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Ten-pin bowling fans in the city will be thrilled to hear that there are only a matter of weeks until the city's new bowling alley opens.

Owners of East Street Lanes have today revealed that the attraction - described as "Leicester's first boutique bowling alley" - will open to the public on Thursday, August 22.

It comes almost 14 years after Leicester's last city centre bowling alley, Megabowl, closed in December 2005.

East Street Lanes is being launched by the team behind crazy golf bar Caddyshackers, which launched in November 2018.

The venues are both located in the East Street unit formerly occupied by Dunelm.

Caddyshackers features 18 holes, with quirky themes including an old pub, a beach, a bathroom and a construction site. There are even a couple of cars incorporated into the course.

(Image: Leicester Mercury)

East Street Lanes will include eight lanes alongside a restaurant and bar serving pizzas, burgers, sharing platters, cocktails and craft beers.

The cocktail menu will be created in conjunction with the guys at Campfire Trailer and the food menu will be put together by the team behind the Steamin' Billy brand.

As an over-18 venue, East Street Lanes aims to become a destination for a great night out.

Alongside crazy golf and bowling, the venue will also be home to East Street Events.

This will be an event space catering for up to 200 people with a range of food and drinks options available, making it ideal for parties and corporate functions in the city centre.

East Street Lanes is due to open at 5pm on Thursday, August 22.

The regular opening hours will be Monday to Friday 12pm until midnight, and Saturday and Sunday 10am until midnight.

Jobs are still available at East Street Lanes. If you're interested in working there, you can email a copy of your CV to: tabsallingham@hotmail.com