Manchester’s shops have seen a particular rejig recently, with some in the Arndale Centre and on Market Street alike either vanishing forever or relocating. Now, Manchester Arndale has expanded its entertainment offering after agreeing a 20-year lease with local bowling brand King Pins to take the former 28,890 sq ft Sports Direct unit − the second King Pins location in Greater Manchester.
State-of-the-art bowling complex, King Pins, is launching its second Manchester site and first city centre location from 17 May 2024 at the Arndale Centre, creating a second home for ‘The Crown Jewels of Bowling’ in the city centre.
The second King Pins site will boast a variety of activities for all ages, including its signature state-of-the-art ten-pin and duck-pin bowling, karaoke party rooms, arcade games, American pool, shuffleboard, batting cages and ice-free curling, as well as King Pins debuts for mini golf, tech darts and Wild West Shooting at the new Arndale location.
Guests can find Manchester favourites, PLY, serving up their popular ‘straight from the pizza oven’ style pizza alongside Wings of Power with their famous fried or roasted chicken and cauliflower wings, burgers, tenders, and more.
Royal Treats will be bringing their signature desserts emporium to the new Arndale site to offer guests a sweet finish. To accompany this, the bar will have a huge range of draft lager, craft ales, bottles, and cans alongside a choice of house and frozen cocktails and no and low-crafted drinks.
James Travis, Brand Manager at King Pins, said: “We can hardly contain our excitement as the opening date draws nearer for our second site! To be joining over 200 brands in one of the UK’s leading shopping and leisure destinations, Manchester Arndale, is an honour.
“Our second home will still feature our signature ten-pin and duck-pin bowling offering that we know our guests have come to love, alongside a range of new activities such as tech darts and mini-golf. We’re also really pleased to announce our friends PLY and Wings of Power will be joining us once again to serve up more delicious grub in the new site. See you in May!”
The new King Pins site will be located in Manchester Arndale Centre, M4 3AD.