Cromarty Cinema

This is a lovely wee Community Cinema located in the beautiful village of Cromarty., overlooking the brooding Black Isle landscape. We arrived there by car; we didn't have any problems with parking although this may be different at a busier time as there are limited spaces available but for a small venue like this, I think that it's not too bad. I should also mention that we visited on a Friday night so it should be reasonably OK. We were met by a member of staff who was very helpful and friendly, saying that if we needed anything just to let them know. Then we were taken over the smooth surface towards the accessible entrance which is accessible via a ramp. Afterwards, we found our seats at the wheelchair area in which there are two disabled spaces and we had no trouble getting settled in, however, it might be that there was a bit of a design flaw in that the accessible way in and out is also the fire door, meaning that disabled people will have to disturb the rest of the cinema goers if they need to leave at any point. I have unpredictable medical needs and luckily, I managed ok without having to leave on this occasion. Normally, I have to leave at least once and other disabled people may need to visit the disabled toilets etc. Similarly, again due to the design, the wheelchair spaces are down at the front and although I can tip back in my chair to see, I can only do that for so long and some disabled people can't do that at all so I feel that this really should be addressed. Having said that, I had a good view of the film and we all had a great time watching the amazing Amadeus. We also had a lovely chat with the staff after the film and they were brilliant craic and very welcoming. I would say that for the limited resources available, they were doing a great job of trying to make things accessible. I would love to return here but I’m reluctant to disturb other cinema-goers re. the fire-door; if you don’t need to leave during the film, I would really recommend the venue to all film lovers.