BowlingBowling in Barrie comes down to how much else you want going on around the lanes. Bowlerama Barrie on Bayfield Street keeps the focus on the game, with 22 lanes of 10-pin, 10 lanes of 5-pin, a bar, and Cosmic Bowling when you want music and lights.
Splitsville Bowl Barrie, in the Mapleview Drive West complex off Highway 400, has 21 lanes, four of them VIP, and you bowl in your own shoes. Go Thursday, or Sunday from 8 pm, for half-off arcade games. The Rec Room at Park Place has only four lanes but adds pool, ping pong, shuffleboard and a Monday trivia league through the fall.