Lane7 – the latest addition to The Moor, the revamped city centre shopping street – offers nine lanes of ten pin bowling, baseball-style batting cages, dartboards, pool and more, all alongside an extensive bar menu and upmarket street food from burger specialists Fat Hippo. Thirty jobs have been created at the 20,000 sq ft location, which will be open from 11am until late, and local DJs are to be given the chance to play music on Friday and Saturday nights. Lane7 – part of the new wave of ‘competitive socialising’ venues – launched in Newcastle in 2014 and has since expanded to cities around the UK.
6. Bar games
All set for a game of beer pong. Teams take turns throwing a table tennis ball into their opponents' cups - if a ball lands in a cup, the cup is taken away and its contents are drunk. | JPIMedia Photo: Scott Merrylees
7. Your turn to serve
People can play a game of table tennis at Lane7. | JPIMedia Photo: Scott Merrylees
8. On the oche
The darts area is a world away from the sport's rough and ready image of the 1970s and 80s. | JPIMedia Photo: Scott Merrylees
