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The Great Dinosaur Escape

Included in science centre ticket
Age 7+ recommendation
Saturday 28 March - Sunday 27 September 2026
Dinosaur bursting out of an orange page with scratch marks

Experience the North's biggest collection of moving dinosaurs

Become a Dino Ranger and wander among colossal animatronic dinosaurs, including a few cheeky ones that have escaped around the centre – follow the trail and use dino facts to help crack the code. 

There are 25 dinos spread across the centre, some tower at four metres tall; some have just hatched, some soar overhead, and some are tucked in their nests plotting mischief.  

T. rex standing on a stony habitat with foliage

Experience the highlights

Meet a three‑tonne T‑Rex, a baby Stegosaurus and many more prehistoric beasts.

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Follow the trail around the centre and hunt down the dino escapees!

Discover how fossils help us learn about life in the prehistoric times

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Find out what a real dino might have sounded like in The Dino Show

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Investigate the features created by asteroid impacts in our Experiment Zone (7+)

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