Drive Lounge is a new virtual motorsports concept fusing cutting-edge racing simulation. The virtual driving experience operator has taken unit UU08, located on the ground of Castle Quarter and totalling 1,606 sq ft on a trial six-month licence. As well as multi-format racing simulators, Drive Lounge also provides drinks and snacks offered to gamers between drives. Castle Quarter is its first location within a city centre scheme.

Will Ashdown, Asset Manager at RivingtonHark, said: “Gaming experiences such as Drive Lounge are at the cutting edge of the competitive socialising and leisure sectors, and as such it is fantastic to see its arrival at Castle Quarter, further expanding the range of entertainment options it has to offers. That this is Drive Lounge’s first in-centre operation highlights the success of the repositioning we have undertaken, putting a greater emphasis on the social, leisure and lifestyle options that offer a new role for city centre destinations.”

Roche and Jamieson Mills are the retained agents on Castle Quarter.