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Cineworld (Shrewsbury)
by xd-o-n-z-x Cineworld is a national cinema chain. There are currently just under 80 Cineworld cinemas in the United Kingdom. In the past, I have visited Cineworld lots of times. Located in the Shropshire town of Shrewsbury is about a two minute drive from the high street. It is located next door to Asda as well as a few other ... places. ~ * WELCOME * ~ The entrance to the cinema is very attractive - I remember when the cinema was new (around ten years ago). They have a lovely bright purple carpet - the same one since it first opened, although it has worn quite a bit. There is a large open space here which means that when it is busy, there is still plenty of room. ~ * CHOICE OF FILMS * ~ There are usually around at least 10 movies available to choose from. There are different movies to suit all tastes whether it is a romantic comedy you are after, or a sci-fi film or action movie. There is something for all including children. There are also some 3D movies available as well as the same movies in 2D which is good if you do not want to watch a 3D movie. You can buy 3D glasses from the cinema (you won't be able to see a 3D movie without the glasses - it will just be all fuzzy and make you feel sick) when you buy your ticket. They cost 80p although you can use them over and over again and so I would say they are good value for money. ~ * TICKETS * ~ You can buy your tickets either to the right of this 'large space' (you can also get film and ticket information here), or you can buy them from the large food and drinks counter when you buy your drinks. ~ * BEN AND JERRY'S * ~ There is also a Ben and Jerry's ice cream counter which I think is great. Although, I have used this counter to get ice cream in the past, I don't always get it because it is very expensive - it can cost over £5 for just 3 scoops - which is ironic when you see big signs outside the ASDA next door selling a whole tub of Ben and Jerry's for just £1.98. ~ * STAFF * ~ The staff are usually students and young people. Whilst they are nice, you can tell that they are just there to do their job as they don't really 'go over the top' to make you feel welcome which is a bit of shame. I remember a few years back, my friend and I went to the cinema and we were waiting by the ice cream counter. We were waiting for around 5- 10 minutes and the girl behind the counter (we could see her, because the door to the back room was open) was just squashing and jumping on cardboard boxes, but could very clearly see us waiting because she was watching us and you could tell that she was really annoyed as a queue was now forming. When she eventually came out 'huffing' and 'puffing', she flung the 'glass cover' to the ice cream up which made a loud bang and then shouted at us what did we want, whilst giving us and everyone else in the queue evils at the same time. I guess that kind of put me off going to the ice cream counter, because she made us feel as though we were a nuisance. I get my own back though because I end up saving an extra £5 when I go to the cinema. ~ * FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND * ~ Finding your way is around is fairly easy. Once you have bought your ticket, you have to go past the 'person on the door' who will 'rip your ticket in half' (presumably so that you cannot use it again once you have seen the film). They will then tell you which srceen to go to. I think that there are around 11 or 12 screens in this cinema. You will then enter the long dark corridor (they have lighting, but it is still quite dark) where the screens are located - on left and right sides of the corridor. The screens are labelled very clearly. ~ * THE SCREENS * ~ Each screen room (cinema) is different - some are quite big with raised seats (seating hundreds I guess), whereas there are also some smaller ones seating around a 100 (just another guess). The smaller screen rooms are much more intimate than the bigger ones which I find because there are so many people in front of you, behind you and to the sides, it is hard to concentrate. In the larger rooms with the raised seats, I like that they have seats of threes and fours on the sides as it means that if you are in a group of three or four, you can sit together which is nice. The screens are massive and so you can see what is going on very clearly. The sound is always good - loud enough so everyone can hear, yet not too loud. The seats are very comfy - proper cinema seats as I would call them. They are very cushiony yet quite 'hard' (but not too hard) at the same time. They also have great armrests and a big drinks holder to hold your drinks. ~ * Prices * ~ Adult (after 5pm Mon, Wed-Fri, all day Sat-Sun) £8.00 Adult (before 5pm Mon, Wed-Fri) £6.70 Child(14 & Under)/Senior (Mon, Wed-Sun) £6.00 Student (Mon, Wed-Sun) £6.40 Bargain Tuesday £5.20 Movies for Juniors (Sat am) £1.00 Weekend prices apply to Bank Holidays Adult - additional £2.10 for 3D films Child/Student/Senior/Unlimited - an additional £1.50 for 3D films 3D Glasses 80p per pair ~ * Paying * ~ You can either pay by cash or by card, either Mastercard, Maestro or Visa. ~ * Discounts * ~ Cineworld do do concessions for children, students and senior people. This is good because you get a couple of pounds off. When I took two years out from studying, I was having to pay the full price of just under £8 at the time. However, a few weeks ago, I went there with my student card and ended up paying something like £5.80 instead of the full price of £8 which I think is great. You certainly make a great saving. Students (over 17) need to show a valid student card in order to get the discount. ~ * MUNCHIES * ~ Going to the cinema can prove to be an expensive outing. Once you have bought your tickets, there is of course the food and drink. A medium sized fizzy drink can set you back around £3. You can buy bags of sweets such as Maltesers and Minstrels for around £3. They also do Hot Dogs again around £3-4 and of course pop corn which I think is very expensive - around £5 for a large one if I remember correctly. There is also a pick and mix section - although I have only used this