Things to see and do
Story Worlds
At the heart of Discover are two floors of magical Story Worlds and a Story Garden. These are immersive, exploratory play spaces where children and their imaginations can roam.
Events and Exhibitions
Immersive exhibitions, storytelling sessions, events and more. Choose your booking date and add events, or start with an event to check availability. The rest of your session can be spent in our Story Worlds and Story Garden. Age ranges indicate what will be appropriate for your child but older or younger children are always welcome to attend.
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Drop-in
Creature Crafts
Dates: 30 May – 1 Jun
Age guide: 0-7
Duration: 2 hours
Drop in free with your Entry ticket. There's a brand-new creature who’s popped up at Discover… Explore the origins of the strange newcomer who has appeared on our roof through colouring, stencilling, creative writing and more.
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Activity
Hairy Maclary and Friends
Dates: 17 May – 31 August *
Age guide: All ages
Duration:
* Drop-in. Pick up a trail guide from our front desk.
Free with your Entry ticket. A celebration of the beloved rhyming classic Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy — featuring a doghouse with furry friends to foster, hidden characters to find around our Story Worlds, dog bones to uncover in our garden, beautiful artwork in our café, and more.
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Exhibition
Monster Funfair
Dates: Open now! *
Age guide: 0-8
Duration: 50 mins
* Every day, times vary
£5 in addition to your Discover Entry ticket. Go through the circus tent and into the woods. In amongst the trees you’ll find a amazing, marvellous, EXTRAORDINARY… Monster Funfair! Our new immersive family adventure is created with the award-winning Nadia Shireen. For 0-8 year olds.
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Story telling
0-3 Storytelling: That’s Not My… Dinosaur
Dates: From 20 May *
Age guide: 0-3
Duration: 25 mins
* Times vary
£3.50 in addition to your Entry ticket. Tails, horns, flippers and spines... dinosaurs come in ALL kinds of colours, shapes and touchy-feely textures. An intimate and interactive storytelling for our smaller visitors and their caregivers — based on the best-selling That’s not my… series from Usborne.
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Story telling
Baby Storytelling: Animal Adventures
Dates: 20 May – 30 Jun *
Age guide: 0-2
Duration: 20 mins
* Times vary
£2 in addition to your Entry ticket. Roar! Quack! Baa! Tweet! An intimate, interactive storytelling for babies and their caregivers — with stories, songs and rhymes inspired by the animal kingdom.
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Special event
Rainbowsaurus with Steve Antony
Dates: 8 Jun
Age guide: 3+
Duration: 50 mins
Free with your Entry ticket. Marking the beginning of author/illustrator Steve Antony's 2025 Rainbowsaurus tour - get ready for a raucous, interactive session with the creator of the Mr Panda and Queen's Hat series.
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Special event
Campfire Adventures
Dates: Sat 14 Jun, Sat 26 July
Age guide: 5-11
Duration: 3 hours
£31 per person. Visit Discover after-hours for supper, crafts, scavenger hunts, a visit to a Monster Funfair and hot chocolate round a story-time campfire. This brand-new, evening event gives a super-special chance to experience Discover after-dark for 5-11 year olds.
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Tiny tales
Interactive Research Booth: Eye-Tracking in Action
Dates: 23 – 27 Jun
Age guide: 0-4 with parents/carers
Duration: 2 hours
Drop-in. Free with your Entry ticket. Step into the University of East London’s interactive research booth where babies and young children can take part in real eye-tracking experiments.
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