Top Picks
Guides
What’s on
Where to go
See all

Drive Thru Cinema at Middlewood Locks

Tom Grieve, Cinema Editor

Book now

Drive Thru Cinema

29 July-2 August 2020

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

From £38
Book now

Drive Thru Cinema is new to Salford’s Middlewood Locks this summer. A brand new endeavour from the team behind The Village Screen events previously at Victoria Baths, film fans can catch a selection of recent favourites and cult classics on a giant 24ft inflatable cinema screen from the comfort of their cars. Events will be fully socially distanced, with each car provided with its own speaker system.

Food and drink is delivered in conjunction with local food trader Shoot the Bull. Audiences will be able to pre-order from the street food menu up to 48 hours before, while attendees can also order drinks, popcorn and snacks at the screenings via an online delivery service.

The series kicks off on Wednesday 29 July with Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon tearing it up in Thelma and Louise. That’s followed by Rian Johnson’s riotous neo-whodunit Knives Out (Thu 29 July) and Ryan Gosling as a stunt driver in Nicolas Winding Refn’s neon-drenched Drive (Fri 31 July). Next is Joaquin Pheonix’s take on Joker (Sat 1 Aug), before Michael J. Fox goes Back to the Future on Sun 2 Aug.

Where to go near Drive Thru Cinema at Middlewood Locks

Morning Glory - Coffee Cup
Manchester
Café or Coffee Shop
Morning Glory

Morning Glory positions itself as a grab-and-go spot, with just 12 seats inside serving coffee, bagels and sweet treats.

The Warehouse In Holbeck
Leeds
Event venue
The Warehouse In Holbeck

Run by acclaimed theatre company Slung Low, The Warehouse in Holbeck is home to boundary-pushing performance and community projects.

Leeds
Event venue
The Attic

Tucked away above the bustle of Merrion Street, The Attic is one of Leeds’ most distinctive small venues – intimate, unpretentious, and steeped in DIY spirit.

The Chevin is a great place for visitors to do lots of different activities and is open all year round with 5 free car parks. To help you find out whatís best for you we have divided this section up into some of these different activities.Please be aware that The Chevin is a working estate so you may see vehicles including timber-extraction lorries using some of the tracks.Self-guided WalksThe Chevin is a big place and there is a good network of paths to make your own circular walk, but if you want to follow a themed trail there is a Geology Trail, Heritage Time Trail and a route for Tree Spotters.Bikes & HorsesThere is an extensive bridleway network on the eastern parts of The Chevin that caters for a range of abilities.Orienteering and GeocachingTwo orienteering courses and a number of geocache sites are waiting to be discovered.Climbing & BoulderingThere are many fantastic crags for climbing and boulders for bouldering.Mobility Scooters & Wheelchairs
Leeds
Restaurant
Oporto

For many years, Oporto has been a beacon of alternative energy on Leeds’ Call Lane – serving up great food and drink alongside resident DJs and live music.

Manchester
Gallery
Black Redstart Gallery

Black Redstart Gallery is located in the Northern Quarter and runs a busy programme of exhibitions from emerging and established artists.

RJC Dance Xmas Show
Leeds
RJC Dance

RJC Dance, based in Chapeltown, Leeds, champions youth and education, leading inclusive Black dance in the North through national partnerships.

Manchester
Gallery
texture mcr

Possibly one of the city’s most mysterious art galleries, texture is a small and perfectly-formed independent space in Ardwick.

See all places

What's on: Cinema

A girl lies down in a field of daisies.
Until
CinemaManchester
The Worlds of Mamoru Hosoda at HOME

This summer, HOME presents a short season of films from celebrated Japanese animator Mamoru Hosoda, screening on the big screen in stunning 4K for the first time.

From £4.70

Culture Guides

Detail of an abstract sculpture, with burned materials and rusty chicken wire at the centre, with rusted metal bars bent around it.
Exhibitions in the North

Chocolate fountains, beautiful batiks and medieval marginalia - this month's supersized Exhibitions Guide has it all.

Literature Events in the North

The autumn leaves might be falling already, but the harvest is plentiful as the live literature scene gets back into the swing of things after a summer break...

Theatre in Manchester and the North
Theatre in the North

This season’s theatre is gloriously eclectic: from radical cabaret and reinvented classics to new musicals and boundary-pushing performance.

Cinema in the North

This month we recommend a season of Film noir, cult Australian movies and a huge celebration of DIY community cinema.

See all guides