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Event Series Event Series: Imagineering – May Half-Term

Imagineering – May Half-Term

26th May @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Saturday 24 May – Sunday 1 June | Open Everyday

Where engineering and imagination combine! This May half-term we are diving into a week of hands-on learning and discovery with Imagineering:

🗼 Build the tallest structure to rival our standpipe tower in the straw tower challenge
🌞 Use the power of the sun to create beautiful prints in a cyanotype workshop
⚙️ Engineering Craft. Make it spin!

Experience the wonder of Victorian engineering first-hand at our Steam Up weekend (24-25 May) when our gigantic engines will be set in motion through the power of steam.

🚂 WAGONEERING WORKSHOP – Bank Holiday Monday May 26 (Paid Experience)
Build your own model coal wagon and test it on a live 16mm model train track! Read more about the event here.
*recommended for ages 7 and up. Younger children will need support for accompanying adult for portions of the workshop. Tickets on sale here.
Have a Family membership? Email us at [email protected] for 25% Off.

🎟 Included with general admission (except Wagoneering)

📍 Drop-in daily | Fun for all ages

Come imagine, invent, and get inspired this half term!

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26th May
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10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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