- Feb 5
- 3 min read
The UK Independent Cinemas Worth Leaving the House For
The talk of cinema going down the pan makes me feel a little queasy. If you have been to the cinema lately, it is golden. You sit there, perhaps with a treat in hand, and let yourself be swept away by the gloriousness of storytelling as it arrives on the screen. I am all for movie nights at home, but one must admit there can be the occasional glance at another screen. Here in the cinema you are locked in, and only if you are truly ballsy, and willing to upset your fellow cinema-goers, would you even think about taking a glimpse of that rectangularly bright ball and chain.
I think going to any cinema is a good way to spend your time. Yes, perhaps the Vue will not offer the wine selection you might find at some of the places below, but you are supporting the arts, and we need as much of that as possible. With films like Hamnet, Bride! and Wuthering Heights, and I am sure plenty of others, coming to our silver screen, it feels like a good year to frequent those bastions of entertainment.
We of course are touting the independent ones, because why not. Your money is needed, they are fantastic, and we love independents.
London
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
Barbican Cinema Barbican Cinema
307 Regent Street, London, W1B 2HW
Regent Street Cinema Regent Street Cinema
39-41 Parker Street, London, WC2B 5PQ
The Garden Cinema The Garden Cinema
191 Portobello Rd, London, W11 2ED
Electric Portobello Electric Portobello
7 Leicester Pl, London, WC2H 7BY
The Prince Charles Cinema The Prince Charles Cinema
83 Upper Street, London, N1 0NP
Everyman Screen On The Green Everyman Screen On The Green
93-95 Mile End Road, Whitechapel, London, E1 4UJ
Genesis Cinema Genesis Cinema
First floor, 64-66 Brooksby's Walk, Hackney, London, E9 6DA
The Castle Cinema The Castle Cinema
35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA
Rich Mix Rich Mix
Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, SE1 8XT
BFI Southbank exterior of Riverfront Photograph by Luke Hayes BFI Southbank NFT1
3rd Floor, Turbine Hall B, Battersea Power Station, London, SW11 8DD
Olympic Studios - The Cinema In The Power Station & The Arches Olympic Studios - The Cinema In The Power Station & The Arches
117-119 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5BY
THE NICKEL THE NICKEL
38 Curzon St, London, W1J 7TY
Curzon Mayfair Cinema Curzon Mayfair Cinema
Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Lane, London, SW2 1JG
Ritzy Picturehouse, Brixton Ritzy Picturehouse, Brixton
52 High Rd, London, N2 9PJ
Phoenix Cinema East Finchley Phoenix Cinema East Finchley
107 Kingsland High Street, London, E8 2PB
159A Tottenham Lane, London, N8 9BT
ArtHouse Crouch End ArtHouse Crouch End
117-123 Church Road, Barnes, London, SW13 9HL
Olympic Studios - Barnes Olympic Studios - Barnes
101 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9BN
Riverside Studios Riverside Studios
94-96 Chiswick High Rd, Chiswick, W4 1SH
Chiswick Cinema Chiswick Cinema
76 Venn St, London, SW4 0AT
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Olympic Studios - The Cinema At Selfridges
40 Duke Street, London, W1U 1AT
Olympic Studios - The Cinema At Selfridges Olympic Studios - The Cinema At Selfridges
North of England
73 Brudenell Road, Farsley, Leeds, LS6 1JD
Hyde Park Picture House Hyde Park Picture House
2, Tony Wilson Place, Manchester, M15 4FN
HOME - MCR HOME - MCR
North Street, Keighley, BD21 3SL
The Picture House Keighley The Picture House Keighley
Cottage Rd, Leeds, LS6 4DD
Cottage Road Cinema Cottage Road Cinema
10 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6QG
New Road, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8AD
South of England
21-22 Marine Parade, Worthing, BN11 3PT
The Dome Cinema The Dome Cinema
29 St Mildreds Road, Westgate on Sea, CT8 8RE
Carlton Cinema Carlton Cinema
Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6EL
Dartington Estate - Barn Cinema Dartington Estate - Barn Cinema
Slindon, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 0QU
Slindon Cinema Slindon Cinema
Treskinnick Cross, Poundstock, BUDE, Cornwall, EX23 0DT
Rebel Cinema Rebel Cinema
16 Causewayhead, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 2SN
Merlin Cinemas - Savoy Cinema Merlin Cinemas - Savoy Cinema
Preston Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton, BN1 4NA
Duke of York's Picturehouse Duke of York's Picturehouse
East of England
4 Hatter Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1LZ
Abbeygate Cinema Abbeygate Cinema
High Street (Three Close Lane), Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 2FG
The Rex Cinema Berkhamsted The Rex Cinema Berkhamsted
King's Quay St, Harwich, CO12 3ER
Electric Palace Harwich Electric Palace Harwich
Tower Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1EJ
The Majestic Cinema The Majestic Cinema
166 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PQ
West
46 Old Church Road, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 6NN
Curzon Community Cinema Curzon Community Cinema
Dove St South, Bristol, BS2 8JD
Wales
Corbett Square, Tywyn, LL36 9DF
Tywyn Magic Lantern Cinema Tywyn Magic Lantern Cinema
Scotland
20 North Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1TR
18 Newbattle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH10 4RT
Dominion Cinema Dominion Cinema
38 Home St, Edinburgh, EH3 9LZ
The Cameo - Picturehouse The Cameo - Picturehouse
88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ
Filmhouse Filmhouse - Image: littlekatphotos
12 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RB
Glasgow Film Theatre Glasgow Film Theatre
