About Wonder Outdoor Cinema
Enjoy blockbuster films under the stars at this accessible open-air cinema set on a working farm, where families can bring picnics or buy refreshments while watching movies in a unique rural setting.
What's nearby
- Mayberry Pharmacy (Blackwood) - Weight Loss Clinic next door
- Caesars Cafe next door
- Moggridge Arms Blackwood next door
- Blackwood Dental Surgery next door
- Boots Pharmacy 150m away
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
Good to know
Parking
- ✓Paid car park
- ✓Free street
- ✓Paid street
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible entrance
- ✓Accessible toilet
- ✓Accessible seating
Payment
- ✓Credit cards
- ✓Debit cards
- ✓Contactless
Details via Google — worth confirming with the attraction before you travel, especially for access needs.
Photos
Photos via Google
Facilities
Opening hours
- Monday
- 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Thursday
- 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Friday
- 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Saturday
- 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM
- Sunday
- 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Current hours may differ from the usual schedule above (e.g. holidays) — check Google Maps for today's hours.
What visitors say
Haven't done a cinema review for a little while. Built in 1938, re-opened in 2014, now operated as part of the Picturedrome Cinemas chain and thus is that chain's only venue in the entirety of Wales. Despite many people being under the illusion that this is a small local cinema, it is in fact a five screen multiplex that is very much part of a chain. Screens 1, 4 and 5 can be found on the ground floor (there are a couple of stairs to go up in order to access them, though a starlift is also available). Screen 1 is down a long corridor and can be reached through two sets of double doors, one set on either side of the auditorium. Screens 2 and 3, being upstairs, are non-accessible to wheelchair users. Screens 1, 4 and 5 all have wheelchair spaces. The sound is good depending on where you sit - if you can manage to grab a seat within the fourth row and as close to the centre of the screen, then you'll find yourself in the prime place for the acoustics on offer here. However you'll also probably find yourself sat on my lap. Toilets are clean and regularly checked, all the usual cinema merchandise is on offer as and when it's available - popcorn buckets, souvenir cups etc - along with a few other bits and pieces that perhaps other chains *won't* have available. And all are rather reasonably priced too. Oh, and the Picturedrome Cinemas advertising before the film is provided by DCM, the same company that provides advertising to Cineworld, Vue and Odeon - so if you're one of those people that likes to get their freak on and have a jig whenever THAT music plays, then you're in luck. Pictures are of Screen 1 (the big one), Screen 2 (showing Wicked For Good) and Screen 3 (showing Now You See Me, Now You Don't). As well as a photo of the exterior, of course.
· via Google
Would give five stars, it deserves it. It’s not expensive and it’s kinda old fashioned feeling, so if nostalgia is your thing, it’s a great place. Seats are super comfortable but ok. My gripe with this cinema is kinda with the ticket prices and ads. The price is cheap so it’s going to have a lot of ads, but 30 mins of adverts is really too much. Show as supposed to start at 7:30, so with 30 mins of adverts you get out at 10:20. That’s a ridiculous amount of time to spend in the cinema not actually watching a movie. I’d rather pay and extra quid.
· via Google
Nice cinema with very pleasant staff. A little worn around the edges but comfortable and very reasonable prices. Plenty of parking just over the road which was again reasonably priced. Well worth the 20 minute drive for us to get there.
· via Google
A lovely, quaint cinema. Ideally located on the High Street with nearby pay and display car park (free after 6PM). Five screens. Comfortable seating. Superb value at £5 a ticket, you don’t get an electric reclining chair like at e.g. Showcase cinema but does that really represent value for money?
· via Google
People say this cinema offers comfortable seating and a good selection of films, along with a variety of snacks and drinks. Visitors also highlight the excellent value for money, with reasonably priced tickets, snacks, and drinks. They also mention the friendly and helpful staff, as well as the clean restrooms.
Summary via Google
At a glance
- Address
- 196 High Street, Blackwood, NP12 1AH Get directions
- Category
- Cinema & Theatre
- Guest rating
- 4.6 / 5 (2,799 reviews)
- Suitable for
- Ages 4+
- Suggested visit
- 2-3 hours
- Setting
- Outdoor
- Good for children
- Yes
- Toilets on site
- Yes
- Destination
- Blackwood