Explore W5
W5 has 6 themed exhibition areas with over 250 interactive exhibits for the whole family to enjoy
The adventure begins on the ground floor!
Meet Robothespian
Robothespian is a life sized, humanoid, interactive robot who can move, speak, educate, interact and entertain!
Gift Shop
Complete your visit to W5 with a trip to our brand-new gift shop and LEGO® Zone on the ground floor!
Welcome to Spacebase, our multi-sensory activity zone for 3-11 year olds.
Race to the top of the giant rocket
To get to the top children can make their way up through the launch gantry or take the challenge of climbing the through spider tower webbing inside the Rocket.
Become a space explorer
Find out about the universe with state of the art wrist band technology that turns children into space explorers.
Our new VR experience features a number of state-of-the-art platforms from leading VR specialists ‘Immotion' and will take visitors on a series of incredible adventures. Bringing together world-class CGI, award-winning content creators and cutting-edge technology, ‘Immotion’ are devoted in delivering amazing virtual reality content.
Choose between our ‘VR-4D Cinema Pods’ or our ‘VR Explorer Units’ and explore worlds you never thought possible!
Explore our exhibition area ‘MED-Lab’, in association with Almac Group, and discover the fascinating world of pharmaceutical and biomedical science as you take an interactive journey through the body and learn how drugs are developed.
Defend the body against infection
Are you ready to defend the body against infection? Have a go at our ‘Defensive Snot’ game and jump about as you try to stop viruses from entering the nose!
Scan the body and discover what’s inside
From miles of blood vessels to vital organs, take a closer look at what’s inside the human body with our body scanner!
Discovery is our under 8s area. It contains 16 themed areas which house over 50 interactive exhibits!
Explore a specially themed environment
Paint on a digital canvas in the Art Studio, play animal sounds in the Farmyard, paddle in a virtual rock pool in the the Beach and flick through digital storybooks in the castle.
Visit the Donnelly Group Garage
Discover exciting interactives like the build a soft play Formula One Car. But the centre-piece of the garage has to be the brand new Fiat 500!
Climbit is an unusual mixture of physical fun, exploration and art!
This huge multi-storey climbing structure, which is a cross between a maze and a jungle gym.
The first of its kind in the UK and Ireland, Climbit is a unique,
visually elegant, three dimensional sculpture specially designed for climbing.
AMAZE is our new technological space that will take you on unique, spectacular and fully-immersive adventures.
Incorporating large, multi-screen projections, a state of the art ‘immersive soundscape’ sound system and a range of incredible special, sensory and physical effects, AMAZE will deliver exciting, captivating and highly entertaining exhibitions and events for visitors of all ages to enjoy.