The best outside cinemas on rooftops and in parks around London, including Luna Cinema, Pop-Up Screens and the Floating Cinema – embrace the great outdoors this summer and watch a film alfresco 1 The Luna Cinema, various locations The UK’s largest season of open-air cinema is on now until 27 September. Some 70 screenings are taking place across the country at royal palaces, castles and racecourses. Two wonderfully apt screenings include Jaws at Brockwell Lido on 16 July and The Theory of Everything, screened at Greenwich Park, on 26 July. You can also catch Top Gun at Crystal Park Palace on 18 July, and if you’re hooked follow the screens to Dulwich Park for The Grand Hotel Budapest on 15 August or Chiswick House for Romeo and Juliet on 12 August. Other London venues include Tooting Common, Morden Hall Park, Kew Gardens, Kensington Palace, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Wandsworth Park and One New Change. Adults from £13.50, kids from £9. 2 Pop-Up Screens, various locations

Pop Up Screens will be popping up at a location near you. The outdoor cinemas are held around London, including Bishop’s Park in Fulham, Morden Hall Park, Mycenae Park in Blackheath and Manor House Gardens in Lewisham. Cult classics like Top Gun, Shaun of the Dead, and the Big Lebowski are shown on the big screens, while draught beer, cider and wine is on tap and there’s an ever-changing food offering. Tickets are £10 and if you’re a real fan you can buy a weekend ticket. 3 Nomad, various locationsbaby bean bag support chair Nomad by name, nomad by nature, these roaming cinemas set up at unusual locations around London, including the likes of Brompton Cemetery, Fulham Palace, Belgrave Square and Hyde Park Lido. massage chair for sale canadaIt’s run largely by volunteers, as is its sister cinema the Lexi in Kensal Rise, and 100% of its profit go to its chosen charity The Sustainability Institute in South Africa. mesh office chair no wheels

Nomad has a real festival vibe to it, offering an immersive experience with food and drink, and you’ll even leave with a goodie bag. Tickets are from £15.50. 4 Backyard Cinema, Camden Lock Backyard Cinema began as just that, one summer a group of friends set up a cinema in a North London garden with a homemade screen, old sofas and a string of festoon lights. Friends, family and passersby enjoyed movies, while a bbq sizzled. Now this experience is open to everyone, at Camden Lock. swing chair price in indiaInstead of old sofas, there are giant beanbag loungers and deck chairs, Brewdog bar will be serving ice cold beers and wine, there will be frozen cocktails, pop-corn and cupcakes, Honest Burgers and great films. burlap chair covers diyThe screen, food and movies may have got better but ultimately the ethos is the same. plastic resin chairs for sale

5 The Rooftop Film Club, various locations The Rooftop Film Club returns this summer for a season of classic, cult and recent releases on London’s rooftops. You’ll find the screens at Kensington Roof Gardens, The Bussey Building in Peckham, The Queen of Hoxton and a multi-storey car park in Stratford. High-quality wireless headphones mean you don’t have to worry about the noise of London drowning out the movie. The venues offer food and drink, before and after the movies. 6 The Floating Cinema, Regent’s Canalbuy chair sashes online The Floating Cinema’s canal boat journeys from east to west hosting on-board events and mooring up around London for cinema screenings between 20 August and 20 September. tub chairs for sale cape townCheck the website for a full list of events floatingcinema.infofolding chair covers cotton

7 Vauxhall Village, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens Free cinema screenings are held throughout the summer at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. The listings haven’t been released yet but check the website for details. There are blankets to hire for £2.50 and deck chairs for £5, which comes with a bag of popcorn. A bar and street food vendors will be feeding and watering the crowds. Because you can’t book, make sure you get there early. Chiswick House will be showing back to back outdoor summer cinema screenings of Romeo and Juliet and Top Gun on 12 and 13 August 2015. Spread out a picnic the Western Lawn the beautiful house as a backdrop. Both screenings start at 8.30pm and cost £13 for adults and £6 for children. 9 The Scoop, Southbank The Scoop on the Southbank will be showing free films by the edge of the Thames from 2 to 24 September 2014. Part of the More London Free Festival, the films are shown in an 1,000-person sunken amphitheatre and held alongside other free music, art and theatre events.

Booking isn’t necessary but make sure you take a cushion along with you. The new foodie destination Broadgate Circle will be screening films outdoors this summer among its programme of alfresco events, which also includes a spot of volleyball – perfect for a lunch break!  Check the website for cinema listings.  This park is tranquil and yet is so close to the middle of the hustle and bustle! Me and my partner have been here and just strolled through at our own leisure whilst talking away and eating an ice cream. On another occasion we have also had a picnic here with family which is lovely. The other end of the... If you like green, open, enormous space, full with beautiful trees and benches to sit and joy the nature this is the right place for you. Although Wordsworth was referring to his beloved Lake District, Green Park in the spring fits this description. It is a good place to walk on the way to Hyde or St James Parks. If you stop to rest in one of the lawn chairs, you must pay a small rental fee.

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