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Scott Cinemas

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The Savoy is a 3-screen cinema in Exmouth, Devon operated by the Scott Cinemas group.

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This cinema is located within Savoy Buildings, a large public hall with various offices, a cafe, fully equipped stage, fly space, five dressing rooms, it was built during the Victorian era. It was in use as a cinema during the silent film era and a Mr Vint has been named as one of its proprietors. At some stage ownership passed to a Mr Bailey who also operated a cinema in Exeter. He commissioned the addition of a balcony in the auditorium in 1926 which brought the total capacity to just over 800. For many years the Cafe continued to function and was an area that patrons passed through to reach the balcony stairs although, as with many cinemas, it also had its own entrance through the centre doors of the main building.

Just post-war ownership passed to the Mayfair Circuit who apparently sold it on fairly quickly. Ownership then passed to the Hedges family, who operated the Savoy in conjunction with the 3 other cinemas in the town, The Regal, Forum and Kings (later Grand, later Royal..). In the early 1960’s they sold the business to Compton Cameo Films, under the direction of Tony Tenser, who were rapidly acquiring cinemas as outlets for their film productions. After a couple of years or so they sold on the lease to Mr C.C.W.Scott who was operating several other cinemas in Devon. He ran it until the early 80’s when the lease expired and the freehold had been purchased by a local developer. After some years in other use cinema was re-established in the building through a three-way contract between Mr. Dyer ( the developer), the local authority and Scott Cinemas.

One interesting note is that this cinema had a very narrow escape during World War Two, when a bomb fell through the roof close to the Rolle Street cinema cafe entrance. There were over 400 people in the cinema that evening but the bomb failed to detonate.

There is now nothing of the original interior design visible... the Screen 1 projection room is located within the former stage area, Screen 2 is underneath the balcony and Screen 3 occupies the old cafe. This is a compact, modern development within a Victorian building , which benefits from an excellent, central location facing a tranquil, tree-lined square.

The 3 screens all feature NEC 2k Digital projection and 6-channel sound, with Dolby 3D also available.



"Scott Cinemas Exmouth is a 3-screen cinema. We run the latest new movie releases as well as selected Event Cinema and also have hire facilities. We have a Granny Gothards ice cream parlour in the foyer for take away ice cream, milkshakes and waffles."
Address: Strand, Exmouth EX8 1HP, UK
Phone: 0871 230 3200
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State: Devon
City: Exmouth
Zip Code: EX8 1HP


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Reviews
Scott Cinemas is definitely a good, local cinema to go to. Seats are very comfortable and the screens are of great quality. Also, the popcorn, nuts, nachos and drinks taste absolutely amazing! Would highly recommend.
I love this cinema. I’ve been coming here since I was a child and now I bring my own children regularly. The staff are always wonderful, comfy seats, the food is good, reasonable prices, It’s always great fun. Big shout out to the guy who checks the tickets I’m sorry I forgot your name he’s such a laugh and always so engaging, he really brings the cinema experience before we’ve even got to our seats. We’ll be back!
Went to Scott Cinemas in Exmouth this afternoon with my daughter and, as always, was very pleased with the experience. Premium seats in screen 3 are really comfy and the whole site was clean and tidy. We visit several times a year and the staff are always friendly. We look forward to returning very soon.
Lovely first visit to the cinema for my son, to watch Migration. Very reasonably priced premium seats, great service and friendly staff. Facilities were clean. All in, a really good experience and I love that Exmouth has a cinema. Highly recommend!
Saw Dune 2 - very comfortable seating and pleasant staff. Screen could have been bigger but not a great issue as a Small auditorium. One star off mainly as gents toilets could have been tidier - a bit tatty looking. Overall a good local experience.
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