Leda Lanes

Nashua isn't very far from Boston, it's pretty much on the MA/NH line above Lowell.
This place is really big, two sides of lanes and a big pool table section in the middle. We only bowled two strings because we were tired and it wasn't really cheap. I bowled a 101 and I was happy with that.

If you like cosmic bowling/glow ball, Leda actually has a separate bowling alley across the parking lot. I really like that, mainly because it pretty much separates kids from adults. Unsure of pricing/ how it looks inside there.

Pros:
Big parking lot
Decent action on the pins
Tons of lanes
Games/pool tables
Free ball buffing machine
Separate cosmic area

Cons:
Cash only
Not very cheap, $4 a string per person on the weekends
Water bubler didn't work

I wish I could give a 3.5/3.7 stars, but I will give a 4 since I feel it was better than 3.

Being from out West, I had never even heard of candlepin bowling, let alone actually played it.  My group and I decided that it's kind of like skeeball on a larger scale.

We had four adults and an infant.  We played two strings of bowling, plus ate two rounds of food and drinks (cheese sticks, nachos, fries, soda, chicken strips, etc.).  The food was typical bar food but it is exactly what you'd expect at a place like this.  

The place was packed full of families but, it's so huge, we didn't have to wait for a lane.  The staff was very friendly and joked around with us.  They took mercy on us foreigners and taught us the rules of "real bowling".  

We had a fantastic time.  I'm not sure why so many of the other reviews state that this place is so expensive.  We were there for over two hours, paid for two games and shoe rental for 4 adults, plus ate a ton of food and spent about $50.  We thought it was a great deal.  

I can't wait for my son to be older so we can take him here.  Candlepin bowling is perfect for kids because the ball is much smaller.  We had a great time watching and laughing at all of the kids having so much fun.

I'd never candlepin bowled before.  So my friend decided to take my girlfriend and I to Leda Lanes to introduce us to the oddity that is candlepin bowling.  Little tiny pins?  Little tiny balls?  Three tries?  Took my two games to manage to throw the thing down the lane straight.  Anyway, it was a fun time.  I must be getting old and nostalgic, but I remember when bowling alleys were cheap to go to.  This cost the three of us 50something for 4 games.  Also closed at midnight on a Saturday night, kinda strange.