There’s still some uncertainty as to which cinemas in the UK are open and which aren’t: here’s our list of all the ones we know of whose doors are open.
It was all the way back in March when UK cinemas shut their doors in response to the spread coronavirus. Since then, major summer releases and smaller films alike have delayed their cinema runs or simply headed straight for video on demand or streaming services. As we enter August though, the picture is beginning to look cautiously optimistic as more and more cinemas are reopening. We’ve compiled a list below of cinemas that have confirmed that they are currently open for business. If you are a cinema reopening and want us to add you to this list, please let us know here. With the UK’s staggered entrance out of lockdown, Wales and Scotland are slightly behind openings in England and Northern Ireland, although some Scottish independent cinemas are slating dates later in August or September to reopen. Multiplexes though, are already open in some of these areas.
Independent Cinemas
Whilst many UK independent cinemas are yet to reopen, there are lots that have already opened their doors.
The North:
Brewery Arts, Kendal
Zeffirellis, Ambleside
Abbeygate, Bury St Edmunds
Alhambra, Keswick and Penrith
Bijou, Merseyside
Ducie Street Warehouse, Manchester
Storyhouse, Chester
Regent Cinema, Blackpool
Loewen, Mablethorpe
Cinemac, Macclesfield
Hambleton Forum, Northallerton
Harbour Lights, Southampton
Harlequin, Redhill
Hertford Theatre, Hertford
Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay
Lowther Pavilion, Lytham St. Anne’s
Meridian Parkway, Cleethorpes
Parkway Cinema, Beverly
Picturehouse at FACT, Liverpool
Plaza, Liverpool
Storyhouse, Chester
The South:
Rex Cinema, Berkhamstead
Astoria Reel, Chippenham
Beehive Honiton, Honiton
Alexandra Cinema, Newton Abbot
Ashford Picturehouse, Ashford
Atrium, East Grinstead
Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge
Bellingham Film Palace, London
Bromley Picturehouse, Bromley
Curzon Bloomsbury, Canterbury, Mayfair, Richmond
Dorking Halls, Dorking
Genesis, London
Scott Cinema, Bridgwater
Scott Cinema, Barnstaple
Savoy Cinema, Exmouth
Ritz Cinema, Burnham on Sea
Radway Cinema, Sidmouth
Odyssey, St Albans
Orpheus, Bristol
Capitol, Horsham
Carlton Cinema, Westgate
Central Cinema, Fakenham
Century Cinema, Clacton
Chequer Mead Theatre, East Grinstead
Clapham Picturehouse, Clapham
Commodore, Ryde
Crouch End Picturehouse, London
Curzon, Clevedon
Curzon, Bloomsbury
Curzon, Cantebury
Curzon, Mayfair, London
Curzon Richmond, London
Dome, Worthing
Dorking halls, Dorking
Duke of York’s, Brighton
Dukes at Komedia, Brighton
East Dulwich Picturehouse. London
Electric Picture House. Wotton
Elgiva, Chesham
Exeter Picturehouse, Exeter
Garden City Cinema, Welwyn
Gate Notting Hill, London
Genesis, Mile End
Greenwich Picturehouse, West End
Hackney Picturehouse, London
McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater
Palace Cinema, Gorleston
Palace Theatre, Watford
Picturehouse, Uckfield
Picturehouse, Central London
Picturehouse, Fulham Road London
Plaza, Dorchester
Plaza, Truro
Premiere Cinema, Romford
Rhodes Art Complex, Bishop’s Storford
Rio Cinema, Burnham on Crouch
Ritz, Burnham
Ritzy Cinema, Brixton
Scott Cinema Orpheus, Bristol
Scott Cinema Radway, Sidmouth
Scott Cinema Savoy, Exmouth
Scott Cinemas Barnstaple, Barnstaple
Scott Cinemas Bridgwater, Bridgwater
Stag Cinema, Sevenoaks, London
White River Cinema, St Austell
Westway, Frome
Westlands, Yeovil
Wells Film Centre, Wells
Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford
The Midlands:
Bonington Theatre, Nottingham
