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Picturehouse Central
Seven screens off Piccadilly Circus
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Image courtesy of © Ewan Munro from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Picturehouse Central
Picturehouse Central is a seven-screen cinema on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Great Windmill Street, about two minutes’ walk from Piccadilly Circus station. It hosts Q&As, special events and festivals, including Sundance Film Festival: London, alongside new releases. A café on the ground floor and a restaurant and bar on the first floor make it an easy pre- or post-theatre stop in the West End.
Why it's on our list
- Seven screens
- Q&As and festivals
- Café and first-floor bar
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Picturehouse Central before you go.
Showing now and this week
Films on at Picturehouse Central over the next seven days, with screening times.
Full programme and tickets at picturehouses.com
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Picturehouse Central, as the crow flies.
- Ham Yard Hotel0.1 mi2 min walk
- The Londoner0.1 mi2 min walk
- The Soho Hotel0.2 mi5 min walk
- Covent Garden Hotel0.4 mi8 min walk
- Brown’s Hotel0.4 mi8 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Picturehouse Central are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Piccadilly CircusPiccadillyBakerloo0.1 mi2 min walk
- Leicester SquarePiccadillyNorthern0.2 mi4 min walk
- Charing CrossBakerlooNorthernNational Rail0.3 mi7 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank, Coventry Street0.1 mi1 min walk
- Taxi rank, Whitcomb Street0.1 mi2 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- Leicester Square0.1 miWalk 2 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 4 min
- Trafalgar Square0.3 miWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Covent Garden0.4 miWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- The British Museum0.7 miWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- London Eye0.7 miWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Buckingham Palace0.8 miWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Westminster Abbey0.8 miWalk 16 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Harrods1.5 miWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- The Shard2.0 miWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 18 min
- Tower of London2.5 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 21 min
Main rail terminals
- Charing Cross0.3 miWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Waterloo1.0 miWalk 19 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Victoria1.1 miWalk 22 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Euston1.2 miWalk 25 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras1.4 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)1.5 miWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Paddington1.9 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
- London Bridge2.1 miWalk 42 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Liverpool Street2.2 miWalk 45 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min