What’s better than settling in for a Saturday (or Sunday) morning picture show with the babes? These popular London kids cinema venues offer weekend flicks (U and PG-rated) at pocket money prices, for adults and kids. Check out what’s showing near you!
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London Kids Cinema Listings: Kids Club Picks
A selection of popular movies at pocket money prices, showing at Kids Club programmes in London.
Barbican Cinema Family Film Club, Cinema 1, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS (Barbican tube)
Films at 11am; Child £2.50/Adult £3.50 (Sats)
BFI Southbank: BFI Families, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XT (Waterloo/Embankment tube)
Regular family friendly screenings + film activities and funday previews.
BFI Term Time Workshops (Check Box Office for upcoming Term Time dates)
Mini Filmmakers Club (ages 8-11) at 10.30am-12.30pm; child £85 per term
Young Filmmakers Saturday Club (ages 12-15) at 2pm-4.30pm; child £95 per term
Free Films for Families: watch classic films & TV shorts in the BFI Mediatheque (booking advised) open 12pm-8pm daily; FREE (ongoing)
BFI Holiday and After School Workshops
Superhero Filmmaking (ages 8-11) at 10am-4.30pm; child £100 (bring packed lunches)
Electric Cinema Portobello: Kids Club, 191 Portobello Rd, W11 2ED (Notting Hill tube)
NB: Please book ahead by calling the box office!
Films at 9.30am; adult/child £5
Electric Cinema White City House: Kids Club, 2 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, W12 7FR (White City/Shepherd’s Bush tube)
Films at 11am; adult/child £5
House of Vans: Little Rippers Film Club, at Arches 228-232 Station Approach Rd, SE1 7AE (Southwark/Lambeth North tube)
At House of Vans, the uber-cool skate park/events space, you can watch a movie with your family (U or PG rated) for free (or parents can drop kids off, and enjoy brunch in the cafe) – NB: please confirm programme ahead of visit!
Various films at 10.15am & 12pm (Sat); 12.15pm (Sun) – timings subject to slight variations; FREE (ongoing)
Odeon Kids, at Odeon Holloway and multiple locations (some films may vary by venue)
Kids Film at 10am or 11am; adult/child £2 (Sat and Sun)
PICTUREHOUSE KIDS CLUB SCREENINGS
Find Picturehouse London Kids Club Screenings at the following cinemas. Films from 10.30am; adult/child £2.50 (venues, times and prices – please confirm with cinema ahead of booking):
Clapham Picturehouse, 76 Venn St, London SW4 0AT (Clapham Common tube)
Crouch End Picturehouse, 65 Tottenham Lane, Crouch End, N8 9BY (Hornsey/Harringay/Crouch Hill rail)
East Dulwich Picturehouse, 116A Lordship Lane, SE22 8HD (East Dulwich rail)
Gate Picturehouse, 87 Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JZ (Notting Hill tube)
Greenwich Picturehouse, 180 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich SE10 8NN (Greenwich Rail)
Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, E8 1HE (Hackney Central overground)
Ritzy Picturehouse, Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Lane, SW2 1JG (Brixton tube)
Stratford Picturehouse, Stratford Picturehouse, Salway Road, London E15 1BX (Stratford tube/DLR/overground/rail)
Phoenix Cinema Kids Club, 52 High Rd, East Finchley N2 9PJ (East Finchley tube)
Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Pl, WC2H 7BY (Leicester Square tube)
Regular family friendly screenings and activities including: Weekend matinee screenings, Sing Along and interactive screenings and Movie marathons.
Regent St Cinema Kids Kino Club, 309 Regent St, W1B 2UW (Oxford Circus tube)
Films at 11.30am; adult £5/child £3
Soho Hotel Children’s Film Club, 4 Richmond Mews, W1D 3DH (Piccadilly Circus tube)
Films at 10.30am (10am brunch); £10 (film only), or £20 (includes buffet brunch at 10am + popcorn and drinks for film)
Vue: Mighty Mornings, at Vue Islington and other locations (some films may vary by venue)
For ages 4-11. Screenings from 10am weekends (Sat & Sun); from £2.49.
**NB: Please note that all event timings and prices are subject to change/cancellation at short notice, so always check ahead with the venue before making a trip!**
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