The Magic Lantern is committed to providing the best cinema experience for all our guests.
The ground floor of The Magic Lantern is fully accessible for wheelchairs, and we have 3 designated wheelchair spaces. There is a disabled toilet with a Radar Key attached to the cinema building.
Handsets
We are thrilled to announce that thanks to an Arts Council Grant we now have 6 Dolby Accessibility handsets for use by anyone who is blind or partially sighted and people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
We can provide headphones or you can bring your own (3.5mm jack lead required) and a member of our team will be able to show you how to access either Closed Captions on your handset – which will show descriptive subtitles for most films we show, Enhanced audio – for people who would like the sound to be louder and Descriptive Audio which will describe any dialogue free parts of the film.
Our usual Hard of Hearing and Relaxed Screenings will continue, where descriptive subtitles are played on the screen, but these handsets will allow anyone who needs subtitles to access them for most of our programmed films (please note some smaller independent films may not provide Closed Captions).
Seat Details
Centre Stall Seats
E1 – 3 Accessible Seats
These are freestanding armchairs which are slightly harder and taller than our cinema seating. They are removable so wheelchairs can also use this area.
Sofas
Balcony
All seats have ample leg room.
We have weekly HOH/DS screenings and Relaxed Screenings - please click the link for more details.
There are two disabled car parking bays directly in front of the cinema.
CEA CARD
The CEA Scheme is The CEA Card is a national card scheme developed for UK cinemas by the UK Cinema Association (UKCA).
The Card enables a disabled cinema guest to receive a complimentary ticket for someone to go with them when they visit a participating cinema.
You can find out more and apply for a CEA Card here - https://www.ceacard.co.uk