Discovering 42
Museums & Science Centres · Bodmin, Cornwall
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 9.30am
🏠 Indoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16Educational☔ Rainy-day friendlyBooking requiredSchool holiday activities
What’s there
- Café on site
- Parking
- Baby changing
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
Berrycoombe Road long-stay car park opposite the venue (satnav PL31 2NS); other car parks nearby.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Discovering 42 is Cornwall's award-winning interactive science museum in Bodmin (National Museum and Heritage Awards 2022, SAS Plastic Free Gold Award 2023, TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice 2025). Its constantly evolving exhibition brings physics, chemistry, engineering and environmental issues to life through art and hands-on interactivity, with exhibits crafted from salvaged and upcycled materials by local artists. Favourites include the bike-powered record player, levitating balls and water that flows backwards, and there is a cosy cafe housing the Magic Mocktail Chemistry Bar Experience. The museum is a non-profit Community Interest Company offering tiered tickets (Standard, Supporter and Low Income) plus professional carer concessions and free entry for Cornwall Culture Card holders. Note: exhibits include loud noises, magnets and strobe lighting effects, and children must be supervised at all times.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Travel sickness bands
- Dummy and a spare
- Car window sunshade
- Bibs
- Painkillers for grown-ups
- Travel games
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