Explorer Dome

school trips 2026/2027

Explorer Dome has been around for over 20 years! From our humble beginnings in 1998, we have come a long way with four domes, chemistry presentations, workshops, a team of specialist presenters and a base in Bristol and now London.

Explorer Dome reaches over 80,000 children and adults every year. Each person coming to our shows has a ~45 minute, immersive experience where new ideas, scientific interests and identity can be explored. We cover hundreds of schools and events across the whole of England, Wales and beyond. Over the years we have visited thousands of places from the Highlands to the Channel Islands, met over 1 million children and enjoyed every moment!

We believe that the best way to learn is by doing – that’s why all of our shows are fully interactive, making Explorer Dome shows 100% presenter-led, hands-on and unforgettable! Our brilliant presenters are at the heart of everything we do here at Explorer Dome. When you book a visit from us, you are signing up to receive the best quality science shows from presenters who are experienced, highly trained, passionate and rigourous about the science and, most importantly, fun!

Discover a huge range of topics that bring science to life for audiences of all ages, genders, backgrounds and abilities. Inclusive education is at the heart of what we do and we visit schools, colleges, adult education, teacher training, festivals and special events and, as we pitch the show for your group, no two shows are ever the same!

Plan your school adventure with Explorer Dome today!


SEN & Special shows
SEN & Special shows
map pin West Midlands, London & South East, South West, Wales


We will bring an immersive, multi-sensory science experience for your students. Our shows are interactive and Hands-On and our presenters can use Makaton to support science learning. We will take care to help every child feel comfortable and excited.
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Physical Sciences: Light, Sound, Forces and Engineering
Physical Sciences: Light, Sound, Forces and Engineering
map pin West Midlands, London & South East, East of England, South West, Wales


These lively and interactive shows take place inside our portable planetarium Dome. Crawl down the tunnel into the darkened Dome to experience hands-on demonstrations that will help your students get to grips with Light, Sound, Forces or Engineering!
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Portable Planetarium: Space & Astronomy
Portable Planetarium: Space & Astronomy
map pin West Midlands, London & South East, South West, Wales


Our Earth, Sun, solar system and our place in space. A fantastic introduction to one of the most inspiring topics, this is an interactive guide to our local neighbourhood and beyond - ask big questions, explore interests and spot constellations!
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Biology: Human Body, Cells & The Brain
Biology: Human Body, Cells & The Brain
map pin West Midlands, London & South East, South West, Wales


These lively and interactive shows take place inside our portable planetarium Dome. Crawl down the tunnel into the darkened Dome to be immersed in Human Biology: disgusting digestion, the secret world of cells, and even voyage inside the brain!
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The Natural World: Earth, Environment & Water
The Natural World: Earth, Environment & Water
map pin West Midlands, East of England, South West, Wales


These lively and interactive shows take place inside our portable planetarium Dome. Crawl down the tunnel into the darkened Dome to be immersed in our Natural World: environments, food webs, water cycle, tectonic plates, climate change + engineering.
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Continuing Professional Development with Explorer Dome

Teacher Training, CPD and Inset Days: in person, half-day or full day options available

Explorer Dome's senior presenters have been working with students of all ages and abilities for over 20 years. We are always happy to share our scientific knowledge, experiences and understanding of the value of hands-on science education, higher order scientific thinking, skills and career opportunities for Inset days or teacher training and CPD.

The Art of Hands-On, Inclusive Science Teaching:

Teachers always love coming into the dome! Join us for a morning master class in Space, Light and all things physics to get to grips with some of the amazing science and promote the scientific way of thinking to support the scientists of the future feeling that Science is exciting, fun, relevant and aspirational! This session is all about asking questions, gathering ideas, resources and inspiration for how a Space topic can be used to create inspiration for your students across many areas of the curriculum.

Depending on your time, we'd love to bring a collection of hands-on demonstrations that can be re-created in the classroom. Alongside a briefing on the principles behind the demos, this is a chance to practice running some simple, short experiments that can bring science alive in the classroom!

And finally, science education is for all and Explorer Dome is committed to training our presenters to a high standard, both in skills of science communication and in awareness of unconscious bias and inclusion. Based on the latest evidence and informally over coffee and hobnobs, let us support your staff to share what they know about best practice, methods and anecdotes that help promote engagement with all in the classroom. This is a chance to discuss the current thinking in terms of simple top tips for reducing unconscious bias and how and why we need to keep our science teaching as inclusive as possible.

Find out more about our CPD courses


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