once. The cost of it put me off. I ended up spending around £4-£5 on a ¼ bag full of sweets. Good job I didn't fill the bag right to the top - I wouldn't have been able to afford it! ~ * PARKING * ~ There is free parking (yeah!!!) and whilst the car parks do look quite big, they do fill up very, very quickly and so I would advise getting there early otherwise you may not be able to find a parking space, or you will have to park in that tight space which everyone else has avoided because you will have to struggle to get into it and struggle to get out of it. ~ * CINEWORLD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS * ~ If you really want to make a night of it e.g. go for a meal before watching a film, then there are plenty of options to choose from. There is a Chinese buffet called 'The Dragon King' which is located conveniently, right next door to the cinema (check out my review) where you can eat as much as you want for around £11. There is also a Nando's ,although I have never tried here. There is also a pub where you can have something to eat or drink before the film, or go for a drink after the film. So there is plenty to choose from. ~ * EXTRA TIPS, POINTS AND INFORMATION * ~ One thing which I do not like about the cinema experience is that; for example they will say that film starts at 8pm, so you are sat down ready for the film to start at 8pm, when in fact the film itself will not start until around 8:45pm and so you have just wasted around three quarters of an hour watching adverts! It really annoys me. But then if you say 'ok we'll get there ½ an hour after the 'film time', it is sometimes difficult to find a seat. So you can't win either way. There is a cash machine right next door - very useful. There is also an arcade / games area where you can waste time (and more money) whilst you are waiting for a film to start). There are plenty of toilets and you very rarely have to queue - they are usually quite clean too which is an added bonus. There is disabled access and disabled parking - 14 spaces in all. Guide dogs are allowed in the cinema. Remember to turn your mobile phone off - there are plenty of warnings during the adverts that I am sure it will be impossible for you to forget. If you love going to the cinema and go on a regular basis, there is a card available called the 'Unlimited Card' where you pay £14.99 a month and can go and see as many films as you like. I guess this is a good thing if you go a few times a month, because at £8 a ticket you do make a great saving. However, if you don't go many times, then you could end up paying more than you get back. So it all depends on how much you go to the cinema. Children under 8 are not allowed in the cinema without an adult over 18 - no matter what the rating of the film is. I was reading on the internet that Cineworld works with local councils and so if a child goes to the cinema during school time, they will not be allowed in to watch a movie. I was also reading on the internet how Cineworld are very against people bringing in food and drink which they have got from anywhere other than the cinema - apparently a security guard searched a customer's bag, found sweets that they hadn't bought in the cinema and then threw them out! This wasn't at this cinema though, this was somewhere else. So be careful, just in case. ~ * MY FINAL THOUGHTS * ~ I would definitely recommend this cinema - even if I do get annoyed about certain things. The films are always of high quality though and that is the main reason I go to the cinema so I just ignore the little annoying parts. Thanks for reading! Xdonzx / xd-o-n-z-x Read the complete review |
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Longthorns Farm Campsite (Dorset)
by marzyuk I had booked to visit Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre, Dorset for September 2011 as a mini UK holiday. As funds were low and the weather was reasonably earm we decided to camp and searched for local sites at a fair price. I came across Longthorns online which is in the field next door to Monkey World and after reading positive reviews I ... decided to book it. Longthorns offers camping spots up to 5 berth for £10.50 a night (not per person) in Mid Season (£8.50 low season and £12.50 high season). It offers cheaper prices for one person tents and also pitches for campervans/caravans and has the option to get an electricity hook up as well as extras such as fire pits. If you have more money to spend there are Shepherds huts (almost mini houses) and Tipi's availabale which are heated and furnished for arox £100 a night. I booked online the week before for 2 nights and didn't need a deposit. On arrival I found the owner and asked if he took cheques or card payment but he said not to worry he could sort it out with me later. He was extremely friendly and very trusting. We pitched up and relaxed in the sun. I love nature and wildlife and enjoyed the surroundings. In the field behind the tent were 2 friendly sheep whicn pawed at the fence to get you to feed and stroke them. The owner brought a baby Alaca over from his herd and bottle fed it next to me. He also showed me his foal. The whole family run nature of the farm is great and you feel part of the friendly atmosphere. There is a fridge in the field for campers to put their food and drink in, a water tap and an honesty shop. They had everything you need! There is 3 showers and bathroom faciilities and the same number of each toilets, male and female. They were clean, the water was hot and I had no complaints. The best thing by far had to be waking up on a morning and earing the Gibbons singing away and later on hearing the Chimpanzee's displaying. It was amazing and made me feel like I was in the jungle! You cna walk to Monkey World which is literally a field away and a couple of minutes walk. We didn't do the woodwalk walk but were woken up by wild deer barking near your tent! Such a wonderful place with the most friendliest of owners. I loved it and can't wait to go back! Read the complete review |
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The Halloween Horrors Tour of Fort Amherst (Kent)
