Roxy set to open new ‘Lanes’ venue in Nottingham with bowling, karaoke and darts

A popular games and bar chain looks set to open a third venue in Nottingham.

Roxy Leisure Limited, the company behind Roxy Ball Room, has submitted a licensing application to Nottingham City Council for a new site on the edge of Hockley.

Known for its American pool tables and beer pong, Roxy currently has two of its Ball Room venues in Nottingham on Thurland Street and at the Cornerhouse on Trinity Row.

However, the new venue would be under the ‘Roxy Lanes’ brand, which centres around a bowling alley and allows under-18s in before 5pm with adult supervision.

Roxy Lanes, which has similar sites in Leeds, Birmingham and Edinburgh, also shows live TV sports.

The licence application includes alcohol, sport, and recorded and live music between 10am and 1am from Monday to Sunday.

The 15,000 square foot space in The Pod on Bottle Lane - a mixed-use development at the top of Fletcher Gate that is home to an Ibis hotel and Tesco - was previously an office and gym, which have since closed.

Plans for the new venue show a large pool area, two karaoke rooms, 10 bowling lanes, a photo booth, a batting cage, two curling lanes, two darts oches, space for beer pong tables and a bar area with booth seating.

A spokesperson for Roxy told NottinghamWorld: “We can confirm that Roxy Leisure has submitted a planning application for a new Roxy Lanes site in Nottingham.

“The application is part of their exciting long-term plans, however, we do not have any further information at this time.”