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Small area but the kids enjoyed the experience. The water lab area and walk around the green areas was nice too. Cafe is also good and decent sandwiches.

I came yesterday with my three kids (10, 4 and nearly 1) and we had a fantastic time! We spent 4 hours at the centre. The main space is a single large room filled with interactive displays. A bit like a much easier to manage version of the london science museum. I felt that I could let my kids roam around the space without needing to worry about losing them (this obviously depends on your kids and whether they know to stay in the room). This meant that I was also able to enjoy the exhibits. Highlights were the suction tubes that you could put fabric and balls in and watch them whizz around and get unceremoniously shot out at one of the other ends; the spinning table which you could balance various wooden discs on; the electric circuit builders; the microscopes; and the vertical fan that you could test out how well your paper/cup creation flew on. We were in the main room for just over an hour. We played outside with the fantastic water tables for about an hour, a bit before our main session started and then again after we were done in the main room. We walked around the ponds and then did the long red route through the woods (not recommended for flipflops and buggies due to muddy parts and some fairly uneven ground - we managed with high spirits despite both! We bought lunch, snacks and coffee from the cafe (the coffee was a bit strong for me and needed a lot of sugar!). The food was good - sausage rolls, ham sarnies, cinnamon buns. We also borrowed an explorer pack, which had items such as binoculars, magnifying glass, identification wheels for trees and insects etc. I definitely want to come back again!

It's fab here! So many hands on science experiments and games, and a really cool water feature outside and lovely nature reserve. We love this place, the kids are kept busy and happy, and there's a cafe!

Lovely place to take the kids. The cafe is a bit over priced but otherwise really enjoyed our trip. The kids loved looking at the science stalls and we had a great few hours wandering around the gardens too.