Clean and bright, comfy seats with good views, expensive bowling (Cinebowl Uttoxeter)

Member Name: bucksfizz66

Product:	Cinebowl Uttoxeter
Date:	08/06/09 (18 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Better than going 15 miles to the nearest large screen, nice facilities

Disadvantages: New releases not always immediately available, expensive to bowl

Uttoxeter isn't a huge place so if you know where Tescos is then you've found the Cinebowl. There isn't a massive amount of parking here, a few spaces immediately outside, some round the back and some undercover (but there is a gymnastics club and play barn next door who also use this), however being next to a Tesco and Focus who both have their own ample car parks - this isn't relly a problem.

The entrance serves both the bowling and the cinema, and they both utilise the same payment desk. It never gets too busy except when popular films such as High School Mudical 3 came out which required use of the online booking facility.

The cinema has all the usual facilities to buy sweets, popcorn and drinks down stairs and then you progress upstairs to gain access to the cinemas. The auditoriums are surprisingly large (for a small town), the seats are tiered so that everybody gets a good view. The seat back rests are high and the arm has a drinks holder too. These are by far the best cinema seats I have ever sat in. The environment is clean and well maintained too.

As the cinema only has 3 screens they don't necessarily get new releases as quickly as the larger 10 screen cinemas - I don't consider this to be a problem.

For bowling pick up your bowling shoes at the main desk and proceed on, there are 8 bowling lanes, and unlike other bowling lanes that have inflatables for running down the childrens lanes here they have rails which they can lift if you ask at the desk, there is also a ball slide for children to use to gain the necessary momentum.

It can be a tad expensive to go the last time I visited with myself and two children it was £25 for 2 games - I would wait for offers. Certainly book if wanting to visit at busy times (Friday night / Saturday) to avoid disappointment.

I have been to a childrens party here and possibly there were too many children and they were too young but it descended into chaos. The party food was very bland. One hot dog and an ice cream. And with 30 children they were bringing 2 plates out at a time.

Summary: Nice facilities, a real improvement for the town