Get Wild Whatever The Weather in At-Bristol this Easter!

This Easter (25 March – 10 April),  in At-Bristol Science Centre, visitors will be able to get wild, whatever the weather outside, with gravity-defying herbs in the Greenhouse, dissecting daffodils in Live Lab, and Spring Stargazing in the Planetarium. There is something for everyone!

Brand new for Easter this year, will be ‘Nature Lab’ in the Live Lab area; visitors will be able to celebrate nature’s party season by exploring the science of living things! Think like a bee and find out how they feed, get up close to growing things and become a nature detective by learning to survey the wildlife in your garden. 

At-Bristol’s Food exhibition will play host to the Spring Kitchen where visitors will be able to get hands-on (and mouths-on) with some chocolate chemistry, making some tasty spring-stuffed pasta, and trying their hands at making some ‘M-Egg-a-Structures’. In the Greenhouse, visitors can also make their own gravity-defying sprouting experiment to take home!

Regular presenter-led shows will be running in the Planetarium*, with ‘Spring Stargazing’ (in 3D) showcasing what’s in the night sky right now, as well as new topical sections featuring the latest news from Tim Peake’s ‘Principia’ ISS mission.  There will also be the new ‘Exploring the Solar System’ show  (in 2D or 3D), as well as the ‘Space Explorers’ show (2D) for under 6s, allowing them to venture in to space and become fully trained space explorers! Little explorers can also take part in immersive storytelling sessions, running daily throughout the Easter holidays.

The ‘Good Vibrations’ live science show will run daily throughout the holidays, exploring the science behind sound and music. From under the sea to outer space, visitors will be able to hear and feel vibrations as the Live Science Team presenters create some immersive sonic experiments, and of course there will be some audience participation!

All of the activities above are included in the general admission prices, as well as over 250 hands-on exhibits. *Planetarium shows cost £2 per seat for a 2D show, or £3 per seat for a 3D show. Booking in advance is strongly advised (especially in busy holiday periods as Planetarium shows do sell out quickly), and 3D shows are only available for children aged 6 and over.

At-Bristol is open 10-6 daily throughout the Easter holiday period (25 March – 10 April), for further information and to book tickets, please visit at-bristol.org.uk or call 0117 915 1000 (9-5 Monday-Friday excluding Bank Holidays). 

At-Bristol will also be running extra activities from 11-17 April to accommodate Easter visitors from surrounding areas, and will be open from 10-5.