Thirteen centers, one duckpin alley

Connecticut: 13 centers, from Windsor Locks to Danbury

Bowlinghall lists 13 bowling centers in Connecticut, and eight publish a lane count that adds up to 320 lanes. Nine of the 13 are chains. The largest room is Lucky Strike Milford, with 54 lanes, and Johnson's Duckpin Lanes in Hamden is the only duckpin center in the data.

Most lanesLucky Strike Milford · 54 lanes

Lowest adult game rateSpare Time Bristol · $5.99

Latest closingRound1 Danbury · 2 AM

Best Google ratingSpare Time Windsor · 4.4 from 1,832 reviews

Spare Time Bristol

177 Farmington Avenue, Bristol, CT 06010

Hours listed from $5.99 Open to the public

Open bowling and shoe rental on Farmington Avenue in Bristol, with hours from 10 AM every day.

Illustrative photo of bowling lanes, not this venue

7 Backus Ave, Danbury CT 06810

Hours listed  Open to the public

SPARK bowling, karaoke and billiards inside Danbury Fair, open every day from 10 AM to 2 AM.

AMF East Hartford Lanes

748 Silver Ln, East Hartford, CT 06118

52 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A 52-lane East Hartford center on Silver Lane, with a 9 AM Tuesday start and a 4.1 Google rating.

AMF Circle Lanes

525 Main Street, East Haven, CT 06512

50 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

A 50-lane center on Main Street in East Haven, Connecticut, with a Tuesday 2 PM opening and midnight weekend closes.

Nutmeg Bowl

802 Villa Avenue, Fairfield, CT 06825

Open to the public

A Fairfield, Connecticut bowling center on Villa Avenue, reachable by phone or through its website.

Illustrative photo of bowling lanes, not this venue

2100 Dixwell Ave, Hamden CT 06514

20 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twenty duckpin lanes in Hamden Plaza, a Connecticut bowling tradition dating back to 1955.

Lucky Strike Milford

1717 Boston Post Rd., Milford CT 06460

54 lanesHours listed from $7.99 Open to the public

Fifty-four ten-pin lanes on Boston Post Road in Milford, Connecticut, with walk-in games and shoe rental.

Bowlero Norwalk

701 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854

38 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Thirty-eight lanes on Connecticut Avenue in Norwalk, with 4 PM weekday openings and 1 AM Friday and Saturday closes.

Spare Time Vernon

350 Talcottville Road, Vernon, CT 06066

Hours listed from $5.99 Open to the public

A Talcottville Road bowling and entertainment site in Vernon with laser tag, an arcade and a private VIP bowling room.

AMF Wallingford Lanes

980 N Colony Rd, Wallingford, CT 06492

40 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Forty lanes on North Colony Road in Wallingford, Connecticut, with a Thursday morning opening at 9 AM.

Operator-published photograph at Lakewood Lanes, with staff/guests on the bowling approach and lanes behind.

694 Lakewood Road, Waterbury, CT 06704

42 lanes Open to the public

Forty-two lanes on Lakewood Road in Waterbury, a large Connecticut bowling floor.

Spare Time Windsor Locks

129 Ella Grasso Turnpike, Windsor Locks, CT 06096

Hours listed from $5.99 Open to the public

Escape rooms, laser tag and an arcade beside lanes on Ella Grasso Turnpike in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

Amity Lanes

30 Selden Street, Woodbridge CT 06525

24 lanesHours listed  Open to the public

Twenty-four lanes in Woodbridge where bowling is priced per person for one or two hours.

The big rooms and the chains

Lucky Strike Milford has 54 lanes, AMF East Hartford Lanes 52, and AMF Circle Lanes in East Haven 50. Lakewood Lanes in Waterbury has 42 and AMF Wallingford Lanes in Wallingford has 40.

Nine of the 13 centers are chains. Norwalk, Danbury, Bristol, Vernon and Woodbridge are among the towns with one center each. Lane counts are missing for five centers, so the 320-lane total is also a minimum.

Prices, ratings and formats

Spare Time Windsor Locks, Spare Time Bristol and Spare Time Vernon each list an adult game at $5.99, the lowest published prices in the Connecticut data. Lucky Strike Milford lists $7.99.

Spare Time Windsor Locks is also the top-rated center, at 4.4 stars from 1,832 reviews. Johnson's Duckpin Lanes is the only duckpin alley recorded for Connecticut, and no candlepin centers are listed.

Questions

Connecticut bowling questions

How many bowling centers are listed in Connecticut?

13, with nine of them chains. Eight publish a lane count, and those add up to 320 lanes.

Where is the duckpin bowling in Connecticut?

Johnson's Duckpin Lanes in Hamden is the only duckpin center in the data.