{"id":249596,"date":"2025-07-09T02:28:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T02:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/249596\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T02:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T02:28:28","slug":"sunset-cinema-returns-for-2025-with-open-air-screenings-across-west-wales-the-pembrokeshire-herald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/249596\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunset Cinema returns for 2025 with open-air screenings across west Wales \u2013 The Pembrokeshire Herald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Iconic castles and harbours set to host family favourites and Hollywood blockbusters<\/p>\n<p>THE TORCH THEATRE has announced the return of its popular Sunset Cinema season for 2025, bringing open-air film screenings to some of the most scenic locations in west Wales. Held in association with Pure West Radio, this year\u2019s line-up includes showings at Pembroke Castle, Saundersfoot Harbour and\u2014for the first time\u2014Cardigan Castle.<\/p>\n<p>The season opens on Saturday, July 26 with Top Gun: Maverick at Saundersfoot Harbour. Over the following month, audiences will be treated to a mix of blockbusters and family classics, including Toy Story, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Lion King, Grease, and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, all shown on a state-of-the-art outdoor LED screen.<\/p>\n<p>Artistic Director Chelsey Gillard said: \u201cThe Torch Theatre can\u2019t wait to entertain audiences during the long, warm summer days and nights at some truly iconic locations across our beautiful county. From Saundersfoot Harbour to Pembroke Castle\u2014and now Cardigan Castle too\u2014what better venues to enjoy your favourite films under the stars or in the afternoon sun?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A season of highlights<\/p>\n<p>New for 2025, Cardigan Castle will host several screenings including Toy Story, Top Gun, The Lion King, Elvis and a special 18+ showing of Saturday Night Fever. Meanwhile, Pembroke Castle will close the season in magical style with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on Friday, August 29, followed by Wicked on Saturday, August 30.<\/p>\n<p>T\u0175r y Felin in St Davids also joins the line-up this year, screening Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl on Saturday, August 16.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Gillard added: \u201cWe try not to let the Pembrokeshire weather affect our screenings\u2014so even if it rains, the show will go on. Only in cases of extreme weather, like dangerously high winds, will we cancel. We advise everyone to dress for the conditions and check the forecast beforehand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Full schedule<\/p>\n<p>26 July \u2013 Saundersfoot Harbour \u2013 Top Gun: Maverick (Gates 7:00pm, film 9:00pm)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pembsmetalrecycling.co.uk\" aria-label=\"PMR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PMR.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"118\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1 August \u2013 Saundersfoot Harbour \u2013 Toy Story (Gates 2:30pm, film 4:00pm)<\/p>\n<p>1 August \u2013 Saundersfoot Harbour \u2013 Bohemian Rhapsody (Gates 6:00pm, film 7:30pm)<\/p>\n<p>7 August \u2013 Cardigan Castle \u2013 Toy Story (Gates 4:00pm, film 5:30pm)<\/p>\n<p>7 August \u2013 Cardigan Castle \u2013 Top Gun (Gates 7:30pm, film 9:00pm)<\/p>\n<p>8 August \u2013 Saundersfoot Harbour \u2013 Grease (Gates 7:00pm, film 9:00pm)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smartenergyhomes.co.uk\/eco4-eligibility-form\/\" aria-label=\"Mis Story Ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mis-Story-Ad.jpg\" alt=\"\"   width=\"980\" height=\"250\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>14 August \u2013 Cardigan Castle \u2013 The Lion King (Gates 4:00pm, film 5:30pm)<\/p>\n<p>14 August \u2013 Cardigan Castle \u2013 Elvis (Gates 7:30pm, film 9:00pm)<\/p>\n<p>15 August \u2013 Saundersfoot Harbour \u2013 Grown Ups (Gates 7:00pm, film 9:00pm)<\/p>\n<p>16 August \u2013 T\u0175r y Felin, St Davids \u2013 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Gates 7:00pm, film 9:00pm)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tbsskiphire.co.uk\" aria-label=\"TBS(1)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/TBS1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"980\" height=\"180\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>22 August \u2013 Saundersfoot Harbour \u2013 The Lion King (Gates 2:30pm, film 4:00pm)<\/p>\n<p>22 August \u2013 Saundersfoot Harbour \u2013 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Gates 6:00pm, film 7:30pm)<\/p>\n<p>23 August \u2013 Cardigan Castle \u2013 Saturday Night Fever (18) (Gates 7:30pm, film 9:00pm)<\/p>\n<p>29 August \u2013 Pembroke Castle \u2013 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Gates 6:00pm, film 7:30pm)<\/p>\n<p>30 August \u2013 Pembroke Castle \u2013 Wicked (Gates 6:00pm, film 7:30pm)<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are \u00a312 in advance or \u00a315 on the gate, available online at torchtheatre.co.uk or via the Box Office on 01646 695267. Further venue details and updates can be found on the website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iconic castles and harbours set to host family favourites and Hollywood blockbusters THE TORCH THEATRE has announced the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249597,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,4884,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-249596","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114820921557561596","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}