One of the very last places I visited with my kids before the first lockdown was the Science Oxford Centre and it really is out of this world with amazing interactive fun that will inspire kids and get the grown ups hooked too.  They’re back open with family open weekends and for those few days after Christmas that you don’t know how to fill they have some special days in store.

Enjoy a festive family visit to the Science Oxford Centre during the holidays, as our friendly team have a sleigh-full of fun activities to try! There’s Christmas cheer a-plenty in our amazing Exploration Zone, where families can get hands-on and try to beat the super-fast Scarf Shooter challenge, spin discs at the Turntable or discover nature under the microscope. Kids will love creating a festive optical illusion and making their own spinning ‘Thaumatrope’ to take home, and they’ll have a blast designing and testing flying crafty ‘fireworks’ at the Air Table to celebrate the new year.

Bring your wellies, get some fresh air and your brains buzzing with our Big Science Quiz 2020! We have hidden 12 Days of Christmas clues in the woodland, with exciting science questions and highlights from this most unusual year – just use your mobile device to crack the QR code and enter for the chance to win a free family visit in 2021! Don’t forget to pick up our woodland trail map, and see if you can spot a festive Robin, Holly and the Ivy – or even a fleeting glimpse of our resident Rudolph and his furry friends amongst the trees…

Session Times and Tickets

• 10am-12pm
• 12.30-2.30pm
• 3pm-5pm

Suitable for age 6+

£6 per person or £20 for a family ticket (4 people, must include 1 adult) under 3s free

Your ticket includes two hours in the Exploration Zone and access to woodland all day

Book in bubbles of up to 6 including under 3s
Follow government guidelines if moving between tiers