Swanage’s cinema – The Mowlem – is in the heart of town and shows a regular programme of blockbuster favourites year-round, and family-friendly films during all the school holidays. With many rural areas in surrounding Purbeck, there’s opportunities to catch a movie in dedicated village hall venues too, such as the popular Harman’s Cross Movie Nights. And during summer, and for the Purbeck Film Festival & Swanage Lifeboat Week, there are pop-up and outdoor cinema venues to enjoy.
🗓️ Friday 16th October – Sunday 1st November 2026 Settle into autumn with the Purbeck Film Festival – a packed programme of film screenings and events at venues across the Isle of Purbeck and beyond. The annual festival, which is celebrating its 30th year, is one of the UK’s longest-running rural film festivals and will welcome […]
🗓️ Friday 11th December 2026 Watch conductor and violinist André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra on the big screen at The Mowlem tonight in a special recording of his Christmas concert Let It Snow. The festive cinema screening features a 120-strong male voice choir, plus soprano singers, performing much-loved Christmas classics and enchanting waltzes.