BCA00809

Accessible Afternoon - March

An afternoon to support children, young adults and families with additional needs and disabilities, designed for SEND visitors who would benefit from a quieter experience.

  • 2nd Mar 2025
  • 15:00-18:00
  • Included in standard entry
  • Can be booked using Annual Pass

Tickets & Passes

  1. BCA00781 Enhanced NR

    Accessible Afternoons

    Buy a standard day ticket, or use your Annual Pass to book a return visit. You can arrive at any point during the day, but at 15:00 our Accessible Afternoon begins.

    Tickets include full access to the award-winning National Space Centre, including the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium. You can select a subtitled show, a drop in Tour of the Night Sky (you can come as go as you feel comfortable), or any show during the day if you prefer.

    This is an accessible programme for all ages, that combines relaxed lighting and sounds around the Centre, with hands-on sensory activities. All activities are drop-in, to allow visitors to experience them in their own time.

    Tickets & Passes

Accessibility 

Lighting and sound levels will be managed throughout the attraction, as well as hands-on activities designed to be accessible to visitors with additional needs.

The sessions have been timed to allow children, adults and families to visit out of hours, and after school, with very low visitor numbers and no large groups on site.

  1. Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium
    National Space Centre

    Planetarium

    > 15:50 CAPCOM GO! (BSL)

    > 16:30 We Are Stars (subtitled)

    > 17:00/17:50 Drop in Tour of the Night Sky

    Drop in Tour of the Night Sky - explore the wonders of the Universe, in our accessible planetarium experience. Take this opportunity to stay as long as you like to wonder at the stars and ask questions you’ve always wondered about space. 

    Don't worry, if you don't think a fulldome show is for you just book the NO SHOW ticket and enjoy the rest of the Centre instead.

Sensory Science and Craft Activities

  1. BCA01415 Enhanced NR

    The Solar System in Your Hands

    See the solar system like never before! Using everyday objects, this interactive workshop makes it easy to grasp the size of planets and their vast distances. Fun, hands-on, and perfect for all ages—space is closer than you think.

  2. BCA01476 Enhanced NR

    Create Your Own Planet

    Unleash your imagination and design your own exoplanet. Craft a unique world with its own landscape, atmosphere, and story in this fun, hands-on workshop. The universe is yours to create.

FAQs

SEN/SEND children, adults and families.

Yes, just use the online booking page to book your return visit for this date.

From accessible parking upon arrival, to easy to access gradual ramp entrances, hearing loops, sensory backpacks on loan, wheelchair access, accessible toilets and a Changing Place, as well as regular seating areas, textured flooring, trained staff and lots of activities that have been created in consultation with many disability groups, we have worked hard to make #SpaceForEveryone

No, once purchased the tickets are non-refundable, however, if you are unable to attend please email [email protected] with your booking details and we can move you to the next Accessible Afternoon.