Two screens · 1936 · Kelham Island

A cinema with 214 seats and no adverts.

Independent, member-run and stubbornly analogue where it counts. New releases, restored prints and a late show every Friday that starts when the pub shuts.

214Seats across 2 screens
35mmProjection, still working
£5Every Monday
THE ARBOR

On screen this week

Now showing

TheQuiet Coast2026 · 12A

The Quiet CoastNew release

2026 · 12A · 112 min

A retired trawlerman teaches his granddaughter to read the weather. Shot on 16mm off the Northumberland coast.

NeonBureau1987 · 15

Neon BureauLate night classic

1987 · 15 · 96 min

The cult office thriller, back on 35mm. Filing cabinets, rain, and the single greatest photocopier scene in cinema.

KestrelHours2025 · PG

Kestrel HoursScreen 2

2025 · PG · 88 min

A gentle documentary following three urban falconers through one Sheffield winter. Q&A with the director on Friday.

CassetteSunday2024 · 15

Cassette SundayMembers' choice

2024 · 15 · 104 min

Two sisters run a dying tape shop and a very profitable sideline. Warm, funny and slightly criminal.

Also here

More than a screen

The projection box

Two Cinemeccanica machines, one very patient projectionist, and reel changes you can hear if you sit at the back.

Bar & foyer

Local beer, proper coffee and a jukebox that only holds soundtracks. Open an hour before the first showing.

Relaxed screenings

Lights up, sound down, free movement and no trailers. Monthly, in Screen 2.

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