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Arcades, VR & Gaming in Reading
Right in the centre, Urban Fun Reading mixes VR adventures, bowling and drone racing with an interactive pixel floor to chase across, and Bowl Central Reading down the road does ten pin bowling and redemption games with free parking on site all day. Out at Wokingham, Wokingham Superbowl pairs tenpin lanes with a 38-player Laser Quest arena, games priced by the round rather than the hour, and a gaming van from Next Generation Gaming Ltd will turn up to your party there with VR and driving simulators already set up. For toddlers and young kids, Urban Fun welcomes ages 0 and up, while an escape room needs a team old enough to work through clues together, ExCLUEsive Games in Newbury asks for age 10 plus and a booking. Wokingham Superbowl is the cheaper start at six pounds, whereas a longer trip out to Basingstoke gets you iFLY's indoor skydiving from £29.99 for age 3 up, no plane needed. If you want a group day out further afield, Escape3600 in Maidenhead combines escape rooms with a VR and retro arcade zone, Pac-Man included.
7 places From £6
Bowl Central Reading
Reading
Ten pin bowling, arcade and redemption games, and a few frames of darts, with free parking on site all day.
Birthday partiesIndoor playFood on siteParty rooms
from £199Escape3600 Maidenhead
Maidenhead
Real-life escape rooms plus a VR and retro arcade zone with Pac-Man, pool and air hockey for group days out.
Birthday partiesGroup bookingsIndoor playParty rooms
ExCLUEsive Games Escape Rooms
Newbury · ages 10+
You get 60 minutes locked into a puzzle room together, working through clues as a team to escape before time runs out.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBooking requiredFree parking+2 more
from £29.99iFLY Basingstoke Indoor Skydiving
Basingstoke · ages 3+
Free-fall in a vertical wind tunnel for about a minute a flight, no plane or parachute required, from age 3 up.
Birthday partiesBooking requiredFree parkingGift shop+3 more
Next Generation Gaming Ltd
Wokingham
A gaming van turns up at your party with VR, driving simulators and side-by-side video games set up ready to go.
Birthday partiesGroup bookings
Urban Fun Reading
Reading · ages 0+
A neon arcade with VR adventures, bowling, drone racing and an interactive pixel floor to chase across.
Birthday partiesCard onlyGroup bookingsFood on site
from £6Wokingham Superbowl
Wokingham
Tenpin bowling and a 38-player Laser Quest arena under one roof, with games priced by the round rather than the hour.
Accessible toiletBirthday partiesBlue badge parkingFood on site+4 more
Good to know: arcades, vr & gaming in Reading
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £6 at Wokingham Superbowl. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find arcades, vr & gaming in Reading, Maidenhead, Newbury, Basingstoke and Wokingham. Every place we list is in or around Reading, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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