Overview

This venue is completely accessible - tho I did knock half a star off as there is no wheelchair access to the rear of the 3D screen. This means having to sit right at the front & crane your neck back to watch the movie (tbh 9 times out of 10 I fall asleep because of the position my head is in) thus not fully being able to appreciate the 3D effects! The best thing about this venue is that they do not insist on a Cinema Exhibitors' Association (CEA) card in order to allow a carer enter for free - They automatically refer to a list of barcodes, scan one of them & away y'go ....the carer goes in with the wheelchair user for free! Well Done Huddersfield Odeon ????

Transport & Parking

We drove to the venue. Unfortunately the Odeon car park becomes an overflow car park when there is a football match on at the John Smiths' stadium ...as there was on the night in question. Parking was not as easy as it usually is & we ended up parking half on half off the pavement!

Access

The signage is great. There are two push button operated doors designed for people with disabilities. There is a lift as well as an escalator to take ppl to the main floor &/or the 2nd floor (in order to access the rear of the screens)

Toilets

There is an accessible loo that was easy find. It was clean & tidy with plenty of room to manoeuvre & enough space for a carer (should one be required). It also has more than enough grabrails.

Staff

I find the staff very friendly & always ready to help. They are always kind & they never mind showing us the way upstairs in order to view a movie from the back of the screen.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

We use this cinema as my fiancè lives in Huddersfield. I live in Hull ....the odeon in Hull is, imho, inferior to the one in Huddersfield as they INSIST on the CEA card despite the obviousness of the wheelchair/carer situation. So we end up paying double if we view films in Hull.... It's a no-brainer ????????