Dates: Fri 2 July (Pretty Woman), Saturday 3 July (The Jungle Book, Mamma Mia)
Location: Coombe Abbey Park, Brinklow Road, Coventry, CV3, 2AB; for directions click HERE
Parking: Standard parking charges for the venue apply. For parking charges and further details click HERE. Please follow directional arrows and staff instructions on arrival. Disabled parking also available.
Times: The Jungle Book – gates open 1pm, film starts 2.30pm. Pretty Woman and Mamma Mia – gates open 6pm, film starts 7.30pm.
Food and Drink: you are welcome to bring your own picnics to this event. However, due to licencing regulations, you are not permitted to bring alcohol. An event bar will be open, serving alcoholic and soft drinks.
Hot food will also be on sale, courtesy of Surf & Slice (amazing wood-fired pizzas) and Fat Snags (stunning loaded hot dogs), both coming to us in association with Coventry Dining Club
Card payments are preferred at food and drink stalls, but cash will be accepted too. Normal licensing rules apply, no alcohol to be drunk by or supplied to under 18s. Please do not bring glasses or glass bottles, only plastic and cans.
Tickets: please bring a printout of your booking confirmation, receipt or e-ticket(s) with you, or show it on your phone, and check in at our box office tent on arrival. We’ll have a list of all bookers with us too, so if you can’t find this info, just bring photo ID along with you. If you can’t find your confirmation, receipt or e-ticket e-mail, please check your spam folder before contacting us.
Paying on the Door: tickets will be available on the gate for The Jungle Book only, priced at £14 adult (16 and over), £10 concessions (under 16, student). Card payments are preferred, but cash will be accepted too.
Personal Health: if you are shielding, or experiencing symptoms associated with Covid-19, please do not attend the event. We will be happy to offer you a voucher for a future screening, or for you to give your ticket to someone else.
Social Distancing Seating Arrangements (Standard Entry Tickets – Bring Your Own Seat): seating pitches will be laid out in front of the screen with 2m x 2m spaces provided for each group. Members of each group must be from the same family or social bubble of up to 30 people. Pitches will be allocated from front to back, on a first come, first served basis. Don’t forget to bring your own low-backed camping chair or deckchair!
Social Distancing Seating Arrangements (Premium Seats – Reserved Deckchairs): customers who have purchased premium deckchair seats with blankets will have seats pre-positioned at the front of the venue, reserved by name and distanced by us prior to arrival. Please do not move the seats. All deckchairs and blankets will have been cleaned and sanitised prior to use.
Using Aisles: there will be 1m+ through routes on all sides of each seating pitch to allow for socially distanced movement around the event. Please respect social distancing arrangements and each other and follow instructions from event security and stewards.
Toilets: there will be dedicated event toilet facilities on site. Please wear face masks when using these toilets and remember to wash/sanitise your hands regularly and thoroughly.
Other Useful Info: please bring warm, waterproof clothes and footwear, plus blankets to keep warm if needed. Please bring a torch for the return trip to your vehicle after the evening screenings. Please respect the venue and take your litter home or give to our staff at the end of the show.
Weather: screenings proceed in all weathers, including rain, screenings are only stopped or postponed if the weather is deemed to be making the event unsafe. No umbrellas are allowed in the screening area once the film begins. In the event of needing to postpone or cancel a screening (due to prolonged, heavy rain, high winds or thunderstorms), we’ll e-mail all customers and post on social media. Please look out for this on the day of the screening if the weather is looking dodgy!
Terms and Conditions: management reserve the right to refuse entry. Customers are requested to respect their fellow audience members by not making unnecessary noise or disturbing those around them during the screening. Smoking and vaping is not permitted in the screening area. Please move to the rear, well away from the audience, should you wish to smoke or vape. For other info, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions