W5

W5 is Belfast's award-winning science and discovery centre.

With over 250 amazing interactive exhibits over five levels, W5 provides a unique experience as well as fantastic fun for visitors of all ages.

Visitors can immerse themselves in W5's new technological space 'AMAZE', scale the heights on the multi-storey climbing structure 'Climbit', meet W5's humanoid robot 'Robothespian', plus so much more.

In addition to permanent exhibits, W5 also presents a changing programme of temporary exhibitions and events. Visitors can also enjoy a daily programme of live science demonstrations and shows throughout the day. W5's seasonal events are FREE with admission and tickets are valid all day.

Book your tickets online for the best price and fast-track entry to W5.

Climbit

Discover W5's biggest exhibit ever! Climbit is an unusual mixture of physical fun, exploration and art! This huge multi-storey climbing structure, which is a cross between a maze and a jungle gym, takes over the Atrium at the heart of W5.

The first of its kind in the UK and Ireland, Climbit is a unique, visually elegant, three dimensional sculpture specially designed for climbing. Oval platforms suspended from steel pipes and cables let visitors traverse over, under and through the amazing structure.

Meet RoboThespian

Meet RoboThespian, W5's new permanent exhibit which is completely unique to the island of Ireland. RoboThespian is a life sized, humanoid, interactive robot who can move, speak, educate, interact and entertain!

RoboThespian is primarily a robot actor and performer. He is fully interactive, user friendly, and capable of communicating and entertaining in a way that few people will have experienced before. This static, humanoid robot can be controlled by the visitor, via a touchscreen panel, and can sing, greet, inform, act and even do impressions. Visitors can choose from a wide range of pre-programmed performance sequences or can even control RoboThespian's movement and voice to create performance pieces of their own.

MED-Lab

Step into MED-Lab – a brand-new, interactive exhibition zone and explore the medical marvel that is the human body!

MED-Lab will take visitors of all ages on an extraordinary and fun journey of discovery into us! Learn all about the amazing systems that keep our bodies alive and working. Get up close to some advanced imaging technologies that enables us to see inside, and right through our body. What can go wrong with our body and how we find out what the problem is.

For full information, visit www.w5online.co.uk

Opening Hours

Monday 10:00-18:00

Tuesday 10:00-18:00

Wednesday 10:00-18:00

Thursday 10:00-18:00

Friday 10:00-18:00

Saturday 10:00-18:00

Sunday 12:00-18:00

Contact Details

2 Queen's Quay

Belfast

BT3 9QQ

Phone: +44 28 9046 7700

Email: info@w5online.co.uk