The Picturedrome
Bar, Music Venue, and Gastropub££££
Abington, Northampton
"Monday movie nights are great."(2 Tips)
"Monday free film nights"(2 Tips)
"friendly helpful staff"(2 Tips)
"live music venue with events on almost every night of the week."(2 Tips)
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- ChaffroAugust 21, 2012After life as a furniture shop and a laser tag arena, it's since been restored to a spacious cafe-bar and live music venue with events on almost every night of the week. Great acoustics for jazz acts.Upvote1Downvote
Rony d'Almeida Fonseca Romero RomeroApril 5, 2013April Film Lab, a great Spot and was my first time there and I loved the venue, the wine is spot one, and the staff very polite.Upvote1Downvote
Sonia UnderwoodOctober 29, 2016Lovely place with lovely people. Band and other music good. Food and service also very good. Will definitely be going again.UpvoteDownvote- Great pub, with regular event nights, highly recommend Monday free film nights and they had a wonderful burlesque eve not to long agoUpvoteDownvote
Jamie LongriggSeptember 1, 2017It's a lovely bar - but is really missing a trick as it doesn't offer any decent cocktails or ginsUpvoteDownvote
Thunderbird Design and PrintJune 10, 2013Great place to check out some bands! One of the best venues in Northampton.UpvoteDownvote
Green Umbrella Marketing LtdJuly 10, 2013Great for live music, free Monday movie and a truly great atmosphere!UpvoteDownvote
- Awesome place, great atmosphere, friendly helpful staff, fantastic food.UpvoteDownvote
Check out the Comedy nights on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month - they're good but more people need to go!UpvoteDownvote- Susie MarshallDecember 5, 2011Monday movie nights are great. Free entry and free popcorn!Upvote1Downvote
Best pub in Northampton by a distance, albeit lacking in competition.UpvoteDownvote
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Open until 11:00 PM (Show more)
- Mon–Thu
- Noon–11:00 PM
- Fri–Sat
- Noon–Midnight
- Sun
- Noon–10:30 PM
+44 1604 230777
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