Phoenix Cinema
A charity-run independent cinema in East Finchley that opened in 1912 as the East Finchley Picturedrome and is one of the oldest cinemas in the UK still showing films.
- Culture
- Price: ££ · Mid-range
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Did you know
Its first screening in May 1912 was a film about the Titanic, which had sunk only weeks earlier.
Local tip
East Finchley Northern line station is about 150 yards away, and the cafe-bar is a pleasant place to arrive early before the film.
Finding it
- Address
- 52 High Road, East Finchley, London N2 9PJ
- Nearest station
- East Finchley (Tube), 169 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
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