Welcome to the world of bowling
Bowling is fun. Bowling is a sport. Bowling is an investment opportunity.
Bowling is popular and most of us have tried it sometime. It is the perfect place for corporate events or family gatherings and a great opportunity to spend time with friends or family. Bowling is also a modern sport in which Czech players have been celebrating success in European and world tournaments in recent years.
In Prague, the demand for bowling exceeds the capacity of existing bowling alleys. Prague lacks a large bowling centre that would combine fun and sport. Bowling is thus becoming an investment opportunity that can link bowling with other sports or entertainment activities.
Bowling in Prague
Prague at the tail end of Europe
In European countries, centres with twenty, thirty or more lanes are common in large cities. In the Czech Republic, the largest bowling centre is in Brno, which has twenty lanes. Prague currently has the only relatively larger centre with twelve lanes in Prosek and several other small centres, and this is very small for a capital city.
Public demand, especially in the afternoon and evening, exceeds the capacity of the existing bowling centres. After the closure of the bowling hall in shopping mall Zličín at the end of 2023, the space for sports bowlers from Prague and Central Bohemia – both for training and for holding championship or commercial tournaments – has been reduced.
Junior bowling, which has been developing in recent years and the interest in it is growing and brings great prospects for the future, cannot be overlooked.
Bowling brings many opportunities for exploitation:
corporate events
family celebrations and parties for children and adults
spending time with family and friends
sports bowling and tournaments
Bowling is an opportunity
Prague lacks a large bowling centre. What does bowling offer?
A company party? A birthday party? At the bowling alley!
Bowling is a great place
for corporate events, family gatherings or celebrations with friends. It combines bowling with sitting down over good food and drink.
Bowling is a successful sport with great potential
Successful Czech bowling national team members train and play in Prague and have been winning medals at European and world championships and tournaments in recent years. They contribute to the popularity of bowling as a sport.
ProShop – Sale of bowling equipment
Every larger bowling centre has a bowling equipment shop.
Not only sports bowlers bowl with their balls and in their shoes.
Czech Bowling Association
The Czech Bowling Association
brings together all bowlers and represents the interests of the Czech Republic on the international scene. Tens of millions of bowlers play bowling on all continents.
Tournaments and leagues for sports and recreational bowlers
Prague hosts tournaments and leagues at many levels – from championship to recreational, for adults and youth. Further development is now hampered by the limited capacity of Prague’s bowling alleys.
Bowling is an investment opportunity in Prague
A bowling arena with a capacity of 24 lanes is an opportunity to build a unique project in the capital . Bowling can be complement with other activities – billiards, darts, table football and others.
Bowling arena for Prague
Bowling arena – a centre of entertainment and sport
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Opportunity to build a unique project in Prague
Bowling, restaurant, billiards, darts, table football and more
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Large entertainment centre for adults and children
Fun and sports all year round regardless of the outdoor conditions
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Prestigious international tournaments and events
Venue for international tournaments and events
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Vision – the future of sport and entertainment for the younger generation
Play sports in the city and enjoy the day
with friends and family
Inspirations
Take a look at bowling centres in the Czech Republic and Europe
The two largest Czech bowling centres are in Brno and Olomouc, while Prague lacks a bowling arena. In Europe, large bowling centres are commonplace. They are used for commercial bowling and social events as well as for top sporting events. Bowling centres are often part of other entertainment or sporting activities.
Bowling Brno
The largest Czech bowling centre is in Brno. In addition to twenty bowling lanes, there is an excellent restaurant with a bar with a capacity of 400 people, four beach volleyball courts, three adventure golf courses, a golf simulator and an original outdoor chess set. The complex also includes a conference hall with a capacity of 120 seats and an outdoor terrace.
Bowland Šantovka Olomouc
In Olomouc, the bowling alley is located on the top floor of the Šantovka shopping centre. It has eighteen lanes and you can also use the popular Italian restaurant LOBSTER Family or the children’s corner.
National Bowling Centre Bratislava
In Bratislava, you can play on the BNC Bowling Club´s sixteen lanes. The centre includes not only a restaurant and bar but also a hotel. There are tennis courts near the centre.
Plus bowling center in Vienna
There is a bowling centre in Vienna located
in a shopping centre. It has thirty-two lanes, and in addition to the seating in the restaurant, there is for example table football or billiards. It is located in the wider city centre and has excellent accessibility.
Bowling World Berlin
28 Brunswick lanes, pool table, table football, air hockey, darts, part of the Bowlingworld chain. Restaurant and bar with outdoor seating overlooking Mercedes Platz.
Dream-Bowl Palace Munich
Europe’s largest bowling centre with 52 lanes of the Dream-Bowl chain. Billiards, mini golf, table football, darts, bar, steak restaurant, café and much more. 7 conference rooms for up to 500 people, 220 parking spaces.
Cristal bowling Wittelsheim France
36 bowling lanes, billiards, restaurant and bar, large car park,…
Saint-Maximin Creil Paris France
28 bowling lanes, billiards, arcade games, table football, and ping-pong, part of the Bowling Plaza chain.
Tali Bowling Helsinki Finland
36 bowling lanes, Talicafe restaurant and café, billiards, snooker, darts, table football, golf simulator and the legendary SegaRally.
Olympia bowling Helsinborg Sweden
20 bowling lanes, digital darts, basketball, air hockey, boxing and more. Restaurant/bar.
Dolfijn Bowling Tilburg Netherlands
Newly economically built bowling centre with 24 lanes, restaurant and bar, pool tables, darts, arcade games, air hockey, boxing, mini golf and more. Private parking in the basement of the center. Centre layout and extensive photo documentation can be provided upon request.
In 2001 a new bowling centre, Dolfijn Bowling, was opened in RingbaanOost in Tilburg. The old factory hall housed 20 bowling lanes, a bar and a restaurant. This cosy bowling centre quickly won a place in the hearts of many visitors from Tilburg and the surrounding area. In 2013, a special world was created with Goolfy mini-golf in the dark, which was also a great success. In the summer of 2015, the interior of the bowling centre was thoroughly renovated. With new flooring, sanitary facilities and new furniture, the business was completely ready for the future. However, on Friday, March 25, 2016, disaster struck. A violent fire destroyed the building. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but the bowling center was a total loss. Plans for the new Dolfijn Bowling immediately began to be drawn up, and in June 2017 construction started. The new centre, which was officially opened on 4 February 2018, is more spacious. With 24 bowling lanes, a new Goolfy mini-golf course, a first floor with lots of games and various other activities, it is more than just a bowling centre.
