The Cambridge Arts Picturehouse is a cinema for film lovers.

You can find us right in the centre of Cambridge, but tucked quietly away above the city streets the cinema maintains a discrete and intimate feel. With three screens, set in small rooms with comfortable seats and a relaxing environment, the programme offers a great range of independent arthouse cinema, including classics, documentary films, world cinema, and mainstream favourites. The Picturehouse also features topical and educational screenings, and is a hotbed amongst locals for regular film festivals and live satellite screenings.

Overlooking the bustling streets below, the Arts Picturehouse café-bar is the ideal place to relax. Whether you’re waiting to see the next hotly-tipped Oscar sensation, enjoying the free Wi-Fi, catching up with friends over coffee and cake, or enjoying a meal, you’ll find a warm welcome. There is a fully licensed bar, with real ales and a selection of wines, for you to make the most of before or after your film, and a varied menu of tasty dishes made in our kitchen from local-sourced ingredients. We think our burgers will be the best you’ve ever tasted! Our coffee is fair trade, organic and Rainforest Alliance Certified, and our cakes are all home-made and delicious.

So whether you’re after a cinematic experience, an educational evening or a fun night out, the Picturehouse is the place to be, a place where you can escape the masses and relax for a while, and appreciate the genius of screen entertainment.

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