Westberry Hotel and Restaurant
✓ Twenty en-suite rooms including some ground-floor pet-friendly rooms
Bodmin
Museums & Galleries · St Austell
Discovering42
📍 PL31 2AE
Photo: Adrian Dust (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Hands-on exhibits covering physics, chemistry, engineering and environment
- Exhibition built from upcycled materials, walls and floors included
- Maker space, plastics lab and artist workshops being built
- Workshops where visitors co-create exhibits with local artists
- Premises five times larger than the previous location
Discovering42 is an art, sustainability and science museum in Bodmin, Cornwall, where hands-on exhibits bring physics, chemistry, engineering and environmental themes to life. The current exhibition is built from upcycled materials, from the exhibits to the walls and floors, and the museum is developing a maker space, plastics lab and artist workshops where visitors can co-create. It suits families and curious minds of all ages, with informal, playful learning at its heart. The museum, a non-profit CIC, sits opposite Berrycoombe Road Long Stay Carpark. Bodmin Parkway station is 2.9 miles away, Lostwithiel's River Fowey beach is 4.9 miles away, and there are 59 bookable places to stay within 5 miles for anyone planning a longer visit.
Practical details
- Parking
- Opposite Berrycoombe Road Long Stay Carpark (not Berrycoombe Carpark)
- Best for
- Child-friendly, informal science and art learning
- Booking
- Non-profit CIC relying on donations with tiered ticket options
From the attraction's own website on 23 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Discovering42 into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Bodmin Parkway 2.9 miles
- Lostwithiel 4.9 miles
- Luxulyan 5.7 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page