Bristol]] |
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* [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] - closed on 22 August 2005 as Megabowl and left empty with advertising and external signage still visible until 2016. The building is now a [[Home Bargains]] store, [[JD Sports]] [[gym]] and ENERGI [[trampoline park]]. |
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* [[Cardiff]] |
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* [[Maidenhead]] - closed 26 August 2018 and land returned to the local council, who demolished for car parking space. |
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* [[Chester]] |
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* [[Tower Park|Tower Park (Poole)]] - Now operated by [[Hollywood Bowl Group|Hollywood Bowl]]. |
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* [[Dundee]] (The Stack Leisure Park) |
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* [[Bournemouth]] - closed as a Super Bowl and now operates as a lasertag arena. |
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* [[Edinburgh]] (Fort Kinnaird) |
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* [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] - Closed during the late 1990s as Megabowl |
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* [[Hull]] |
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* [[Streatham]] - Closed in August 2006 as Megabowl, then demolished in May 2015. The site is now used as housing. |
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* [[Maidenhead]] |
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* [[Redditch]] - Closed in 2000 as Megabowl, then demolished and used for housing. |
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* [[Milton Keynes]] (Leisure Plaza) |
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* [[Sunderland]] - Became MFA Bowl, then Disco Bowl, now "Sunderland Bowl". |
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* [[Newport]] |
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* [[Stevenage]] - Closed in the early 2000s as a GX Super Bowl then demolished and became a [[Currys|Currys PC World]] on the Roaring Meg Retail Park. |
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* [[Redditch]] |
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* [[Bristol]] - Closed as a Megabowl, then demolished and turned into flats. |
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* [[Stevenage]] |
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* [[Cardiff]] - Closed as a Megabowl. Land sold and the same unit is now a self-storage unit. |
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* [[Stretham]] |
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* [[Edinburgh]] (Fort Kinnaird) — Closed in 2008, then demolished along with the adjacent cinema. Land later redeveloped into an extension to the Fort Kinnaird retail park, including new restaurants and a new [[Odeon Cinemas|Odeon]] cinema, completed in 2015. |
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* [[Sunderland]] |
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* [[Milton Keynes]] Leisure Plaza - Closed as a Megabowl in 2013 as part of a reconstruction of the plaza, which reopened in 2015 as a [[Morrisons]] supermarket and [[Planet Ice]] rink. Tenpin later returned to Milton Keynes in 2023, located in a former retail unit, opposite to offices of [[Network Rail]]. |
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* [[Tower Park]] (Poole)}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Formerly | Megabowl Tenpin 10 |
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Industry | Bowling, entertainment/leisure |
Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 51 (2023) |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Owner | Ten Entertainment Group |
Website | https://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
- Acton
- Bexleyheath
- Birmingham (Star City)
- Blackburn
- Bristol
- Camberley
- Cambridge
- Cardiff
- Castleford
- Cheshire Oaks
- Chichester
- Colchester
- Coventry
- Crewe
- Croydon
- Derby
- Doncaster
- Dudley
- Dundee (Kingsway West)
- Eastbourne
- Edinburgh (Fountain Park)
- Exeter
- Falkirk
- Feltham
- Glasgow (Braehead)
- Gloucester
- Harlow
- Ipswich
- Kingston upon Thames
- Leamington Spa
- Leeds
- Luton
- Manchester (Parrs Wood)
- Manchester (Printworks)
- Milton Keynes
- Northampton
- Nottingham
- Plymouth Barbican
- Rochdale
- Southampton
- Southport
- Stafford
- Stoke
- Swansea
- Swindon
- Telford
- Walsall
- Warrington
- Worcester
- Wrexham
- York
List of closed or sold off locations
- Bournemouth
- Bristol
- Cardiff
- Chester
- Dundee (The Stack Leisure Park)
- Edinburgh (Fort Kinnaird)
- Hull
- Maidenhead
- Milton Keynes (Leisure Plaza)
- Newport
- Redditch
- Stevenage
- Stretham
- Sunderland
- Tower Park (Poole)
References
- ^ "About Us | Tenpin".
- ^ Walsh, Dominic (7 July 2023). "Essenden Tenpin deal is a lucky strike". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Ten Entertainment Group – a good business at a cheap price". Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Kribensis https://cms.esi.info/Media/documents/Kribe_Constructfitout_ML.pdf
- ^ "– Company Announcement - FT.com". markets.ft.com. Retrieved 7 July 2023.