Sydney, the Hunter, the Illawarra and the bush

New South Wales: Sydney's big rooms and a long list of country alleys

The state with the most bowling on this site. Greater Sydney alone has the biggest single room, Campbelltown City Bowl with 30 lanes in Leumeah, and a ring of Zone Bowling centres from Penrith and Rooty Hill to Sylvania and Dee Why.

Most lanesCampbelltown Bowl · 30 lanes

Lowest adult game rateDunn Lewis Centre · A$13

Latest closingStrike Darling Harbour · 2am

Best Google ratingKingpin Macarthur · 4.8 from 4,204 reviews

Timezone & Zone Bowling Illawarra

47 Princes Highway, Albion Park Rail, NSW, 2527

24 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A standalone Princes Highway venue with 24 lanes, a licensed bar and a 60-seat party area.

Strike Bowling Alexandria

75 O'Riordan Street, Alexandria NSW 2015

8 lanesHours listed from A$23 Open to the public

Eight lanes, a bar, escape rooms and mini golf in the Sydney Corporate Park complex off O'Riordan Street.

Armidale Skate Bowl Play

227 Mann St, Armidale NSW 2350

Hours listed  Open to the public

A heated indoor centre on Mann Street combining tenpin bowling, roller skating and a Kids World playground.

Ballina Tenpin Bowl

16 Clark St, Ballina NSW 2478

Hours listed  Open to the public

Lanes booked by phone on Clark Street, with seniors and ladies leagues, mini putt and birthday parties.

Shellharbour Bowl’s lanes beneath the venue name on the masking wall, published in the official NSW tourism gallery. Photograph date unconfirmed.

8-10 Sunset Ave, Barrack Heights NSW 2528

12 lanesHours listed from A$16 Open to the public

Twelve lanes in Barrack Heights with shoe hire included in the game price, plus glow bowling on weekend nights.

Bateau Bay Ten Pin Bowl

470A The Entrance Rd, Bateau Bay NSW 2261

Hours listed  Open to the public

Leagues for all ages on The Entrance Road, from night leagues every evening to bumper-assisted juniors.

Northern Bowl’s multicoloured Bellambi facade, with its physical venue sign above the entrance. Photograph date unconfirmed.

Northern Bowl

4.1 (263)

103 Bellambi Ln, Bellambi NSW 2518

Hours listed from A$18 Open to the public

Bowling on Bellambi Lane with shoe hire included in the game price, open to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

Arcade machines at Blacktown

Shop 4011, Westpoint, 17 Patrick Street, Blacktown NSW 2148

16 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Sixteen lanes on Level 4 of Westpoint, a short walk from Blacktown Station, with laser tag and bumper cars.

Lounge area at Kingpin Macarthur with a bowling ball rack and karaoke booth.

Kingpin Macarthur

4.8 (4.2k)

Macarthur Square, Kellicar Rd, Campbelltown NSW 2560

18 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Eighteen ten-pin lanes, laser tag, escape rooms and VR inside Macarthur Square, by the T8 station exit.

The bowling lanes at Strike Bowling Castle Towers.

Upper Piazza, Castle Towers, 6-14 Castle St, Castle Hill NSW 2154

10 lanesHours listed from A$22 Open to the public

Ten lanes, karaoke rooms and an escape room in the Upper Piazza of Castle Towers shopping centre.

Zone Bowling Castle Hill

3 Salisbury Road, Castle Hill NSW 2154

22 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A standalone 22-lane alley on Salisbury Road with laser tag, party rooms and a licensed cafe.

Entrance of Strike Bowling Bar and Holey Moley at Charlestown Square.

201/30 Pearson St, Charlestown Square NSW 2290

8 lanesHours listed from A$22 Open to the public

Eight lanes, laser tag, a karaoke room and a cocktail bar over two levels of Charlestown Square.

Strike Bowling Chatswood

Level 4, Mandarin Centre, 65 Albert Ave, Chatswood NSW 2067

10 lanesHours listed from A$22 Open to the public

Ten lanes plus karaoke, two escape rooms and laser tag at the top of the Mandarin Centre.

iPlay Tenpin City Coffs Harbour

74-76 Grafton St, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450

13 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Thirteen lanes on Grafton Street with a licensed bar, arcade and a league on most weeknights.

Zone Bowling sign wall at Dee Why

932 Pittwater Road, Dee Why, NSW, 2099

16 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Sixteen lanes beside Dee Why RSL on Pittwater Road, with bumper cars and a Friday midnight close.

iPlay Tenpin City Dubbo

Windsor Parade, Dubbo NSW 2830

18 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Eighteen lanes on Windsor Parade with an arcade, auto bumpers and shoe hire included in the price.