Cinema de Lux, Coventry
Kinema In The Woods, Woodhall Spa
Stafford Cinema, Stafford
Red Carpet Cinema, Barton-under-Needwood
CineBowl, Uttoxeter
Loewen, Mablethorpe
Malvern Theatre, Malvern
Palce, Felixstowe
Regal, Redruth
Regal, Wadebridge
Stafford Cinema, Stafford
The Arc Cinema, Hucknall
East Anglia:
Arc Cinema, Great Yarmouth
East Coast Cinema, Lowestoft
Film Theatre, Leiston
Riverside Theatre, Woodbridge
Palace Cinema, Gorleston-on-Sea
Palace Cinema, Felixstowe
Aldeburgh Cinema, Aldeburgh
Cinema City, Norwich
East Coast Cinema. Lowestoft
Leatherhead Theatre, Leatherhead
Leiston Film Theatre, Leiston
Lighthouse Cinema, Newquay
Little Theatre, Bath
Mejestinc, Ling’s Lynn
Princess, Hunstanton
Regal, Stowmarket
Northern Ireland:
Omniplex Belfast Kennedy Centre
Omniplex Belfast Dundonald
Omniplex Antrim, Antrim
Omniplex Carrickfergus, Carrickfergus
Omniplex Craigavon, Craigavon
Omniplex Derry, Derry
Omniplex Downpatrick, Downpatrick
Omniplex Dundonald, Dundonald
Omniplex Lisburn, Lisburn
Omniplex Newry, Newry
Omniplex Omagh, Omagh
Brunswick Moviebowl, Derry
IMC Ballymena, Ballymena
Moviehouse, City Side, Belfast
Movie House, Coleraine
Movie House, Maghera
Ritz Multiplex, Cookstown
Strand, Belfast
Scotland:
Aros, Portree
Chalmers Filmhouse, Arbroath
Kino Cinema, Glenrothes
Kino Cinema, Leven
Lonsdale, Annan
Movie House, Glengormley
Premier Cinema, Saltcoats
Isle of Man:
Broadway, Douglas
Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin
Palace, Douglas
Wales:
Regent, Newtown
Multiplex Cinemas
Cineworld Cinemas:
Aldershot, Ashford, Ashton Under Lyne, Basildon, Bedford, Bexleyheath, Birmingham NEC, Boldon Tyne & Wear, Bolton, Bracknell, Bradford, Braintree, Brighton, Burton, Bury St Edmunds, Castleford, Cheltenham, Chesterfield, Chichester, Crawley, Dalton Park, Didcot, Didsbury, Dover, Ely, Enfield, Feltham, Gloucester Quay, Greenwich at the O2, Harlow HC, Harlow QG, Haverhill, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe, Hinckley, Hull, Huntingdon, Ilford, Ipswich, Isle of Wight, Leeds, Leicester Square, Leigh, Loughborough, Luton, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Nottingham, Plymouth, Poole, Rochester, Rugby, Rushden, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, Solihull, South Ruislip, Speke, St Helens, St Neots ,Stevenage, Stoke, Swindon Regent Circus, Swindon Shaw Ridge, Telford, Wakefield, Wandsworth, Warrington, Watford, Weston Super Mare, Weymouth, Whiteley, Witney, Wolverhampton, Wood Green, Yate, Yeovil, York
Empire Cinemas:
Empire Birmingham Great Park
Everyman Cinemas:
Bristol, Reigate, Crystal Palace, Maida Vale, Esher, Barnet, Hampstead, Chelmsford, Gerrards Cross, Oxted, Chelsea, Stratford Upon Avon, Horsham, Kings Cross, Harrogate, Leeds, Winchester
Odeon Cinemas: (Odeon’s cinemas below are staggering openings over the next few days but all are accepting bookings)
Bournemouth, Bromborough, Chatham, Durham, Epsom, Glasgow Quay, Islington, Lee Valley, Liverpool ONE, Liverpool Switch Island, Manchester Trafford Centre, Milton Keynes Stadium, Northwich Barons Quay, Norwich, Silverlink, Stafford, Tamworth, Telford, Tunbridge Wells, Warrington
Reel Cinemas:
Rochdale, Burnley, Chorley, Chippenham, Widnes, Borhamwood, Fareham
Showcase Cinemas:
Bluewater, Bristol, Coventry, Derby, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, NottinghamPaisley, Peterborough, Reading, Southampton, Teeside, Avonmeads, Cardiff, Derby Foresters Park, Dudley, Manchester, Newham, Walsall
Vue Cinemas:
Vue is currently planning to open on August 8th.
We’ll be keeping this list updated.
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