Tenpin Exeter

It was an enjoyable evening of bowling. There is a good selection of bowling ball sizes available. Buffers are available for beginners but they seem to be only manual ones - I prefer the automatic buffers so each player can choose if they want them or not. The venue is ok, if a little tired and I was surprised to find the acrylic 'covid' screens still in place between the lanes three years after the pandemic. The screens give the lanes a claustrophobic feel and make it more difficult for large parties who are using more than one lane to socialise with each other during their bowling. Also, they advertise on their website that they will reimburse you for your parking, but they neglect to tell you that they will only do this if you pay using cash at the parking metres. If you pay using the Ringo app, they will not reimburse you, which is very annoying - who carries cash around for parking these days? A better way would be the method that many hotels use on shared car park sites - enter your registration at the service desk and they will pass it on to the parking company so you don't get a ticket. Other than that, I found the team members to be very friendly and welcoming and I would still recommend this venue to a friend (I'd just warn them about the parking!)