Bristol City Region is home to many of the UK’s leading science-related attractions.

Explore-At-Bristol – an amazing world of hands-on discovery

Explore-At-Bristol is one of the UK’s most exciting hands-on science centres!

Discover interactive exhibits and special exhibitions, take part in a planetarium show, or join our Live Science team for fun experiments and activities.
A registered charity, Explore delivers formal and informal learning programmes and aims to make science accessible to all. Find out more at: www.at-bristol.org.uk

At-Bristol is also home to the Science Learning Centre South West which offers high quality continuing professional development for everyone involved in the teaching of science in primary and secondary schools and Further Education colleges. A partnership between At-Bristol, the University of Bristol and the University of Plymouth, Science Learning Centre South West delivers across the region using a state-of-the-art education suite within At-Bristol, the world class science facilities at the Universities of Bristol and Plymouth and numerous partner sites. Bespoke courses offer schools the opportunity to have a course tailor-made for their teachers’ needs, as well as the flexibility of choosing dates and venues.

Bristol Zoo Gardens

Bristol Zoo Gardens, a 12 acre site in Clifton, Bristol, was founded in 1835 by a group of eminent local citizens and opened to the public in 1836. It is the fifth oldest Zoo in the world, and the oldest one that is not in a capital city. Awarded ‘Zoo of the Year 2004′ by the Good Britain Guide, Bristol Zoo Gardens has a continuous reputation for excellence, innovation, and dedication to conservation. For more information visit: www.bristolzoo.org.uk

Bristol Zoo Gardens also plan to build a 55 hectare National Wildlife Conservation Park on the north fringe of Bristol. The park will forge a new benchmark for how zoos can support conservation in the wild and establish a more influential position for zoos in the global conservation movement. For more information visit: www.conservationpark.org.uk

ss Great Britain

Winner of 14 major awards including Enjoy England ‘Large Visitor Attraction of the Year 2007′, European Museum of the Year’s “Micheletti Award”, and the Gulbenkian Prize for UK Museum of the Year, the ss Great Britain appears to be afloat in Bristol’s Harbourside, but descend beneath the glass ’sea’ to see how innovative technology is conserving Brunel’s engineering masterpiece.

Technological innovation, inspirational design and some truly revolutionary features lay behind the development of the ss Great Britain, the world’s first iron-hulled, steam-powered ocean going ship. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (Right), the ship was built in 1843 at the Great Western Dockyard in Bristol, under the supervision of Brunel and his colleagues. Today you can explore the beautifully recreated First Class Dining Saloon, steerage quarters and new Engine Room. Audio tours and authentic smells help bring the 19th century experience alive. For more information visit www.ssgreatbritain.org