by giveup Admittedly it doesn't take an awful lot to scare me... Any Friday or Saturday night in the Medway towns would send a shiver down anybodies spine... Combine that with a Halloween Horrors tour of Fort Amherst though and I challenge anyone not to break out in a cold sweat. Now I probably haven't sold it too much by saying I am a wimp ... but the first (and last) time I went, I was a carefree, up for a fright seventeen year old with a you call this scary attitude. Scary, well, that was an understatement! I have never been so scared in my life and have vowed never, ever - under any circumstances would I set foot in there again. So what's so frighting? First of all Fort Amherst is a set of underground military tunnels dating back to the 1700's and is reportedly haunted. Now I don't know too much about the history or the supposed hauntings but believe me, those tunnels are creepy. Upon arrival, we were put into a group and holding the hands of the person in front and behind, we were guided through a pitch black house. Not so scary I hear you scoff... It was when the hooded figures snuck up to you in the dark and tried to prise your hand from the person behind you... Or gently stroked your neck... That chain broke a few times, with hands flying up to protect yourself from the ghostly figures who were kind enough to offer you their hand when all the fuss died down in an attempt to lead you away from the group... It took about 10 minutes to get through that house and frankly, after that - I had no desire to go into the main attraction! Between the house and the fort is a large courtyard which had a Halloween themed fun fair with all the usual fairground rides and food/drink vendors. Rides weren't included in the admission price but it was a good way to kill the time before your allotted tour started if the mood took you. The food and drink on offer was the general hot dogs, burgers, tea, coffee and cold drinks. I didn't have any so I cant comment on the quality or price - it all looked like your typical fairground refreshments. We had to wait about 30 minutes before our tour started which was enough time to build the anticipation yet not enough for me to chicken out... When the time came, we queued up outside the entrance to the tunnel with about 20 other people. As we walked through the main entrance into a dingy, dark little room - the heavy wooden door was slammed shut behind us and we were greeted by Pinhead of Hell-raiser fame... He gave us a speech about the hell we were about to encounter in full make up which would leave even Hollywood's most superior make up artist in awe and then ordered us to squeeze past him whilst he glared menacingly at us into the next section. By this point I was starting to regret coming... When my two friends suggested it, I thought oh yeah, bet it's not that scary, bet the make up's not that realistic. Oh boy was I wrong! Next stop was an asylum and yep you guessed it. Once that door shut behind us, the escape alarm went off and all the inmates chased us through the narrow corridors whilst actors grabbed at your feet from underneath the hospital beds and the tour guide screamed hysterically to run! Honestly, I was fine! Until Hannibal Lecture leapt from his cage with a performance Sir Anthony would have been proud of... If you can imagine every horror film you have ever seen, all rolled into one and then your thrown into the middle of it with the characters all seemingly alive and ready to take you down - then you are starting to get an idea of what this Fright Night is like. I think I will remember that eerily, empty circus tent with the carnival music softly playing in the background until my dying day. In fact, I think that could have been worse than when the dwarf clowns with the gravely voices and chainsaws suddenly appeared to dart through your legs. I'm not ashamed to say - I ran screaming from that tent with the clown from IT chasing me crackling with laughter. The next chamber wasn't an improvement - into a made up graveyard featuring coffins and a scary looking bald bloke who came to life to summon the dead. I don't remember much after the lights went out - only that I could make out the coffin doors all opening in the strobe lighting as I ran screaming... Their purpose? To lock everyone in their very own coffin for what seemed an entirety. The locking in coffins wasn't exclusive to that chamber either in case you are wondering... Vampires, werewolves and an assortment of other horror nasties would frequently sneak up at the back of the group and pull unsuspecting thrill seekers off to a private coffin... The tour lasted for what seemed like a lifetime but with hindsight was probably only 45 minutes to an hour and there were many other chambers, characters and corridors but I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise in case you are going... I think my friend still has my finger nails embedded in her arm and when we reached the end, I vowed never to set foot in there again. They go back every year but once was enough for me, I don't think my nerves could take it again! Throughout the entire tour, I never saw a single actor drop out of character, they were all completely professional and outstanding actors. St. Johns ambulance is on stand by and I remember seeing them put to use on a few occasions... There are plenty of warnings and even though we are becoming a bit of a nanny state - there is good reason here - this tour really was terrifying. Both Chatham and Rochester are well serviced by public transport and I don't recall the Fort being too far outside of Chatham town centre. There is also car parking available close to the Fort. Prices for 2011 are £14 each and not available to under 16's. I recall security being very strict on the age limit. I believe the Halloween Horror tour is on for a couple of weeks from the middle of October. Whilst I would never go back, my friends go ever Halloween and attempt to drag me along. These day's a look at my bank statement is all the terror I am prepared to take - but if you enjoy being scared witless - you wont find a better place to go for it. Also posted on other review sites. Read the complete review |
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