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.
Filter by:
Drop-in
Big Bright Feelings Garden Trail and Café Exhibition
Dates: From 20 July *
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 — pick up a trail sheet from Reception to get started. Follow a trail around our Story Garden to find the much-loved characters from Tom Percival’s beautiful Big Bright Feelings.
Book now
Story telling
0-3 Storytelling: Drop of the Ocean
Dates: 10 Jun – 8 Sep *
Age guide: 0-3
Duration: 25 mins
* Times Vary
£3.50 in addition to your Entry ticket. Join Dolphin, Squid, Bob the Fish and friends on a journey of discovery in this fun, interactive storytelling session for ages 0-3.
Book now
Drop-in
National Poetry Day Celebration: The Poem Detectives
Dates: 5 Oct *
Age guide: All ages
Duration: 7 hours
* All day, throughout our Story Worlds
Free with your Entry ticket. Meet our Poem Detectives in our Story Worlds throughout the day for interactive poetry games, musical riddles and rhymes, and the chance to create your very own poems on our cryptic scavenger word hunt.
Book now
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.
Book now
Special event
Story Quest Sleepover
Dates: Saturday 19 October *
Age guide: 6-11
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 6-11 year olds and their grown-ups. £59 per person.
Book now
Access Enhanced
Monster Funfair (BSL interpreted)
Dates: From 24 August *
Age guide: 0-8
Duration: 50 mins
* Last Saturday of every month
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.
Book now