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Cromarty Cinema, a dark modern building lettered cinema in yellow, with an outside stair, beside the harbour.
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Cromarty Cinema

A 35-seat community cinema by the ferry slipway in Cromarty, run by volunteers and showing new releases, films for young people and the best independent cinema.

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Welcome

Beside the ferry slipway at the far end of Cromarty harbour stands a small and much-loved cinema.

Cromarty Cinema is a dark, modern building with its name in bold yellow letters, and inside are just 35 comfortable seats.

It grew out of a film festival that the local film society ran for more than twelve years. After a big fundraising effort the purpose-built cinema opened in January 2020, and it is run by a small staff and a team of more than twenty volunteers, who do everything from the projection to the sweeties. Working with Eden Court in Inverness, it shows new releases, films for young people and the best of independent cinema.

Tickets can be booked online or bought at the door half an hour before the film. Parking in Cromarty is free.

Round the cornerSutor Creek CaféA cafe for supper before the film.1 min by roadSee itOchre-painted shop with slate roof and outdoor benches under a grey sky
Before you go

Screenings most weeks, usually in the evening and at weekends; see the programme and book online.

Where
By the ferry slipway, Cromarty, IV11 8XZ.
Seats
35.
Opened
January 2020.
Where it is

Next to the ferry slipway, just past the harbour in Cromarty, IV11 8XZ.

Close byCromarty.
  1. Cromarty FerryCromarty FerryThe little ferry from the slipway next door.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. The Renfrew Rose ferry docks at a slipway, an oil rig visible across the firthCromarty Ferry TerminalUnder a mile1 min by road
  3. Cromarty lighthouse's white tower and keepers' cottages behind the sea wall under a stormy sky.Cromarty LighthouseUnder a mile1 min by road
  4. CromartyCromartyThe old town around the harbour.Under a mile1 min by road
  5. Calluna clothing shop with hanging baskets on Church StreetCallunaAn independent women's clothes shop in the middle of Cromarty since 2018, with colourful brands, good fabrics and friendly help.Under a mile1 min by road
Directions
Ochre-painted shop with slate roof and outdoor benches under a grey skyCafeSutor Creek CaféA step away
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A hand-painted Cromarty Pottery dish with a striped cat, on a wooden shelf.ShoppingCromarty Pottery0.4 miles
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Living room with red sofa, patterned ottoman and staircase behindBalblairNewhall MainsPlace to stay · 7.0 miles
Stay nearby

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  • 6 miles from Cromarty Cinema
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  • Sleeps 4
  • In The Black Isle
  • 13 miles from Cromarty Cinema
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  • To stay
  • In Dornoch
  • 14 miles from Cromarty Cinema
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