Things to see and do
Story Worlds
At the heart of Discover are two floors of magical Story Worlds and a Story Garden. These are immersive, exploratory play spaces where children and their imaginations can roam.
Events and Exhibitions
Immersive exhibitions, storytelling sessions, events and more. Choose your booking date and add events, or start with an event to check availability. The rest of your session can be spent in our Story Worlds and Story Garden. Age ranges indicate what will be appropriate for your child but older or younger children are always welcome to attend.
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Story telling
That’s not my… Halloween Sensory Storytelling
Dates: 5 Oct – 10 Nov *
Age guide: 0-3
Duration: 25 mins
* Times vary
£3.50 in addition to your Entry tickets. A fun, intimate and interactive spooky-season storytelling for our smaller visitors and their caregivers — featuring sensory objects, storytelling and stay-and-play.
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Exhibition
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.
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Drop-in
Pumpkin Trail
Dates: From 19 October *
Age guide: Everyone
Duration: 6 hours 40 mins
* All day, pick up a trail sheet from Reception to get started.
Free with your Entry ticket. Pumpkins of all shapes, sizes and colours have started mysteriously appearing all over our Story Worlds. Collect a trail sheet from reception and solve the clues to find the pumpkins.
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Special event
Story Quest Sleepover
Dates: Saturday 19 October *
Age guide: 5-11
Duration:
* 6pm Saturday to 8am Sunday
Sleepover at Discover! Join us this summer for the most exciting, adventurous, creative and... sleepy event we’ve ever held. For 5-11 year olds and their grown-ups. £59 per person.
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Special event
Storytelling with Laura Henry-Allain
Dates: 20 Oct
Age guide: 3-7
Duration: 50 mins
Free with your Discover Entry ticket. Laura Henry-Allain MBE reads from her new book 'Maya and Marley, The Great Big Tidy Up!' followed by activities and Q&A. Part of our Black History Month programme.
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Access Enhanced
Monster Funfair (BSL interpreted)
Dates: 24 Aug – 28 Dec *
Age guide: 0-8
Duration: 50 mins
* Monthly signed events
British Sign Language interpreted performance of our immersive family adventure, created with the award-winning Nadia Shireen. £5 in addition to your Discover Entry ticket.
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