Tyneside Cinema

I had a great experience here! My partner and I are both autistic, as well as him relying on crutches/mobility aids and me being a deaf wheelchair user - which as you can imagine can make going to the cinema difficult. However, this cinema gives an array of accessible viewings - such as dementia-friendly, relaxed, and hard of hearing screenings, as well as reduced costs to allow carers to come for free. It was a bit confusing about where to show our tickets as there was no one at the door of the show, but everything was very open plan and all doors being power-assisted made such a difference!

Following a fairly recent renovation the provision for disabled people is excellent. Obviously parking in the centre of Newcastle is an issue but there are some disabled bay nearby. Once in the building the facilities are excellent. There is a lift to every floor, screen and cafe. There are numerous disabled toilets throughout the building. Wheelchair users and their partners are allocated seats/spaces at the back of the circle in the Classic Screen which makes the view excellent. In the other screens the seating is at the front which is not so good, but OK