I've got an afternoon to kill in Hillsborough tomorrow and just wondered if there is a cinema? I dont want to be tempted to do any shopping!

I don't think there is!

You could always hop on the tram to the Centertainment Park and go to the UGC - should only take about 30 mins from Hillsborough.

Is Hillsborough far from the city centre? Do you know if a tram runs and how long it takes. The problem is I've never been to Hillsborough so have no idea how to spend an arvo there.

would be much quicker hopping on the tram to town , the odeon is accross from the cruicable theatre

Originally posted by ddolly
Is Hillsborough far from the city centre? Do you know if a tram runs and how long it takes. The problem is I've never been to Hillsborough so have no idea how to spend an arvo there.

Hillsborough is not far from the city centre.

The tram would take 15 mins maximum if the traffic is ok.

Its about 15 mins from town on the tram

trams are very frequent every 10 mins at most

get on the meadowhall tram and get off atvalley centretainment

Dont goto the odeon in town if you have got long legs, last time i went there to see lord of the rings and was in absolute agony. you any idea how long that film is when you have got cramp and sat next to some smelly fat blob of a woman, shuvelling crisp into her mouth.

UGC is much more comfortable

The Odeon is awful - I'd much rather spend an extra 15 mins on the tram and go to a decent cinema than waste my money in there.

I've just had a look at the bus website and I can easily get a bus to Meadowhall so think I'll do that! I'll have a poke around on the UGC website and see what looks good. Looking forward to having a bucket of popcorn and the cinema to myself!

you would be much quicker and more comfortable on tram to meadowhall

I work just off parson cross so I think the 17a drives by, so I think I'll just hop on that. Then tram it back to hillsb afterwards. I knock off work at 2 but have untill 7 to kill when I need to be in Hillsb. If that makes sense? Thanks for all the tips tho!

yeah the 17 goes to meadowhall and is every half hour:)

Willis discount (now Netto) used to be one did'nt it?



...................................A few years ago of course!!

Hillsborough used to have 3 cinemas,
The hillsborough Park Cinema, now Nettos near the SWFC stadium, Hillsborough Kinema, now the carpark in proctor place, And hillsborough Phoenix where Maplins shop is now. Sadly the last of this trio of delights closed 37 years ago so you are a little too late.

Info here about hillsborough cinemas (http://www.rocknroll.f9.co.uk/cinemas/cinepho3.html#hillspark)

go to the showrooms near the station, lovely films and good prices, not your usual popcorn place..........

Originally posted by muddycoffee
Hillsborough used to have 3 cinemas,
The hillsborough Park Cinema, now Nettos near the SWFC stadium, Hillsborough Kinema, now the carpark in proctor place, And hillsborough Phoenix where Maplins shop is now. Sadly the last of this trio of delights closed 37 years ago so you are a little too late.

Info here about hillsborough cinemas (http://www.rocknroll.f9.co.uk/cinemas/cinepho3.html#hillspark)


All you need is a time machine ;)

I don't know what the 17a is like as I've never had to catch it but I used to catch the number 8 from Firth Park (college) to Crookesmoor (home). That originally was every half hour and is now every hour and is horrible!
Beware - if it's anything like the number 8, it won't really be every half hour! The number 8 is the worst bus service i've ever been on, it's never on time, and sometimes, during the day when it's not busy rush hour, it comes early so you go out to get it and it's already gone and then you have to wait even longer!

I just thank God for my car now!

Hope you get it sorted! :thumbsup:

Lottie x

ps. has anyone else had to catch the number 8? (actually number 2 to Hillsborough not nice either and that's busy - at least with the number 8 you have the bus to yourself!)

Originally posted by ddolly
I've just had a look at the bus website and I can easily get a bus to Meadowhall so think I'll do that! I'll have a poke around on the UGC website and see what looks good. Looking forward to having a bucket of popcorn and the cinema to myself!

Also, they have a deal - pay £10 and you can use any UGC up and down the country.

Alex