What it's like
Chester Picturehouse is the six-screen cinema at Chester Northgate, with a first-floor cafe-bar, second-floor kiosk/bar, accessible screens and a film programme that moves beyond the obvious multiplex diet.
Cinema, cafe-bar, rainy-day sanity
This is the polished, modern side of Chester rather than the timber-framed one. The cinema sits in the Northgate development, close enough to Chester Market that food-then-film barely needs a weather forecast.
The useful bit is flexibility. It works for family screenings, over-60s Silver Screen, a date-night film, a solo afternoon, Screen Arts, and the very adult decision to sit in the cafe-bar until the rain apologises.
Worth knowing
Chester Picturehouse is a chain cinema in a new development, not a hidden historic Chester oddity. That is fine. It is comfortable, central, good in bad weather and genuinely useful when paired with the market.
The essentialsVisit
Getting there
0.2 miles from The Cross. Northgate Market Car Park is the most convenient. Picturehouse says it validates entries after 18:00, seven days a week, with proof of purchase, reducing the after-6pm rate.
Hours
Hours are not published clearly enough to make them the whole plan. Check direct.
Food & drink
The first-floor cafe-bar serves tea, cake, pizzas, toasties, wines and draught and bottled beers. Cinema snacks are also available from the kiosk.
Access
The cafe-bar and accessible toilet are on the first floor. Screens, kiosk and bar are reached by customer lifts; all screens list dedicated wheelchair spaces.
8.4 OpenStreetMap - Address
- Unit 10, Hunter Street, Chester CH1 2AR
- Booking
- Booking or reservations are listed.
- Pay
- cards, contactless
- Dogs
- Dogs are not listed as welcome.
- Access
- The cafe-bar and accessible toilet are on the first floor. Screens, kiosk and bar are reached by customer lifts; all screens list dedicated wheelchair spaces.
- Getting there
- 0.2 miles from The Cross. Northgate Market Car Park is the most convenient. Picturehouse says it validates entries after 18:00, seven days a week, with proof of purchase, reducing the after-6pm rate.
Nearby plan
Easy pairings
Other rainy-day plans
FAQ
How many screens does Chester Picturehouse have?
Picturehouse describes Chester Picturehouse as a six-screen cinema.
Does Chester Picturehouse have food and drink?
Yes. The official page lists a first-floor cafe-bar with tea, cake, pizzas, toasties, wine, draught and bottled beer, plus kiosk snacks.
Is Chester Picturehouse accessible?
The accessibility page lists customer lifts, accessible toilets and dedicated wheelchair spaces in all screens. Booking ahead is advised for assistance.
Where should you park for Chester Picturehouse?
Picturehouse lists Northgate Market Car Park as the most convenient and says it validates after-18:00 parking with proof of purchase.
Is Chester Picturehouse good for children?
Yes for suitable films. Toddler Time currently runs Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00 for preschool children and parents or carers.