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Opening and closing times for Discovery Planet

Today (Thursday) Discovery Planet closes at 20.00

Monday:

9.30
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18.00
 
 

Tuesday:

9.30
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18.00
 
 

Wednesday:

9.30
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18.00
 
 

Thursday:

9.30
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20.00
 
 

Friday:

9.30
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18.00
 
 

Saturday:

9.00
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18.00
 
 

Sunday:

11.00
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17.00
 
 
 

Location map of Discovery Planet

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Underground Stations

Underground Stations

 
Surrey Quays Station
 
3 minutes walk
 
 
Railway Stations

Railway Stations

 
 
Deptford Railway Station
 
27 minutes walk
 
 
Car Parks

Car Parks

 
Q-Park Butlers Wharf
 
25 minutes walk
 
 
 
 

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London Events 2013

Plan the perfect year in London with our pick of the capital's best events in 2013. From January through to December, every month boasts an impressive line-up of entertainment. So, take a look at our guide and be sure not to miss a thing.

 
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Hotels near Discovery Planet

Near Discovery Planet
Hilton London Docklands Riverside Hotel  London
Hilton London Docklands Riverside Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 32% off from £149
265 Rotherhithe Street, SE16 | 16 minutes from Discovery Planet
You can still feel the excitement and bustle of ships laden with goods, unloading their wares in London's Docklands. Now a burgeoning centre for some of ...More
 
 
 
Holiday Inn Express London Limehouse London
Holiday Inn Express London Limehouse
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Accessible Double Rooms: 15% off from £105
469-475 The Highway, E1W | 21 minutes from Discovery Planet
Being just a bit out of the city centre this modern, hotel is popular with the budget traveller. It's close to Canary Wharf and Tower Bridge ...More
 
 
 
Four Seasons London Canary Wharf London
Four Seasons London Canary Wharf
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Double Room - City Views: 0% off from £250
46 Westferry Circus, E14 | 21 minutes from Discovery Planet
The ultra-modern towers of the Four Seasons Canary Wharf contain spacious, luxurious rooms and suites with every comfort available, including a giant marble bath, two-line speaker ...More
 
 
 
Surrey Docks Farm London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Surrey Docks Farm
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
Rotherhithe Street, Southwark, London SE16 | 13 minutes from Discovery Planet
All the animals on this 2.2 acre city farm on the south bank of the river Thames in Rotherhithe are organically reared. Donkeys, goats and sheep ...More
 
 
 
Mudchute Park & Farm London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Mudchute Park & Farm
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
Pier Street, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 31 minutes from Discovery Planet
Located in the middle of the Isle of Dogs, Mudchute Farm and Park is one of the largest of London's city farms, covering a 32 acre ...More
 
 
 
Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
64-66 Tooley Street Bridge, Bankside, London SE1 | 33 minutes from Discovery Planet
Noise, smoke, confined space, fear and an astonishing camaraderie were the overriding characteristics of the Blitz. Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience reveals how Londoners lived ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Discovery Planet

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Discovery Planet
Cafe Gallery Projects London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cafe Gallery Projects
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
1 Park Approach, Southwark Park, Southwark, London SE16 | 6 minutes from Discovery Planet
Before the Bermondsey Artists' Group (BAG) took over the cafe in the middle of Southwark Park it had fallen into disrepair. The building was completely renovated ...More
 
 
 
Dilston Grove London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dilston Grove
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Southwest Corner of Southwark Park, Southwark, London SE16 | 8 minutes from Discovery Planet
Set up by the Cafe Gallery Projects London, who also run the nearby Cafe Gallery in the centre of Southwark Park just a five-minute walk away, ...More
 
 
 
The Wapping Project London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Wapping Project
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, Wapping Wall, Tower Hamlets, London E1W | 16 minutes from Discovery Planet
Built in 1890 and originally used to power machinery using stream and later electricity, the unique space of The Wapping Project is now a thriving centre ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Discovery Planet

Near Discovery Planet
Fast & Furious 6 (Subtitled) London
Ends Today
Fast & Furious 6 (Subtitled)
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: 19th May 2013 at 11.30am & 21st and 22nd May 2013 at 2.30pm
Surrey Quays Odeon, Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, Redriff Road, Surrey Quays, SE16 | Same location as Discovery Planet
Dominic Toretto, Brian O'Conner and their gang are fugitives from the law after their daredevil antics stealing 100 million dollars from a drug lord. Tenacious federal ...More
 
 
 
The Croods 3D London
Ends Today
The Croods 3D
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: 17th to 21st May 2013 - Various Times
Surrey Quays Odeon, Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, Redriff Road, Surrey Quays, SE16 | Same location as Discovery Planet
Grug Crood is a caveman, who has taught his family to be afraid of the dark and new experiences. He protects his wife Ugga, restless daughter ...More
 
 
 
