Easter Holidays

Bees, blooms and the Great Bear - celebrate spring with us this Easter Holidays.

Head to the Greenhouse to make homes for pollinators, create colourful flowers in the Tinkering Space and find out how your lunch can help the planet in the Open City Lab. Over in the Box gallery, the inspiring ‘Nature Rising’ exhibition explores how communities can come together to care for nature.  

Please book your tickets in advance as we tend to become fully booked during weekends and holidays. 

What's on this Easter holiday 

• Visit the Tinkering Space and get creative with crafts inspired by nature with Shadow Garden. You can take your creations home with you or build dynamic arrangements for our special shadow boxes!
• How does colour deceive our tastebuds?  Come and get cooking in the Kitchen with Rainbow Restaurant and whip up a unique treat for the senses.​
• Why are some plants more attractive to bees than others? Get your hands dirty in the Greenhouse and learn all about bee friendly plants in Feed the Bees!
• Head over to Open City Lab for new activities all about diet and climate change in 'Plates for the Planet'.
• Explore 'Nature Rising', a beautiful and inspiring new exhibition in The Box gallery.

All these activities are drop-in. Just check times on arrival. 

In the Planetarium

Add tickets to the UK's only 3D planetarium for just £4 per person (£3 concession). 

Set off on your very own space adventure in Expedition Solar System 3D or explore the lifecycle of stars in seasonal stargazing show The Ever-changing Sky.

Due to eye health restrictions, 3D shows aren't suitable for children under 6. Instead little ones and their grown-ups can pack their space bags and prepare for launch in interactive show Space Explorers 2D.

Easter Holiday Relaxed Morning

On Sunday 6 April we have a relaxed morning for visitors who would benefit from a calmer, less busy environment – along with their families, carers and friends. For more info and to book your tickets head to the Relaxed Mornings page.