Entrance of Timezone Green Hills

Stockland Green Hills, 1 Molly Morgan Drive, East Maitland, NSW, 2323

Hours listed  Open to the public

Mini bowling lanes from A$6 in the dining precinct of Stockland Green Hills, next to laser tag.

iPlay Ed Square

52 Soldiers Parade, Tenancy MM06, Edmondson Park NSW 2174

Hours listed  Open to the public

Standard tenpin plus Hyper Bowling, an arcade and Jimmy's Bar in Ed Square, open until 11pm nightly.

Timezone Erina

Erina Fair Shopping Centre 620 Terrigal Dr, Erina NSW 2250

Hours listed  Open to the public

Opened in 2026 beside Kmart at Erina Fair, with short lanes, ColourGrid, laser tag and more than 90 games.

710 Split Bowling

710 Split Bowling

4.5 (498)

22 Railway Pde, Fairfield NSW 2165

Hours listed  Open to the public

A Railway Parade bowling venue with food, parties and a specials page, open to midnight on weekends.

Forster Entertainment Centre

Townsend Street (behind Forster Bowling Club) NSW 2428

12 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twelve lanes with cosmic bowling, Laser Skirmish and indoor Jurassic Putt Putt behind Forster Bowling Club.

Star Bowling

Star Bowling

4 (66)

Watkins Avenue, Kidman Way, Griffith NSW 2680

Hours listed  Open to the public

Tenpin bowling off Kidman Way with an on-site cafe and pro shop, closing at 7pm on most days.

The Attic

The Attic

4.5 (18)

4 High Street Level Two - Hornsby RSL Club, Hornsby NSW 2077

4 lanesHours listed from A$16 Open to the public

Four 45-foot tenpin lanes with augmented-reality effects on Level 2 of Hornsby RSL, open Wednesday to Saturday.

Tenpin Inverell

Tenpin Inverell

4.2 (73)

79 Ring St, Inverell NSW 2360

8 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Eight lanes, a big kids' playground, arcade and wood-fired pizza at 79 Ring Street, closed on Mondays.

Arcade area at Zone Bowling Penrith

62/72 Batt St, Jamisontown NSW 2750

26 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twenty-six lanes in the CBG Centre off Batt Street, with laser tag, ColourGrid and a party room.

Timezone Kotara

Westfield Shopping Centre, Park Ave, Kotara, NSW, 2289

Hours listed  Open to the public

Egyptian sci-fi laser tag and short lanes at The Rooftop, Level 3 of Westfield Kotara, near Event Cinemas.

The signed front of Campbelltown City Bowl.

11 Hollylea Rd, Leumeah NSW 2560

30 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Thirty lanes on Hollylea Road in Leumeah, opening at 9:30am every day of the week.

iPlay Tenpin City Lidcombe

92/96 Parramatta Rd, Lidcombe NSW 2141

24 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twenty-four string-free lanes on level one at Parramatta Road, with a bar, arcade and weekly leagues.

Lanes at Zone Bowling Liverpool

18 Cumberland Hwy, Liverpool NSW 2170

20 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twenty lanes and an M9 Laser Skirmish arena at The Grove Homemaker Centre, which has over 2,000 free car spaces.

Manhattan Superbowl

Manhattan Superbowl

4.6 (1.1k)

549 Gardeners Rd, Mascot NSW 2020

24 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A 1960s-styled 24-lane alley in Mascot with disco lanes, the Pontiac Bar and a pub next door.

Top Fun

Top Fun

4.3 (356)

99 Main St, Merimbula NSW 2548

4 lanesHours listed from A$20 Open to the public

Four tenpin lanes on Main Street, sharing a site with mini golf and laser tag, from A$12 a game.

Highlands Entertainment Centre

2/205 Old Hume Hwy, Mittagong NSW 2575

10 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Ten tenpin lanes plus an 18-hole mini golf course and arcade on the Old Hume Highway, closed Mondays.

Strike Bowling Entertainment Quarter

207 Entertainment Qtr, 122 Lang Road, Moore Park NSW 2021

8 lanesHours listed from A$23 Open to the public

A ten-minute walk from Moore Park light rail, with eight lanes, laser tag and karaoke in the Entertainment Quarter.

