moviESCAPE Stockport

You're settling into a plush armchair with a proper Old Fashioned while the opening credits roll – this is how cinema should be. Housed in the atmospheric Welkin Mill, this clever concept marries serious film programming with a genuinely decent bar that doesn't phone it in on the drinks front. The cocktail menu runs deeper than your typical cinema offering, with bartenders who actually know their way around a shaker. Between films, the space transforms into a proper drinking spot where you can dissect what you've just watched over small plates that go well beyond overpriced nachos. It's the kind of place that makes you wonder why more cinemas don't bother trying this hard.