Price: Free entry for everyone · Free timed ticket advised · Planetarium show £2 adults, £1.50 under 16s (bought on the day)
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor
Free entry: Yes
Good for rainy days: Yes
Price: Free entry for everyone · No booking needed · Guided tours free but ticketed (adults)
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor
Free entry: Yes
Good for rainy days: Yes
Price: Free entry for everyone · Car ride £1 (visual story) · Arcade games 20p or 50p · No booking needed
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor
Free entry: Yes
Good for rainy days: Yes
Price: Adult £24 · Child (3 to 15) £18 · Senior (65+) £20 · Student £20 · Under 3s free · Essential carers free · Each paid ticket is an Annual Pass (13 Nov 2026)
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor
Good for rainy days: Yes
Price: Cinderella panto (28 Nov 2026 to 3 Jan 2027): seats £15 to £67.50, varying by performance (booking system, 12 Nov) · Under 2s free on a knee · £1 levy over £15
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor
Good for rainy days: Yes
Price: Adult £17.95 · Child (2-15) £16.95 · Under 2s free · Families from £63 · Carers £9.45 · +30p online · Meerkat or armadillo experience £40 for 2
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor and outdoor
Good for rainy days: Yes
Usually closed Mon and Tue
Price: Free entry · Booked school visits £3.50 per child half day, £5 full day · Music events and fused glass workshops ticketed separately
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor
Free entry: Yes
Good for rainy days: Yes
Price: Free entry · Some events and workshops charge a fee
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor and outdoor
Free entry: Yes
Price: Free entry, open at all times · Mini golf, tennis and padel at Courtside are pay and play · Pay and display car park
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Free entry: Yes
Price: Free entry (no admission charge) · Multi-games area free · Pay and display car park (charges not listed on the council page) · Boat hire April to October, weekends and school holidays
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Free entry: Yes









