making It! Discovery Centre

making It! Discovery Centre
Littleworth
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 1AH
England

Website

www.makingit.org.uk

E-mail

info@makingit.org.uk

Telephone

Main Reception

01623 473200

Alternative reception point (not weekends)

01623 473297

Fax

01623 473 201

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Hands on interactive exhibits based around the process of making things. Modern exhibits, computer technology, The Idea, Design, Testing, Marketing, Advertising, Waste Management and making a kit with component parts to take home.
Choose from Rocket, Ball Launcher, Live Wire Challenge, Plane Launcher, Torch, Clock, Bug, Buggy, motorised buggy, fairground carousel and others - print your own front page of the newspaper.

Venue Type:

Science centre

 Opening hours

During Nottinghamshire School Holidays for general public and all year round for pre-booked parties (including Education bookings) -[ see website for additional dates due to County variations in school holidays.
1000-1700 for General Public & 0900-1700 for groups
Last admission recommended at 1530

Closed: See website for variations in opening hours due to large school groups visiting the centre

 Admission charges

Adults: £7.95
Children: £7.95
Family of 4: £27.50
Family of 5: £35

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Auditorium
  • Cafeteria
  • Parking for coaches
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children's play area
  • Indoor soft play area
 Disability access
  • Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Induction loops in exhibition spaces
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

Extensive disabled facilities including changing bed and wheelchair hire.

making It! Discovery Centre
Littleworth
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 1AH
England

Website

www.makingit.org.uk

E-mail

info@makingit.org.uk

Telephone

Main Reception

01623 473200

Alternative reception point (not weekends)

01623 473297

Fax

01623 473 201

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

No artefacts - some brewing memorabilia on display outside

Collection details

Design, Science and Technology

making It! Discovery Centre
Littleworth
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 1AH
England

Website

www.makingit.org.uk

E-mail

info@makingit.org.uk

Telephone

Main Reception

01623 473200

Alternative reception point (not weekends)

01623 473297

Fax

01623 473 201

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Boxes, objects and other kit

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

Our resources are for KSI & II based around design & technology, science and english and can satisfy 12 lesson plans in this category. Visit our website and downloan the Educational resource pack from our Education pages. Children can make a kit to take away ranging from a rocket to a fairground carousel - we also have boats, clocks, buggies, 2 diff. torches, ball launcher, clothing bug, live wire challenge etc.

Creator

  • Making it! discovery centre

Languages

  • no

How to obtain

Tel: 01623 473297 to make a booking.
Up to date costs are on our website - www.makingit.org.uk The visits are costed at 3.5hrs and 5hrs. The 5 hour visit includes a special design activity - the children are given a tin in which to pack the kit they have made and they then design a label as if the kit/tin is being sold in a store.

making It! Discovery Centre
Littleworth
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 1AH
England

Website

www.makingit.org.uk

E-mail

info@makingit.org.uk

Telephone

Main Reception

01623 473200

Alternative reception point (not weekends)

01623 473297

Fax

01623 473 201

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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