Timezone Mt Druitt

Westfield, Cnr Carlisle Ave &, Luxford Rd, Mount Druitt NSW 2770

6 short lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Six short lanes with bumpers, a 230-square-metre laser tag arena and bumper cars on Westfield Mt Druitt's top level.

Strike Bowling Macquarie

Level 3, Macquarie Centre, 4 Waterloo Rd, North Ryde NSW 2113

10 lanesHours listed from A$22 Open to the public

Three escape rooms, laser tag and ten lanes over two floors of Macquarie Centre, across from Event Cinemas.

Kingpin North Strathfield

3/5 George St, North Strathfield NSW 2137

Hours listed  Open to the public

Bowling, karaoke, laser tag and VR in the old Arnott's biscuit factory at the Bakehouse Quarter.

Orange Tenpin Bowl

Orange Tenpin Bowl

4.6 (380)

315 Byng St, Orange NSW 2800

Hours listed  Open to the public

A Byng Street tenpin centre with leagues, coaching and a pro shop, open from 9am every day.

Kicks Tenpin & Arcade

Level 3, 1 Eels Pl, Parramatta NSW 2150

7 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Seven neon-lit lanes on level 3 of Parramatta Leagues Club, with an XD Dark Ride and prize arcade.

Arcade games at Timezone Parramatta

Westfield Parramatta, Level 4, 159-175 Church Street, Parramatta NSW 2150

Hours listed  Open to the public

Short-lane bowling on Level 4 of Westfield Parramatta, with an Alien Invasion laser arena and three party rooms.

Strike Bowling Penrith

Shop MM102, 585 High St, Penrith NSW 2750

6 lanesHours listed from A$22 Open to the public

Six lanes with couches, bumpers and ramps inside Westfield Penrith, with food and drinks ordered by QR code.

The Bowl Port Macquarie

159 Hastings River Drive, Port Macquarie NSW 2444

12 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twelve lanes with electronic scoring, ramps and bumpers on Hastings River Drive, with advertised wheelchair access.

Illustrative photo of bowling lanes, not this venue

1 Leisure Way, Raymond Terrace NSW 2324

Hours listed  Open to the public

A tenpin centre on Leisure Way in Raymond Terrace, also registered as Terrace Strikezone, open until 11:30pm on Fridays.

Pin Palace Social Bowling, Bar & Arcade

Level 1, 2B Brett St, Revesby NSW 2212

Hours listed  Open to the public

Social bowling with a bar and arcade on Level 1 of Brett Street, with online lane and party booking.

Exterior of Timezone and Zone Bowling West HQ

West HQ, 33 Railway St, Rooty Hill NSW 2766

24 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twenty-four refurbished lanes at West HQ in Rooty Hill, with 2,100 free car spaces and leagues for beginners.

Frontage of Timezone Rouse Hill

Rouse Hill Town Centre, 10-14 Market Lane, Rouse Hill, NSW, 2155

Hours listed  Open to the public

Highway 66 mini lanes on Coles Quad at Rouse Hill Town Centre, four minutes' walk from Rouse Hill station.

Dullboys Rutherford

57 Shipley Dr, Rutherford NSW 2320

16 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Sixteen lanes, themed mini golf, a golf simulator and Charlie's Diner, in the Hunter Valley's newest Dullboy's.

Zone Bowling Top Ryde

Level G, Top Ryde City Shopping Centre, Cnr Devlin St & Blaxland Rd NSW 2112

12 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twelve lanes inside Top Ryde City, with three party rooms, bumper cars and more than 140 arcade games.

Superstrike Salamander Bay

Shop 2/270 Sandy Point Rd, Salamander Bay NSW 2317

Hours listed from A$17 Open to the public

Prices from A$10 a game and a A$56 family deal at Shop 2, Sandy Point Road, plus league nights.

Galactic Tenpin

Galactic Tenpin

4.4 (105)

13-15 South St, South Kempsey NSW 2440

Hours listed  Open to the public

Glow-in-the-dark bowling, a cafe with online ordering and live-scored leagues on South Street, open daily.

Strathfield Superbowl

546 Liverpool Rd, South Strathfield NSW 2136

Hours listed  Open to the public

Ten pin bowling, amusement machines and a woodfire pizza restaurant on Liverpool Road, closed Mondays.

Social Alley Ten Pin Bowling

2 Sportmans Way, South West Rocks NSW 2431

6 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Six tenpin lanes inside South West Rocks Country Club, with two cabana lounges you can hire.

The entrance to Windsor Ten Pin Bowl.

