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: 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
Price: Free entry (no admission charge listed on the official pages) · Free outdoor gym · Café prices not published
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Free entry: Yes
Price: Free entry, donations welcome · Animal feed: small charge · Limited paid parking · Christmas events ticketed via TryBooking
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Outdoor
Free entry: Yes
Price: Free entry · Suggested donation £5 · Victorian Christmas Market 5 and 6 Dec 2026: adults £8, children 5 to 16 £2, under 5s free
Best for ages:
- All ages
Indoor or outdoor: Indoor
Free entry: Yes
Good for rainy days: Yes
Usually closed Mondays









