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
Baby Storytelling: Animal Adventures
Dates: 20 May – 12 Jul *
Age guide: 0-2
Duration: 20 mins
* Times vary
£2 in addition to your Entry ticket. Roar! Quack! Baa! Tweet! An intimate, interactive storytelling for babies and their caregivers — with stories, songs and rhymes inspired by the animal kingdom.
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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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Story telling
0-3 Storytelling: That’s Not My… Dinosaur
Dates: 20 May – 13 Jul *
Age guide: 0-3
Duration: 25 mins
* Times vary
£3.50 in addition to your Entry ticket. Tails, horns, flippers and spines... dinosaurs come in ALL kinds of colours, shapes and touchy-feely textures. An intimate and interactive storytelling for our smaller visitors and their caregivers — based on the best-selling That’s not my… series from Usborne.
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Activity
Hairy Maclary and Friends
Dates: 17 May – 2 September *
Age guide: All ages
Duration:
* Drop-in. Pick up a trail guide from our front desk.
Free with your Entry ticket. A celebration of the beloved rhyming classic Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy — featuring a doghouse with furry friends to foster, hidden characters to find around our Story Worlds, dog bones to uncover in our garden, beautiful artwork in our café, and more.
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Screening
Film Screening: A Minecraft Movie
Dates: 26 Jul
Age guide: 5+
Duration: 2 hours 40 mins
Free in addition to your Entry ticket. Watch Your Favourite Game Transform on Screen! See your favourite game or toy come to life – three awesome adventures where your beloved action figures jump into mischief, mayhem and a whole lot of fun.
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Access Enhanced
Supertato (BSL Interpreted)
Dates: 26 Jul – 30 Aug *
Age guide: 2-7
Duration: 25 mins
* Part of our monthly signed events
£3.50 in addition to your Entry ticket. A super storytelling adventure for ages 2-7 and their grownups — with British Sign Language interpretation, open to all families. Based the bestselling picture book series.
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