South Downs Planetarium & Science Centre

“A wonderful place to visit! We attended a family fun day and it was excellent. There were 3 different film showings in the planetarium - we saw 2 of these with a break in-between. Moon Landings and the Hunt for Alien Life. Both very good and visually very exciting. All the volunteers were excellent and very friendly. We were shown different kinds of rocks and fossils, maps of Mars showing evidence of rivers, handled meteorite samples, and got to look at the sun through specialist telescopes. Other activities included: dressing up, giant night sky jigsaw, and crafts including colouring in, making a comet, and visiting the ISS using VR headsets. The kids enjoyed themselves very much. Gift shop was small and excellent: 95% under £4, good pocket money prices. Full disabled access, inc toilets.”

“A hidden gem! We loved our first visit to the Planetarium. The presenter was enthusiastic and clear, sharing lots of information in an accessible way. It is an hour of listening to someone talk with lots to take in, so keep that in mind if you're someone who struggles to stay engaged! But for our group comprised of three generations, everyone took something away with them. The car ride home was full of milky-way wonderment and the kids want to see if they can spot the space station this weekend 🎊”

“First time coming here but definitely won't be the last. Went to the show about the summer sky and learnt so much. The man doing the presentation was excellent and kept you interested throughout the whole show. I went with 3 adults and 3 children aged from 14 to 16 and we all enjoyed it and were still having discussions about what we learned 2 days later. If your in the area go along, you won't regret it. There is a small gift shop with very reasonable prices as well.”

“I visited for the December Skies show and wanted to say how much I enjoyed it, the speaker was fantastic. He told us that there would be a meteor shower the following night (which we didn’t know) and following his advice we managed to see lots of shooting stars so a big thank you!”