If you need an excellent journey out – with every part conveniently underneath one grass-covered roof – then look no additional than the Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre in Barton, close to Preston.

With a full-sized curling rink, a boutique three-screen cinema, ten-pin bowling, a loopy golf course adorned with vibrant and fairly flowers, it is among the most unusual venues of its type within the UK.

The centre opened in 2018, after an funding of £8m, and is owned by The Barton Grange Group, which additionally operates Barton Grange Garden Centre located subsequent door. That explains the flower theme which even extends to cute flower-shaped sinks within the pristine loos.

In reality, the entire place is pristine and it’s clear lots of time, thought and cash has gone into the aesthetics of the centre.

No marvel it received the celebrated Lancashire Tourism Award for Best Visitor Attraction of the Year 2022.

We arrived on a Saturday morning and headed straight for our reserving on the loopy golf course.

I’ve labored my method spherical a number of loopy golf programs in my time, however this one is certainly the prettiest – and the opening with the windmill has a enjoyable twist up its sleeve!

Next up was a recreation of bowling, on considered one of eight tremendous slick lanes. My five-year-old son opted to have the bumpers up, they usually routinely go up or down for particular person gamers – relying on how good your bowling abilities are (or, in my case, not so good).

With a one-year-old in tow, we thought it finest to not attempt our hand at curling however the Olympic-size rink with its 4 ice sheets appears to be like nice enjoyable.

In the summer time college holidays, the Flower Bowl will maintain mini curling and shuffleboard on ice periods – two actions that give youngsters the possibility to check out a fast and enjoyable model of the Olympic sport.

When you’ve labored up an urge for food, guests can selected from a number of food and drinks choices together with Blooms Restaurant, The Ocean Fish & Chips and Knickerbockers Ice Cream Parlour.

We headed for The Ocean and loved a slap-up meal of filo king prawns (£7.90) to share for starter, scrumptious Lancashire cheese and onion pie with chips and mushy peas (£11) and a big (9oz) haddock and chips (£16.50) – smaller parts can be found!

Also on supply are burgers, salads, a youngsters’s menu, a vegetarian menu, a gluten free menu, comfortable drinks, in addition to beers and wines to take pleasure in within the ‘under the sea’ themed restaurant.

After being fed and watered, it’s a marvel we managed to complete our ultimate exercise on the golf simulator however we gave it our greatest shot – though it’s quite a bit tougher than loopy golf!

You e-book and pay for every exercise individually so it could add up should you spent a morning, afternoon or perhaps a day there.

But should you’ve received a birthday or particular household event developing, or simply wish to deal with the household then the Flower Bowl is a blooming marvellous day trip.

For info, costs and to e-book, go to theflowerbowl.uk