Open-air cinema in Great Bookham
3 screening(s) scheduled this summer.
The 2026 summer programme
Jurassic Park Outdoor Cinema Experience at Polesden Lacey
— Polesden Lacey — Great Bookham (RH5 6BD)
Mamma Mia! Outdoor Cinema ExtrABBAganza at Polesden Lacey, Surrey
— Polesden Lacey — Great Bookham (RH5 6BD)
Pride and Prejudice Outdoor Cinema at Polesden Lacey
— Polesden Lacey — Great Bookham (RH5 6BD)
When to schedule a screening at Great Bookham?
Thirty years of records identify September as the safest month in Great Bookham: 9 rainy evenings on average, over the entire month.
| Month | Rainy evenings | Strong wind days | End of the evening | Image readable from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 / 31 | 2 | 2 °C | 17:00 | Risky |
| February | 11 / 28 | 2 | 2 °C | 17:50 | Risky |
| March | 11 / 31 | 2 | 3 °C | 18:39 | Risky |
| April | 11 / 30 | 0 | 5 °C | 20:33 | Risky |
| May | 11 / 31 | 1 | 8 °C | 21:28 | Correct |
| June | 11 / 30 | 0 | 11 °C | 22:06 | Correct |
| July | 11 / 31 | 0 | 13 °C | 21:54 | Correct |
| August | 10 / 31 | 0 | 13 °C | 20:59 | Correct |
| September | 9 / 30 | 0 | 11 °C | 19:48 | Correct |
| October | 12 / 31 | 1 | 9 °C | 18:41 | Correct |
| November | 11 / 30 | 2 | 5 °C | 16:49 | Risky |
| December | 12 / 31 | 2 | 3 °C | 16:33 | 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 Great Bookham between June and September since 1995. An average never shows them; yet they decide an evening.
- — gusts of 94 km/h
- — gusts of 91 km/h
- — gusts of 88 km/h
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)
- Doe Lea (6)
- 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)
- 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.