Empire Poole

Good cinema, prices are great if you do orange wednesdays or get concessions (or even better combine the two!). The ticket machines outside speed things up tremendously. I always have the ice cream and they can be a bit on the slow side but otherwise everything else is great.

This cinema is great and is set in the ideal setting of Tower Park. There’s plenty of parking and screens, however, on major film release dates and orange wednesdays, parking can be very difficult. Surrounded by a great choice of restaurants this is def. the cinema to go to in this area! It has a modern, spacious feel and has late showings on Friday and Saturday nights. Prices are reasonable and this cinema offers student discount (which is always a bonus). I normally book the tickets online in advance to save queuing outside the cinema on orange Wednesdays, i normally pop there on my lunch break and buy the tickets in advance

Formally UCI cinema Tower Park Empire cinemas is only a short distance from Poole Town centre.
Empire is a 10 screen cinema complex set at Tower Park on the outskirts of Poole. Tower park houses many different companies including a bingo hall and bowling alley so there is plenty of custom and there for plenty of parking available. The cinemas are open until late and show all the latest films. Times change so probably best to either check their site or local papers before you leave.
There had been some complaints about the state of the cinema before it was taken over but since Empire is working to improve all of the 10 screens. Like all cinemas the food is expensive but then we have all come to deal with that.
Tickets are in the price range of £6.50 a person but I have to be honest we have discount cards from the local paper giving us buy one get one free on certain days and rarely go when this isn’t valid.
All in all though this does the job and movies always look and feel better at the cinema.

This is a brilliant cinema. With 10 screens, it is currently undergoing a refurbishment. If you book online you can get an upgrade to a premium seat. The new seats are very comfortable and rock backwards and forwards. You can see all recent releases here, and if you visit before 1pm, the tickets are reduced in price.

A complex of ten cinemas.
Very pricey, both for tickets and refreshments — I take chocolate in my handbag. Sssshhh!
It can get extremely crowded in the foyer — panic makingly so, and after a movie ends, I always stay put until the crowd has gone.
The car park is a vast sea of concrete and cars and the whole shebang, complete with restaurants, is not one of Poole’s finest moments in planning.
I hate it here really — a means to an end.