National Space Centre

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On this visit we went to the National Space Centre in Leicester (pronounced ‘Lester’ for readers outside of the UK)

Accessibility is good and carers can go in free, while disabled visitors pay a concessionary rate. There is also the option to have your tickets upgraded to an annual pass, for no additional charge. There is a charge for parking, which I believe has been introduced relatively recently, judging by the reactions of other visitors on the car park.

There is plenty to see and do, and there’s even a box of costumes for children to dress up in and return when they’ve finished playing. The show in the Planetarium was both fun and educational to watch, and there is a loop system there for hearing aid users.

George and I had a go in the Weather Pod. This is an area where you pretend to be a weather forecaster from the future. There is a green screen behind you and a camera with autocue in front, so you know what to say! George didn’t read any of the autocue because he was worried about keeping up with it. I read the autocue too quickly, so I had to keep stopping to wait for it to catch up! Maybe next time we can strike that happy medium!

Unfortunately, we had camera problems on the day and we didn’t get to film everything - for example the items, such as upright rockets, on display in the very strangely shaped tower there.

We did have an enjoyable day though and we would visit again.