Discovering42

Discovering42 Science museum in Bodmin with interactive exhibits made with upcycled materials by local artists.
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27/08/2026

Join us in Camborne tomorrow for Discovering42’s magical, mocktail chemistry bar 🧪

- Learn about chemistry
- Create non-alcoholic mocktails
- Experiment with foam, carbonation & PH
- FREE

When? 📆
Friday 28th August, 11.30am-1.30pm in Commercial Square.

Free fun for ALL the family to experiment and learn about chemistry whilst enjoying a tasty mocktail. Discovering 42 will be in Commercial Square until 1.30pm (or when the 100 free mocktails have been used).

This event is part of BID Camborne’s Fun Fridays.

24/08/2026

Fun Fridays | Camborne

Join us in Camborne on Friday for Discovering42’s magical, mocktail chemistry bar 🧪

- Learn about chemistry
- Create non-alcoholic mocktails
- Experiment with foam, carbonation & PH
- FREE

When? 📆
Friday 28th August, 11.30am-1.30pm in Commercial Square.

Free fun for ALL the family to experiment and learn about chemistry whilst enjoying a tasty mocktail. Discovering 42 will be in Commercial Square until 1.30pm (or when the 100 free mocktails have been used).

This event is part of BID Camborne’s Fun Fridays.

Have you spotted Discovering42 on the new maps around the Bodmin Camel Trail yet? Finding us has always been a bit of an...
15/08/2026

Have you spotted Discovering42 on the new maps around the Bodmin Camel Trail yet?

Finding us has always been a bit of an adventure. Our old venue was nestled away in Priory Park where we couldn’t be seen from the road. Now we have moved to a new venue on a road… only the road doesn’t have a name! We may have taken the name Discovering42 a little too literally..

We are now just a stone’s throw from the Camel Trail. Discovering42 makes a great pit stop after a cycle or walk; let your brain get a bit of a workout too! Explore our hands-on science exhibits or grab a little refreshment at our quirky chemistry Magic Mocktail Bar.

As much as we love hearing that Discovering42 is one of Cornwall’s hidden gems, we would quite like to be a little less hidden! We are a growing grassroots science museum and after a hot and rather quiet summer, we could really do with all the support we can get. So please spread the word, bring your friends and family to see our new space.

How to find us: We’re on the road to Sainsbury’s, directly opposite Berrycoombe Road Car Park on Google Maps (not the very similarly named Berrycoombe Car Park by the Camel Trail and Bodmin Jail Attraction!).

Further directions and booking:
https://www.discovering42.co.uk/visit/

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Looking for something a little different to do?

Discovering42 is a hidden gem filled with hands-on science, art and unique creations made from upcycled materials by local artists. Quirky chemistry mocktail bar with drinkable science experiments.

Curious minds of all ages welcome. No children required!

Discovering42, Berrycoombe Road, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 2NR

Booking recommended: www.discovering42.co.uk/visit

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Book your visit here: https://www.discovering42.co.uk/visit/

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The exhibit explores the Earth's natural materials and how we use them in our everyday lives. It perfectly complements our much-loved mining exhibit, where visitors get hands-on digging up and transporting the rare earth minerals needed to stock the phones in our bonkers Banana Store. Together, they offer an exciting glimpse of what's still to come as we continue developing our new geology zone.

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Book your visit here:
https://www.discovering42.co.uk/visit/

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We can't wait to share it all with you, we are so grateful that you have been part of the journey to create this truly unique space in Cornwall. Looking forward to opening our doors again this Saturday!

https://www.discovering42.co.uk/visit/

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Thanks to Cornwall Family Life for sharing this video from their visit to our new venue

Address

Discovering42, Old Station Yard, Berrycoombe Road
Bodmin
PL312NR

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+447505491357

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