HAVE you ever wanted to feel like you are drifting in space? Well, you can at a new planetarium coming to the UK with cheap tickets.
A new planetarium attraction will be popping up across the UK throughout 2026.
The planetarium will initially pop-up in London, before travelling to Sheffield, Hull, Manchester and then finally, Northampton.
The first destination where the Planetarium Go! experience will take place is at Battersea Power Station in South London, between January 30 and March 1.
It will then head to Sheffield from March 6 to 28, then Hull between April 3 and 25, then Manchester from May 1 to 23 and Northampton between May 29 and June 21 – though specific destinations have not been revealed yet.
Inside, the planetarium will feature a 360-degree screen which will show different films either science-related or of fictional stories and each will last between 20 to 35 minutes.
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And of course, some visitors will be able to travel through space.
The experience itself will be in a large, spherical pop-up dome and different film showings will be suitable for different age groups.
For example, you could opt to watch ‘Exploring The Solar System + The Ring World’, a film that takes visitors on an exploration of the solar system, seeing Venus, Mars and the moon.
Viewers will the head to ‘The Ring World’ to see a star and find out whether humans could live on other planets.
For younger kids, ‘3-2-1 Lift Off’ might be better; visitors follow Alan the hamster scientist, who discovers a robot that has crashed from outer space.
There is also ‘From Earth to the Universe’, a documentary film lasting 30 minutes that is more of an educational option for kids aged over 10-years-old.
The planetarium will be open at Battersea Power Station Monday to Thursday and Sunday between 10am and 7:10pm and on Friday and Saturdays between 10am and 9pm.
Tickets cost from £15 per person or £12 for students and children under four go free.
If heading to the planetarium whilst it is at Battersea Power Station, there are a number of other attractions there to explore as well, so you can make it a day out.
Until January 4, visitors can head to the Jurassic World: The Experience at Neon at Battersea Power Station.
Inside the experience visitors can explore 10 immersive zones across two floors.
You can walk under a giant Brachiosaurus, look around the genetics lab and even meet Blue the Velociraptor from the Jurassic World films.
The experience costs £36.70 per adult and £29.55 per child.
Alternatively, there is the Lift 109 experience, which recently had a refresh.
Visitors can travel 109 metres up a chimney that makes you feel as if you are in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
The lift then appears out of the top of the chimney and boasts panoramic views of London.
There is also a small museum experience with a number of interactive features ideal for families, including a touchscreen quiz table.
Tickets cost from £16 per person when booked online, or £24 on the day.
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