Timezone & Zone Bowling West HQ

Rooty Hill's big lane count beside the M7

Parking is the easy part at West HQ, the Rooty Hill entertainment precinct at 33 Railway Street: the operator counts 2,100 free car spaces, 950 of them under cover, with one car park beside the venue and the multi-level P1 car park next door. The M4, the M7 and the Great Western Highway all pass close by, and Parramatta and Penrith are each about 20 minutes away by car.

Timezone and Zone Bowling share one dual-branded centre here. Its 24 full-size lanes were refurbished in a recent upgrade, and the operator runs weekly leagues that welcome newcomers as well as regulars. Away from the lanes you will find upwards of 75 arcade and claw machines, RDC bumper cars, an 'urban futurism' laser tag course with robotic animals hidden in it, a 60-square-metre prize shop, two party rooms and a licensed cafe.

Without a car, four bus stops sit outside the precinct, and the closest railway station is around a quarter of an hour away on foot. Taxis wait between the main entrance and the Novotel hotel.