Dukes at Komedia Picturehouse

What it’s like

Two-screen cinema in the centre of Brighton with £3 child tickets, a Thursday baby session and a Tuesday toddler club.

Two screens, and a proper mix of what's on them. Any U, PG or 12A film has a £3 child ticket going on selected screenings, whatever the age, which is the kind of price that makes a rainy Tuesday afternoon an easy decision. If you've got a baby who won't sit through a normal showing, Thursdays at 11am is Watch with Baby, lights and volume dialled down, babies go free and adults only get in if they've got one with them. Tuesdays at 11am there's Toddler Time too, half an hour of preschool episodes rather than a full film, which is about the right length before a two-year-old starts climbing the seats.

There's also a relaxed screening on the calendar most weeks, some months a new release, sometimes a family film, sometimes a classic with an interval, all shown with the adverts stripped out, lights low and the audience free to get up and move whenever they need to. That's worth knowing about even if a "quiet cinema" sounds like a contradiction, because a screen where nobody minds if your child needs a break changes the whole visit.

Food-wise you're looking at popcorn and drinks upstairs, or Caccia & Tails downstairs for Italian street food and cocktails if the grown-ups fancy making a proper evening of it once the kids are in bed. You can't bring in hot food or outside alcohol, fair enough for a cinema. There's no parking on site, so budget a few extra minutes to walk from the car park 150 yards away, and remember Gardner Street goes traffic-free at weekends if you're pushing a buggy through.

One thing to flag for older kids: nobody under 18 gets in unaccompanied after 10pm, and there's no entry to anything ending after that time either, so a late showing with a teenager needs some planning around who's coming with them.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

Babies and toddlers for the daytime clubs, but £3 tickets suit any child under 14

Parking

NPC car park approximately 150 yards away on Church Road

Food

Popcorn, hot and cold drinks, beer and wine, sweet and savoury treats

Wheelchairs

2 spaces in Screen 1 (front row), 1 space in Screen 2 (front row)

Dogs

Guide dogs and assistance dogs welcome

Worth knowing

All child tickets (14 and under) £3 any film, any time on selected U, PG, 12A screenings

• No entry to unaccompanied under-18s after 10pm, and no entry to any film ending past that time either
• Gardner Street is traffic-free 11am to 7pm on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays, so plan your buggy route
• 3D screenings cost an extra £1.30 a person, plus £1 if you need to buy glasses
• Booking online adds an 85p fee per ticket that you don't pay booking in person

Plan your visit

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