Purbeck Film Festival: Cinema Under the Stars 2026 runs on selected evenings from 15 August to 5 September, bringing outdoor film screenings to Corfe Castle, The Blue Pool, Knoll House Hotel, Careys Secret Garden and Langham Wine Estate. The programme includes family favourites, musicals, cult classics and thrillers, with tickets from £6.50. Visitors can bring blankets and seating for a memorable evening of open-air cinema in some of Dorset’s most atmospheric locations.
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15th August - 5th September 2026
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Dates: Saturday 15 August - Saturday 5 September 2026, on selected evenings
Locations: Langham Wine Estate, Careys Secret Garden, Knoll House Hotel, Corfe Castle and The Blue Pool
Admission: Ticket prices generally range from £6.50 for children to £15 for adults, with family tickets from £35. Premium options are available at selected screenings.
Purbeck Film Festival’s Cinema Under the Stars returns for a series of atmospheric outdoor film screenings in some of Dorset’s most memorable locations. Instead of watching from a traditional cinema seat, audiences can settle beneath the evening sky at a vineyard, historic castle, secret garden, coastal hotel or woodland nature reserve.
The 2026 summer season forms part of Purbeck Film Festival’s 30th-anniversary celebrations and combines popular family films, musicals, cult classics and thrillers with settings chosen to complement each story. Screenings begin once daylight levels allow, creating a relaxed cinema experience where the location becomes part of the film.
Standard ticket prices for most screenings are:
Advance booking is strongly recommended, as outdoor screenings can sell out. Visitors should bring their own low-backed seating, warm layers, blankets and a torch. Events are weather dependent but will normally only be cancelled in extreme conditions.
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