Lighthouse Cinema

The front entrance of the Lighthouse is just off the top end of Union Street, on Shiprow. Unlike UGC there isn't any parking, but it's conveniently so near our bus routes that we don't need cars. (Score one for the enviroment.) It's where ABC used to be; only it's better. Like the Odeon, which sadly closed down this year, queue time for tickets is usually very short. Also like the Odeon, ID isn't an issue. The guy at the desk mistook us for students (can he see into the future?) so we all got in for £3 each - a saving of over £12 collectively. The girl in charge of checking tickets didn't question our right to study, so we didn't ...  Read the complete review

The Lighthouse cinema is the newest cinema to open up in Aberdeen and boy did we need it! Even though Aberdeen is a large city, the choice of cinemas has always been a bit poor. When I first moved here 5 years ago, Aberdeen didn't even have a multiplex. Two years later one eventually arrived down by the beach. However, this wasn't the most accessible place as buses were poor and you really needed a car to get to it. There were also two cinemas in town but one shut down due to the competition from the multiplex. The other cinema struggled to survive as it was situated towards the outskirts of town with no parking. It was much easier for people to ...  Read the complete review