Open-air cinema in Doe Lea
6 screening(s) scheduled this summer.
The 2026 summer programme
The Greatest Showman Outdoor Cinema Sing-a-Long at Hardwick Hall
— Hardwick Hall — Doe Lea (S44 5QJ)
Encanto Outdoor Cinema Sing-A-Long at Hardwick Hall
— Hardwick Hall — Doe Lea (S44 5QJ)
Mamma Mia! Outdoor Cinema ExtrABBAganza at Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield
— Hardwick Hall — Doe Lea (S44 5QJ)
Bing And His Friends Outdoor Cinema Experience at Hardwick Hall
— Hardwick Hall — Doe Lea (S44 5QJ)
Pride and Prejudice Outdoor Cinema at Hardwick Hall
— Hardwick Hall — Doe Lea (S44 5QJ)
Star Wars Outdoor Cinema Experience at Hardwick Hall
— Hardwick Hall — Doe Lea (S44 5QJ)
When to schedule a screening at Doe Lea?
Thirty years of records identify September as the safest month in Doe Lea: 10 rainy evenings on average, over the entire month.
| Month | Rainy evenings | Strong wind days | End of the evening | Image readable from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 / 31 | 4 | 2 °C | 16:57 | Risky |
| February | 11 / 28 | 4 | 2 °C | 17:51 | Risky |
| March | 12 / 31 | 3 | 3 °C | 18:44 | Risky |
| April | 12 / 30 | 1 | 4 °C | 20:43 | Risky |
| May | 12 / 31 | 1 | 7 °C | 21:43 | Risky |
| June | 12 / 30 | 0 | 10 °C | 22:26 | Risky |
| July | 12 / 31 | 0 | 12 °C | 22:12 | Risky |
| August | 12 / 31 | 0 | 12 °C | 21:10 | Risky |
| September | 10 / 30 | 1 | 10 °C | 19:54 | Correct |
| October | 13 / 31 | 2 | 8 °C | 18:43 | Risky |
| November | 12 / 30 | 2 | 4 °C | 16:47 | Risky |
| December | 13 / 31 | 3 | 2 °C | 16:29 | Risky |
"High wind days" counts the days when the wind exceeded 38 km/h: that's the limit of our inflatable screens. Beyond that, we deflate them — a matter of minutes.
The given time is when the image becomes visible, not sunset: there are still 30 to 45 minutes of daylight after that.
What has already happened in peak season
The most violent days recorded at Doe Lea between June and September since 1995. An average never shows them; yet they decide an evening.
- — gusts of 103 km/h
- — 50 mm of rain in 24 hours
- — 48 mm of rain in 24 hours
Normals calculated over 30 years of records (1995–2024), ERA5 archives via Open-Meteo.
The cities in this region
- Bicester (39)
- London (22)
- Coventry (7)
- Exeter (7)
- Harewood (7)
- Lincoln (7)
- Stevenage (7)
- Kettering (6)
- Long Ashton (6)
- Nottingham (6)
- Penshaw (6)
- Radlett (6)
- Atcham (5)
- Buckingham (5)
- Cheshire (5)
- East Lulworth (5)
- Haywards Heath (5)
- Henley-on-Thames (5)
- Himley (5)
- Lode (5)
- Northwich (5)
- Peterborough (5)
- Rotherham (5)
- Sonning (5)
- Swindon (5)
- Tetbury (5)
- Lytham St Annes (4)
- Northampton (4)
- Salisbury (4)
- St Albans (4)
- Stockport (4)
- Turvey (4)
- Alnwick (3)
- Billericay (3)
- Cobham (3)
- Deritend (3)
- Great Bookham (3)
- Helston (3)
- Leeds (3)
- Ludlow (3)
- Rowland's Castle (3)
- Skirlaugh (3)
- Upminster (3)
- Watford (3)
- Wolverhampton (3)
Are you planning an outdoor screening?
Hallucine manufactures and rents inflatable movie screens to city halls, campgrounds, hotels, and festivals. Options range from the screen alone to a complete package that includes a sound system.