102 Ham St, South Windsor NSW 2756

18 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Eighteen lanes on Ham Street in South Windsor, open every day and rated 4.3 on Google.

Bar at Strike Darling Harbour with its robot sculpture.

22 The Promenade, King Street Wharf, Sydney NSW 2000

10 lanesHours listed from A$23 Open to the public

Ten lanes, karaoke, escape rooms and social darts on the King Street Wharf promenade, with a beer garden.

The bowling lanes at Zone Bowling Southgate.

27 Port Hacking Rd, Sylvania NSW 2224

24 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twenty-four lanes on the ground floor of Southgate Shopping Centre, with a cafe, prize shop and one party room.

The arcade area at Tamworth Tenpins & More, pictured on its own website; bowling lanes are not shown and the photo date is unknown.

374 Peel Street, Tamworth NSW 2340

Hours listed from A$15.50 Open to the public

Tenpin bowling, arcade, cafe and bar on Level 1 of Centrepoint Shopping Centre, from A$15.50 a game.

Club Taree Tenpin

Club Taree Tenpin

4.4 (150)

55 Muldoon St, Taree NSW 2430

Hours listed  Open to the public

A club-run tenpin centre on Muldoon Street with short midweek hours, a pro shop and birthday parties again.

Dunn Lewis Centre

Dunn Lewis Centre

4.4 (200)

141 St Vincent St, Ulladulla NSW 2539

Hours listed from A$13 Open to the public

A non-profit youth foundation centre with bowling from A$13 and indoor climbing on St Vincent Street.

Lanes at Zone Bowling Villawood

850 Woodville Rd, Villawood, NSW, 2163

20 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twenty tenpin lanes at 850 Woodville Road, alongside 125-plus arcade games, laser tag and two party rooms.

Dullboy's Social Co Warners Bay

Dullboy's Social Co

4.3 (1.1k)

326 Hillsborough Rd, Warners Bay NSW 2282

24 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twenty-four lanes, karaoke rooms, dodgem cars and Palm Springs mini golf on Hillsborough Road.

Bowlarama Wetherill Park

1024 The Horsley Dr, Wetherill Park NSW 2164

Hours listed  Open to the public

Online lane booking, an arcade and a cafe on The Horsley Drive, rated 4.6 by 746 Google voters.

Strike Bowling Wollongong

Wollongong Central, 200 Crown St NSW 2500

10 lanesHours listed from A$22 Open to the public

Ten lanes and two karaoke rooms on the lower ground of Wollongong Central, opening at 4pm on weekdays.

Gosford City Bowl

Gosford City Bowl

4.3 (345)

10 Brooks Ave, Wyoming NSW 2250

Hours listed  Open to the public

Night leagues seven nights a week, day leagues on weekdays and junior and disability leagues on Brooks Avenue.

City lanes: bars, malls and the old superbowls

Strike has its densest cluster here, with branches at Darling Harbour, the Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park, Alexandria, Chatswood, Macquarie Centre and Castle Towers, each with eight to ten lanes and an adult game at A$22 or A$23 when we checked. Kingpin's two Sydney venues, North Strathfield and Macarthur in Campbelltown, carried some of the highest Google scores in the state.

The older independent centres are still trading too. Manhattan Superbowl in Mascot runs 24 lanes, and Strathfield Superbowl, Bowlarama in Wetherill Park, 710 Split in Fairfield and Kicks inside Parramatta Leagues Club each have their own following.

Country NSW: one alley per town, often run by locals

Beyond the coast cities, most towns have a single centre. iPlay operates in Dubbo and Coffs Harbour as well as Lidcombe and Edmondson Park in Sydney; The Bowl in Port Macquarie and Forster Entertainment Centre have 12 lanes each; Tenpin Inverell has eight. At the small end, Top Fun in Merimbula has four lanes and an adult game at A$20, and the Commercial Hotel in Kyogle keeps two lanes in its bar.

Shellharbour Tenpin Bowl on the Illawarra coast listed A$16 for an adult game, one of the lowest published rates in the state.

Questions

New South Wales bowling questions

Which NSW bowling centre has the most lanes?

Campbelltown City Bowl in Leumeah, with 30. Zone Bowling Penrith follows with 26, then several centres with 24, including Manhattan Superbowl, Zone Southgate and iPlay Lidcombe.

Is there bowling in central Sydney?

Yes. Strike Darling Harbour and Strike Entertainment Quarter are the closest to the CBD, with ten and eight lanes. Strike Darling Harbour had more than 3,400 Google reviews at 4.5 stars.