Events for 30th October 2024

A more relaxing sensory experience for any customers who may need it without music or children’s rides as well as increased lighting levels. Last entry 5pm.

A more relaxing sensory experience for any customers who may need it without music or children’s rides as well as increased lighting levels. Last entry 5pm.

Prepare to dive headfirst into the enchanting realm of Halloween magic with the Witch of Wookey casting some magic spells, giant pumpkin trail, screening of Happy Family: Next Level 4D, giant soft play, ghost pirates circus and daily fancy dress competition.

Showcasing a variety of British Airways cabin crew and flight crew uniforms, from 1940s to modern-day designs. Among the highlights will be some of the most outlandish pieces in history, including the BOAC paper dress designed for flights to the Caribbean and the entirely tartan uniform once used by Caledonian Airways. The exhibition will explore […]

Halloween sessions to create a metal sculpture (pumpkin or spider) using their creativity and learning practical engineering skills. Sessions last 50mins; suitable for ages 8-16 years. Groups will have a maximum of 4 children participants and 2 tutors. There is limited space upstairs to observe during the session for parents/guardians.  A selection of overalls will […]

From poison to pincers, barbed stingers to gnashing jaws, there are so many ways that aquatic animals hunt and protect themselves in the natural world. Explore all the different ways that their animals can be deadly and listen to special talks and watch a squid dissection as aquarium staff demonstrate the biology of this creature. […]

A celebration of all things autumnal including pumpkin patch Fur, Fangs, and Feathers scavenger hunt (28 Oct–1 Nov) to explore the zoo, hunt for hidden clues whilst learning all about some fascinating animals and native wildlife. Participants will receive a discount pumpkins purchased from the patch and win a family animal adoption of your choice. […]

A new dance theatre show featuring groundbreaking projection, an extraordinary soundscape and a blizzard of paper and confetti. With visual design and technology, dance and humour to explore the warped and exaggerated realities of living in a world you struggle to process, based on Aakash’s show Murmur 2.0, to provide an honest and heart felt […]

Screening a whole host of shadow puppet fairytale films of witches, fairies, and flying horses. Films will be The Flying Horse, The Sleeping Beauty, Thumbelina, The Grasshopper and the Ant, Snow white and Red Rose, and Hänsel and Gretel. The screenings will be followed by a family workshop (suitable for ages 6-14 years) to create […]