It used to be the most exercise drinkers got was the trip to the bar for another round, but ping pong bar Bounce is among a new breed of bars and nightclubs changing the way Britons socialise by combining drinks with activities like table tennis, crazy golf and even axe-throwing.
These new bars are seen as a positive trend for the UK’s beleaguered pub and nightclub scene which has suffered as Britons avoid expensive rounds the average price of a pint of beer in Britain is now£ 3.60 by buying discounted beer and wine alongside their weekly supermarket shop.
Since the early 1970s nearly 30,000 pubs have called last orders for good with the 2007 smoking ban and the 2008 recession also blamed for the sectors declining popularity.
