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Central Cinema, Torquay
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Central Cinema in Torquay
29 Abbey Road,
Torquay,
Torbay,
Devon,
TQ2 5NQ
Cinema Prices
| Adult 15 years & over |
£ 7.50 |
| Adult with a Movie Magic Card 15 years & over |
£ 5.00 |
| Senior Adult 60 years & over |
£ 6.50 |
| Senior Adult with a Movie Magic Card 60 years & over |
£ 4.50 |
| Child 14 years & under |
£ 5.50 |
| Child with a Movie Magic Card 14 years & under |
£ 3.50 |
| Mini Merlins |
£ 2.50 |
Event Cinema Pricing
Prices vary for each individual event showing, please see individual screenings.
Meerkat Movies
The Meerkat Movies 2 for 1 film deal is accepted at all Merlin Cinemas.
Terms of Admission
To find out more about film ratings and accpeted forms of ID, click here. Please note proof af age may be requested for 12A, 15 and 18 certficiate titles.
Purchasing your ticket is a confirmed booking - Tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
Children 3 years plus require a cinema ticket. Children 2 years and below are only admitted at management discretion.
Tickets can also be purchased in advance from the Box Office, Online or via our Telephone Booking service.
Telephone Booking & Online Booking closes 30mins prior to the performance time.
Telephone Booking & Online Bookings incur a booking fee of 70p per ticket up to a ceiling price of £3.50.
This booking fee charged is for providing and maintaining the online and telephone service.
We are pleased to accept payment by Cash and most major Debit/Credit cards.
The doors to the theatre generally open 5 to 10 minutes prior to the advertised programme time.
There are mostly, but not in all cases, around 20 minutes of commercials and trailers that will start first at the stated showtime.
The use of recording devices is strictly forbidden. Please be aware that screenings are monitored for illegal recording. Piracy is a serious issue affecting everyone in the film industry. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please switch off all mobile phones as soon as the lights dim, and please do not bring food and drink purchased outside of the premises into the theatre.
Cinema Information
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Open The cinema opens roughly 20 minutes before the first film |
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4 Screens |
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Snacks & Drinks |
Parking
The Central Cinema (formerly the Odeon) is situated 100 yards up Abbey Road, in the centre of the town's busy shopping area. Most Torquay buses stop directly opposite the cinema in Abbey road. The main railway station is 15 minutes walk away or a short taxi-ride. There is a large well-lit high security multi-storey car park nearby, the entrance to which is just beyond the cinema on the right hand side. The cinema is within easy walking distance of most town centre hotels and guesthouses and is surrounded by bars and restaurants.
Disabled Facilities
The Central is a large town cinema over 3 floors.
Wheelchair Access - The Central Cinema in Torquay has one wheelchair space each in Screens 3 and 4 and large wheelchair bays in Screen 2. These are accessible via rear fire exit doors which lead onto the lane at the rear of the cinema.
Wheelchair/carer spaces cannot currently be booked online, so please contact the cinema's box office during normal opening hours to enquire about seat reservations and/or other accessible facilities on 01803 380001.
Disabled Toilets - Disabled toilets are not currently available. If wheelchair customers are in Screens 2, 3 or 4 there are two flights of stairs to the main toilets.
Infrared Hearing Aid/Induction Loop - The infrared hearing aid/induction loop is not available in any auditoriums at present.
Infrared Audio Description - Infrared audio description is not available in any auditoriums at present.
Details of which films and performances have these facilities are shown in the main listings please check the key for more details and enquire at the cinema's Box Office to ensure the Film Distributor has supplied their film with Infrared Hearing Aid/Induction Loop and Audio Description facilities.
Merlin Cinemas participate with the CEA card which is a national concessionary card developed by the UKCA for UK cinemas. This allows people with disabilities to obtain one free ticket for a person accompanying them to the cinema. The aim of the CEA Card is to provide a consistent voluntary approach to the provision of complimentary tickets for people with disabilities. To find out more at the CEA Card website click here. CEA Cards are accepted for films on general release, some restrictions may apply on private screenings.
