Odeon Cinemas

It’s always cold and some of the screens are a tad on the small side! I’d rather watch it on my sofa on a similar size screen!!!

Right next to Nando’s. What more could you want. Oh yes and the movies are great too.

Out of the two cinemas in Richmond this is not my favourite. Yes it is right opposite a pizza express– which is ideal, but the size of the screens is a real let down. I like my big cinema screens.

The smaller of the two cinemas in Richmond but i feel the better of the two. Pizza express is directly opposite so great to go after your movie. Normally a deal if you bring you ticket stubs across with you.
Avoid the pick and mix as it’s rock solid. Visit Tescos on the way for sweets.

Rating the two cinemas in Richmond together is a little unfair. The main cinema on Hill St is a standard Odeon, if a little small, but the smaller one on Red Lion St is terrible. It’s as expensive as the bigger Odeon (and they are both at the top end of the Odeon price range), but they clearly don’t spend any of the profits on cleaning.
Cramped with tiny screens, sticky carpets, dirty seats and popcorn stuck to every surface, it’s the sort of place where you don’t want to touch anything. Not the ideal surroundings to enjoy a movie. You’re much better off going to the bigger Odeon in Kingston or Feltham Cineworld.

The Odeon cinema in Richmond is spilt into two halves. The main larger cinema is on Hill Street at the top of Richmond Bridge near the Pitcher & Piano and houses the larger screens 1, 2 and 3.
The smaller half of the cinema on Red Lion Street, next to Pizza Express houses considerably smaller screens 4 to 7.
Just be aware that if you’re picking up tickets from the big cinema and your film is on one of the smaller screens you should allow an extra 5 minutes to get there.

I really like the two Odeon cinemas in Richmond, Surrey. The little ‘studio’ theatre is often home to arthouse, British or smaller film releases, whilst the larger one by the Bridge over the river Thames is home to Hollywood blockbusters. Historic theatres like these are lovely and should be supported so they stay in business. I liked to do my bit by visiting the ben and jerry’s ice cream concession at the larger Odeon!

The Odeon Cinema is Richmond is actually split between two locations. You can buy tickets at either, but the screens are split between the two, so depending on what you’re seeing you could be at either location. They’re only about two minutes apart, though, so it’s not a big trek.
One location is on the main drag through the village, 72 Hill Street. The larger screens seem to be here.
The other is around the corner, at 6 Red Lion Street. They call this The Studio, and it seems to have the smaller screens. You can still get popcorn and sweets here, but it’s a much smaller concession area.