Play. Create. Discover.
For 0-11 year olds and their grown-ups.
We're 5 minutes from Stratford Station.
Getting here
383-387 High Street
Stratford
London E15 4QZ
020 8536 5555
To begin building your visit, first you'll need to select a date!
If you want to see what’s on and when visit the Things to See and Do page or scroll down. Find out more about pricing on the Opening Times and Prices page.
Pick a date to see Events, Exhibitions and more.
Join in with the fun at Discover! Get involved in some storytelling magic, follow a fun-filled trail with Poppy & Sam, there's splishy splashy fun in The Duck Pond, and much much more...
Explore our Story Worlds
Campfire Adventures
Poppy and Sam's Garden and Story World Trail
Monster Funfair immersive family adventure
0-3 Storytelling: The Duck Pond
Ground Floor Story World
First Floor Story World
Venture into our Story Garden
Get drawing in our Illustration Stations
Make up some tall tales in our Story Factory
Explore our events and exhibitions!
Monster Funfair
Dates: Open now! *
Age guide: 0-8
Duration: 50 mins
* Every day, times vary
£5 in addition to your Discover Entry ticket. Go through the circus tent and into the woods. In amongst the trees you’ll find a amazing, marvellous, EXTRAORDINARY… Monster Funfair! Our new immersive family adventure is created with the award-winning Nadia Shireen. For 0-8 year olds.
0-3 Storytelling: The Duck Pond
Dates: 28 March – 11 May *
Age guide: 0-3
Duration: 30 mins
* Times Vary
£3.50 in addition to your Entry ticket. An intimate, interactive storytelling for our smaller visitors and their caregivers — featuring sensory objects, rhymes and stay-and-play.
Poppy and Sam’s Garden and Story World Trail
Dates: 15 Feb – 27 Apr *
Age guide: 0-8
Duration: 6 hours 40 mins
* All day, pick up a trail sheet from Reception to get started.
Free with your Entry ticket. Grab a trail sheet and embark on an adventure through our Garden and Story Worlds, where you'll meet the delightful farm animals from Poppy and Sam’s Farmyard Tales.
Campfire Adventures
Dates: Sat 10 May, Sat 14 Jun, Sat 26 July
Age guide: 5-11
Duration: 3 hours
£31 per person. Visit Discover after-hours for supper, crafts, scavenger hunts, a visit to a Monster Funfair and hot chocolate round a story-time campfire. This brand-new, evening event gives a super-special chance to experience Discover after-dark for 5-11 year olds.