Leisure operator bowls into Reading’s The Oracle

7th August 2025 | Jack Oliver

Leisure operator Hollywood Bowl has opened at The Oracle shopping centre in Reading.

Located within the former House of Fraser department store, the 38,000 sq ft venue features 24 bowling lanes and a sports bar, a first for Hollywood Bowl.

The brand’s arrival at The Oracle adds to the scheme’s Riverside leisure offer, providing a key new footfall generator.

The launch also follows the recent opening of a new 45,000 sq ft TK Maxx store at The Oracle and comes ahead of the opening of a new 40,000 sq ft Zara store next year.

Earlier this year, Hollywood Bowl said it has a strong pipeline of new openings for 2025, and is on track to open 130 centres by 2035.

Bruce Gillingham Pollard advised Hollywood Bowl. FMX Urban Property Advisers advised the landlord Hammerson.

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