Sleepovers
As part of this event, your group will get the chance to sleep amongst our out-of-this-world galleries.
There will also be a series of arranged programmes which will entertain and excite your group. These include:
- A trail around the galleries
- An Astronaut planetarium show
- Live experiment show
- Space themed activities
- A Tour Of The Night Sky in our Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium
- Sleeping in the gallery around the exhibitions
Breakfast is provided on the morning after the sleepover
Each child in your group will also receive a woven patch and certificate (patches for adults can be pre-ordered at £2 each).
Pre-ordered snack pack options are available, for a small charge. Please ask our Bookings team for more information Previous sleepovers have been incredibly successful and our forthcoming events are over subscribed.
Make sure your group doesn't miss out, e-mail our Bookings team or call 0116 258 2111 to book your place.
*Minimum numbers apply; contact us for more details.
Leaders: 1 free per 8 children
** If you would like an exclusive hire, sleepover please request on booking - please note minimum numbers terms and conditions apply.
To find out more about sleepover events download our Sleepover information sheet
You can also download our Sleepover Risk Assessment
We currently have the following availability on these specific 2024 dates:
9th November - 88 spaces
29th November - 10 spaces
To be added to our mailing list for future sleepovers please e-mail us at [email protected]
If you have a group of at least 170 and are flexible in your dates then it may be possible for us to arrange an extra event. Please contact our Bookings Team for further information.
