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Our membership scheme is changing

Last year we spoke to hundreds of you to find out what you want from membership.

Renew your membership

We listened. From 1 July we’re offering new and renewing members the choice between peak and off-peak membership options. We'll also be offering some exciting new perks too, which we're really excited about! 

If you are one of our current members nothing will change until it is time for you to renew. Our team are here to help you make the very best out of your membership.

 

Your new membership scheme 

Choose your time, pace and price with peak and off-peak options. 

Peak membership - visit anytime, all year round. This includes Bristol school holidays and bank holidays. 

Off-peak membership - visit during term time only, including weekends outside of Bristol school holidays

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When you renew, you’ll enjoy

Free entry

Knowing you can return gives you the freedom to explore at your own pace. Come back and discover something completely new next time.

Sundays under the stars

Reach for the stars. Book one free planetarium show per year on a Sunday, plus get 50% off all other shows.

Welcome pack

Come on in, enjoy a welcome pack including activities to make the most of your visits and a little We The Curious magic to take home.

Priority booking for special events

Access tickets for our awe-inspiring planetarium evening shows before they go on sale to anyone else.

Surprise extras in your inbox

Occasional ticket offers, discounts and added extras, so you can share the experience your friends and family.

 

How much does it cost? 
 

Monthly cost paying by Direct Debit
 
Peak 
Off-peak
1 adult
£                     6.20 £                      4.40 
1 adult, 1 child
£                   10.40£                      7.40 
2 adults
£                   12.40 £                      8.80 
1 adult, 2 children
£                   14.60 £                   10.40 
2 adults, 1 child
£                   16.60 £                   11.80 
Group of 4 (up to 2 adults)
£                   19.80 £                   14.10 
Group of 5 (up to 3 adults)
£                   25.00 £                   17.80 
Yearly cost paying in full 
 
Peak 
Off-peak
1 adult
£                   74.40 £                   52.80 
1 adult, 1 child
£                124.80 £                   88.80 
2 adults
£                148.80 £                105.60 
1 adult, 2 children
£                175.20 £                124.80 
2 adults, 1 child
£                199.20 £                141.60 
Group of 4 (up to 2 adults)
£                237.60 £                169.20 
Group 5 (up to 3 adults)
£                300.00 £                213.60 

Children aged 0-1, personal assistants and foster carers can visit for free. They don’t need to be included in your membership package, but you will need to book them a ticket. 

If you don’t see a membership option that meets your needs, or you want to buy membership as a gift for someone, please speak to our team. 

Concessions save 25% 

If a member of your group has concessionary status, we can offer your whole group a concession discount of 25%. We’ll ask for your concession status when you sign up. 

Concessionary status includes disabled people, students, foster children, childminders, home educators and anyone in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, Universal Credit or Pension Credit. 

 

Lisa Whiting

How to renew 

If you’re paying by direct debit 

In most cases, you don’t need to do anything. Your membership will automatically renew onto our new peak membership option.  

The overall cost will increase slightly (around 15%), but you’ll also be able to enjoy new perks. 

As we’re no longer able to support annual direct debits, we’ll switch you over to monthly direct debit if this applies to you. 

If you’d prefer to switch to an off-peak membership, please get in contact with us within 14 days of your renewal date. 
View terms and conditions    View upgrade policy 

 

If you paid up front for a year’s membership 

To continue enjoying limitless curiosity you’ll need to sign up again after your membership expires, choosing between peak or off-peak membership.

Standard membership - It’s easiest to do this online. You can choose to pay up front again, or to spread the cost with monthly direct debit.

 Sign up for peak membership   Sign up for off-peak membership

 

Concession membership - Complete our membership form and send it to membership@wethecurious.org

Download membership form 

 

Alternatively you can get in touch with our team and we'll help you get set up.  

Superboost your support with Gift Aid 


As a member, you’re supporting our work as an educational charity. 

Please opt into Gift Aid when you renew to make your support go 25% further. 

Gift Aid means we can claim 25% of your total membership cost from the government, at no extra cost to you. 

This extra income makes a massive difference to us as a charity – thank you! 

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Contact our team

For help with all things membership, get in touch with our team by the email below or give us a call 0117 915 1000 (9am-4.30pm, Mon-Sat)

Email: membership@wethecurious.org

Our members mean a lot to us. Thank you for continuing to support us 

FAQ's

Yes absolutely, anyone that already has a membership for We The Curious will still be able to use it as they were before.

You won’t be able to access our new member benefits until you renew.

If you’ve already got a We The Curious membership, you’ll be able to choose between our new peak and off peak options when it's time for you to renew. Until then, your benefits, pricing and when you can visit remain the same.

See upgrade policy

Thank you so much for your support through annual direct debit. As a charity, we have limited resources and so have been looking for ways to make our operations more efficient. 

Direct debits are a vital source of regular income for us, but they’re also pretty resource-heavy to administer, so we’ve made the decision to only offer monthly direct debit as a payment option going forwards.


If you are currently paying by annual direct debit, we’ll move you across to a peak membership monthly direct debit instead. If you’d prefer our new off-peak membership, or you’d like to cancel, just let us know within 14 days of your renewal date.


View upgrade policy      View terms and conditions

 

We’re proud to continue to offer concession memberships, which are 25% cheaper than the standard options. Unfortunately we're not able to set these up online at this moment, so do please get in touch with our team to sign up.

Contact us  Download the form

It’s no longer possible to build your own membership package.

When we redesigned the membership scheme, we needed to balance making our operations more efficient while also remaining accessible and inclusive to as many people as possible. As part of this we reviewed and reduced the number of different membership packages we had available (behind the scenes, due to various fiddly things, we had A LOT – around 50 membership levels, in fact!).

Where possible, we’ll move you over to an equivalent membership level that still provides you with the same access. 
Where it isn’t possible to move you over to an equivalent membership level, we’ll be in touch to recommend that you sign up for a different level.
 

An example of how this works:
If you previously had a membership for 1 adult and 3 children, or for 2 adults and 2 children, we can move you over to a ‘Group 4’ membership. However, if you previously had membership for 4 adults, we can’t move you over to a ‘Group 4’ membership as this can accommodate a maximum of 2 adults. In this scenario, you’ll need to decide which membership level is best for you.


For more information on this -

See upgrade policy
 

We’re working hard to make this happen, but we weren’t able to do it at the same time as everything else. We hope to have this ready in August.

If you currently have a membership for more than 5 people, our team will be in touch with you directly to discuss options.

Child membership is only available to buy through our team – in venue, over the phone, or email.

This is to ensure that we capture the contact details or an appropriate adult for communications and financial processes.

Please note, under 12s must be accompanied at all times in our venue, including in the planetarium.

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