Devon


<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-exeter-picturehouse-exeter"><a href="https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/exeter-picturehouse">Exeter Picturehouse</a>, Exeter </h2>



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<p>One of 25 UK scenes, this Picturehouse Picturehouse is built on the site of a 1930s bus garage with two cinema screens, and an airy glass-sided café-bar with views of rolling Devon hills in the distance which belies its city centre location. Here hosts autism-friendly screenings once a month, plus Watch with Baby, Toddler Time screenings and Kids Club. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-everyman-cinema-royal-william-yard-plymouth"><a href="https://www.everymancinema.com/venues-list/g01rj-everyman-plymouth/">Everyman Cinema</a>, Royal William Yard, Plymouth</h2>



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<p>Ooh, a newbie and we love it! Yep, at last the RWY Everyman Cinema has landed, making its elegant home in the historic Melville building on the Yard. Go for super-comfy spacious seating, <em>gorgeous</em> decor and waitress service &#8211; including cocktails &#8211; to your seat. Read the <a href="https://devon.muddystilettos.co.uk/things-to-do/muddy-review-everyman-cinema-plymouth/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Muddy review</a>, then book yourself in, pronto.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-totnes-cinema-27a-high-street-totnes"><a href="https://www.totnescinema.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Totnes Cinema</a>, 27a High Street, Totnes</h2>



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<p>This retro cinema has to be one of Muddy&#8217;s most exciting &#8216;finds&#8217; recently. I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;ve been walking right past it for years! My excuse is it&#8217;s tucked away down a passageway (opposite Love Frankie) on Totnes&#8217; High Street &#8211; a real hidden gem. </p>



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<p>The building dates back to the late 19th century, originally the town Temperance Hall, then in the 50s it became the Romany Cinema and finally, most locals remember it as the former town library. It&#8217;s now being restored by owners, Jane and William (he works in the film industry), who bought it in 2014.</p>



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<p>Films are a mix of blockbusters, indie and foreign language, and when they aren&#8217;t playing, here doubles as a cool café (Weds-Sat, 10am-2pm), with a bar which runs the length of the auditorium in front of the screen. </p>



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<p>You can quaff a coffee or cocktail, play chess and chat, by night the lights dim and you can either sit at tables arranged bistro-style downstairs or in two tiers of rows on the upper deck. What it lacks in surround-sound, it more than makes up for in character and charm. A real must-see, and very insta-friendly too. Go, go, go!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-cinema-at-studio-74-exeter-phoenix-gandy-street-exeter"><a href="https://exeterphoenix.org.uk/genre/film/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cinema at Studio 74</a>, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter</h2>



<p>This 74-seater within the city&#8217;s buzzing culture hub hosts a wide range of indie films, sometimes with director Q and A&#8217;s alongside, and film festivals &#8211; a brilliant place to catch something unusual from an emerging local film-maker. Get there early for a snifter from the cafe-bar, or if you fancy getting on the other side of the camera, check out their courses for budding film-makers. Plus, it&#8217;s the only cinema in the West Country to be partly powered by solar energy. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-plymouth-arts-cinema-tavistock-place-plymouth"><a aria-label="PLYMOUTH ARTS CINEMA (opens in a new tab)" href="https://plymouthartscinema.org/whats-on/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Plymouth</a> <a aria-label="PLYMOUTH ARTS CINEMA (opens in a new tab)" href="https://plymouthartscinema.org/whats-on/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Arts Cinema</a>, Tavistock Place, Plymouth</h2>



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<p>Winner of Muddy&#8217;s Best Arts, Culture and Theatre Venue 2024, Plymouth&#8217;s indie cinema is a new, custom-built 118-seater cinema at Plymouth College of Art’s main campus where they screen new indie films from around the world, classics, festivals, and events with special guests from the film industry. Come summer, they max out on their Ocean City setting with themed open air cinema at Tinside Lido overlooking the Sound (above), and just outside on Tavistock Place. Here you don&#8217;t need to wait for National Cinema Day, as you can just choose the £4 Budget Ticket option when you book.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-barn-cinema-dartington-estate-dartington"><a href="http://just choose the Budget Ticket option when you book." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Barn Cinema</a>, Dartington Estate, Dartington</h2>



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<p>Dartington&#8217;s screen is a historic red-velvet affair, under a rafter roof in a converted 14th century barn and showing what they describe as an eclectic mix, going back to the 1960s. They had the BAFTA-award wining <em>Bait</em> by Cornish director Mark Jenkin when no-one else was showing it (and well before it won the gong). </p>



<p>If you want to park up and make a night of it, book in at The White Hart just a short trot across the courtyard for ethically and locally-sourced dishes in a Games of Thronesy-style Great Hall which dates back to Medieval times. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-lynton-cinema-lee-road-lynton"><a href="http://lyntoncinema.co.uk/ourPrices" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lynton Cinema</a>, Lee Road, Lynton</h2>



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<p>We adore this quirky cinema, a cute 68-seater in Lynton&#8217;s Methodist Church on the North Devon coast which <em>Time Out</em> just name-checked in its <em>50 best cinemas in the UK and Ireland</em>. Showing films daily, with a tuck shop selling sweets and ice-cream in true old-fashioned style, but with the modern perks of air con/heating and full digital surround sound. It&#8217;s dog-friendly and tickets are always a cost of living crisis £5 adults/£4 kids. Amazing.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-blue-walnut-cafe-amp-cinema-churston"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBlueWalnutCafe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Blue Walnut Café &amp; Cinema</a>, Churston</h2>



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<p>One of the smallest cinemas around showing a mix of shorts and art cinema – also available for hire for private screenings of your favourite film, with a tranquil gem of a garden where you can grab a bite. We hear they do a great breakfast!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-neo-cinema-woolacombe-bay-hotel-woolacombe"><a href="https://woolacombe.cinemawebsites.com">Neo Cinema</a>, Woolacombe Bay Hotel, Woolacombe</h2>



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<p>Who knew the Muddy Award winning coastal hotel had a secret 30-seat cinema, and its open to non-residents! Despite its gorgeously retro styling, NEO features the most advanced cinema-quality sound and vision technology, including a full-size cinema screen. You can rent it for private hire and it comes with its own Neo Bar. The perfect hideaway for rainy days on the coast, no?</p>



<p><strong><em>Updated January 2025</em></strong>.</p>


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