For a great day out in Newcastle upon Tyne, look no further than the Life Science Centre with exhibitions, events, theatre shows and the biggest planetarium in the North of England- all included in the price of admission! 

Opening times

Admission prices

Admission information

Gift Aid

Annual Pass membership

New child prices – April 2012

Opening times

 

Science Centre

Monday to Saturday	10am - 6pm
Sunday	11am - 6pm

The Centre is open on Bank Holidays.

In order to give yourself enough time to take in all of the shows and exhibitions, we advise that you allow at least 3-4 hours for your visit to Life, although you are welcome to just pop-in or stay all day long.

Admission prices     

    

We’re making some changes…

We’re currently building exhibits for the new Curiosity Zone, and carrying out work to launch a new 4D Motion Ride.  During this time we’ll endeavour to keep disruption to a minimum. As a thank you for your patience, we’re offering reduced entry prices from 20 February – 31 March (inclusive).

Ticket type	Science Centre
Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children; 1 adult + 3 children)	£10
Adult (18 and over)	£5
Child (17 and under)	£3
Child (4 and under)	FREE
Annual Pass holder	FREE

 

The admission price includes:

• Interactive exhibitions
• Planetarium shows (throughout the day, 7 days a week)
• Live science shows (throughout the day, 7 days a week)
• Motion simulator ride (throughout the day, 7 days a week)
• Hands on workshops (usually during key holiday periods)
• Under 7s' area
• Indoor picnic space
• Baby changing facilities

  

Admission information

• Tickets are valid only on the day of purchase and can be used to re-enter Life throughout the day.
• Children aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
• Family ticket: 2 adults and 2 children, or 1 adult and 3 children. A minimum of 1 adult is required.
• Concessions: Aged 60 and over, students aged 18 and over, unemployed families on income support. Concessions must provide suitable evidence e.g. a valid NUS card.
• Carers of disabled visitors are admitted free of charge; the normal admission fee applies to the disabled visitor.

 

Gift Aid

The prices above include Gift Aid, which means they include a small voluntary donation to Life. If you’re a UK taxpayer and make a donation of at least 10%, as an educational charity, Centre for Life can claim an extra 25p in every pound from the Government (registered charity number 1059607).

Thanks to Gift Aid, your donation will let us claim back the tax on the whole price of your ticket and help us achieve our charitable objectives:

Life’s mission is to be the best place in the UK for enthusing and engaging everyone in science and to provide support and state-of-the-art facilities on site so that world-class scientific research in medicine can flourish.

We couldn't do this without your support, so THANK YOU.

 

Annual Pass membership

Become an Annual Pass holder and visit Life as many times as you like throughout the whole year!

 

New child prices – April 2012

From Sunday 1 April 2012, we will be making some changes to our pricing and children aged 2 and over will pay the ‘child’ price. (Currently, children aged 4 and under come free). This is to reflect the improved facilities for this age group, particularly the new Under 7’s area and a specially devised planetarium show for little ones. Children under 2 will continue to come to Life for free.

For Annual Pass holders, this means that any pass purchased from April 2012 will have to include children aged 2 and over (either as part of a family pass or individual tickets).
Important:  Any pass bought before Thursday 1 September 2011 will be honoured for a full 12 months. This means you can continue to have free access for children aged 4 and under, for a year from the date of purchase. If you bought your pass from Thursday 1 September the new ‘child’ price will apply when our price changes take effect from April 2012.

Admission prices as of April 2012 

Ticket type	Conditions	Science Centre  (Gift Aid)	Science Centre (Non Gift Aid)
Family ticket	(2 adults + 2 children; 1 adult + 3 children)	£24.10	£22.90
Adult	(18 and over)	£8.25	£7.40
Child (Aged 2-17 inclusive)	(Aged 2-17 inclusive)	£6.45	£5.40
Child (Under 2)	(Under 2)	FREE	FREE
Concession	(OAP, student or unwaged)	£7.25	£6.75

 

View new prices for the Annual Pass (as of 1 April 2012)