Days Of Glory (Giorni Di Gloria) London
Ends Today
Days Of Glory (Giorni Di Gloria)
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: Tuesday 21st May 2013 - 8.30pm
Rotherhithe Sands Films Studios, 82 Saint Marychurch Street, Rotherhithe, SE16 | 9 minutes from Discovery Planet
...More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Discovery Planet

Near Discovery Planet
The Space London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Space
London > Entertainment > Live Music
269 Westferry Road, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 19 minutes from Discovery Planet
It's not all music hall these days down in the East End. This multi-arts centre on the Isle of Dogs gives the locals a chance to ...More
 
 
 
Troxy London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Troxy
London > Entertainment > Live Music
490 Commercial Road, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 24 minutes from Discovery Planet
This splendid 1930s art deco Grade II listed East End dance hall has a capacity of over 2,600 and prides itself as "London's most versatile venue". ...More
 
 
 
Wilton's Music Hall London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Wilton's Music Hall
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Graces Alley, Off Ensign Street, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 26 minutes from Discovery Planet
In the nineteenth century, Wilton's Music Hall was a great mirrored hall lit by a vast chandelier, with 27,000 crystals and 300 gas jets. Opera, operetta, variety shows ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Discovery Planet

The best shops and markets near Discovery Planet
St John Bakery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
St John Bakery
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
Arch 72 Druid Street, Southwark, London SE1 | 22 minutes from Discovery Planet
Fegus Henderson's St John stable extends from the restaurant by Smithfield to this bakery in Bermondsey. Although primarily a wholesalers, St John Bakery does open its shutters ...More
 
 
 
St John Bakery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
St John Bakery
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
Arch 72 Druid Street, Southwark, London SE1 | 22 minutes from Discovery Planet
Fegus Henderson's St John stable extends from the restaurant by Smithfield to this bakery in Bermondsey. Although primarily a wholesalers, St John Bakery does open its shutters ...More
 
 
 
Coleman Coffee Roasters London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Coleman Coffee Roasters
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
55 Stanworth Street, Southwark, London SE1 | 23 minutes from Discovery Planet
Wake up on a Saturday morning and smell the freshly roasted coffee at Coleman Coffee Roasters, a small batch coffee roastery at No. 55 Stanworth Street ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Discovery Planet

Near Discovery Planet
Four Corners London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Four Corners
London > Education > Adult Education
121 Roman Road, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 2.3 miles from Discovery Planet
For 30 years Four Corners has been training, producing and supporting the full range of film and photographic requirements. Services on offer include filmmaking facilities and ...More
 
 
 
London College Of Communication London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London College Of Communication
London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 2.3 miles from Discovery Planet
From a clutch of excellent courses in London, this is the best and among the premier specialist media courses in the world. Formerly London College of ...More
 
 
 
The Making Space London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Making Space
London > Education > Evening Classes
10 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street, Shoreditch, London E2 | 2.5 miles from Discovery Planet
Learn some crafty manouveurs at Making Space where classes on mask making, glass engraving, pyrography (burning patterns into wood or leather), chainmail knitting, and book hollowing ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Discovery Planet

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Potters Fields Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Potters Fields Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
City Hall, 110 The Queens Walk, Bankside, London SE1 | 29 minutes from Discovery Planet
Potters Fields Park occupies a prime spot between City Hall (from where the Mayor runs London) and Tower Bridge. The pedestrianised, grassy area on the south ...More
 
 
 
The Paintball Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Paintball Centre
London > Leisure > Activities
Unit 4, Wood Wharf, Preston Road, Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 30 minutes from Discovery Planet
This fab game emerged in 1980 and has taken the world by storm. Popular with adrenalin junkies, paintballing is an action-packed, mission-driven past-time that is ...More
 
 
 
Snowsfields Wellness London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Snowsfields Wellness
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
41 Snowsfields, SE1 | 33 minutes from Discovery Planet
It's a relief to step into Snowsfields Wellness, with its shelves of carefully selected healthy and organic products. Unlike plenty of other places, each of the ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Discovery Planet

The best pubs near London Discovery Planet.
Wibbley Wobbley London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Wibbley Wobbley
London > Nightlife > Pubs
Greenland Dock, off Rope Street, Southwark, London SE16 | 10 minutes from Discovery Planet
Cute, unpretentious bar housed on a boat docked in the Thames. A world away from the bustling, brash mainstream bars, pubs and clubs of central London, is ...More
 
 
 
The Captain Kidd London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Captain Kidd
London > Nightlife > Pubs
108 Wapping High Street, Tower Hamlets, London E1W | 15 minutes from Discovery Planet
The real magic of Wapping's riverside Captain Kidd pub is outside on the L-shaped patio. The Thames is rather narrow here and so the action seems ...More
 
 
 
Prospect of Whitby London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Prospect of Whitby
London > Nightlife > Pubs
57 Wapping Wall, Tower Hamlets, London E1W | 15 minutes from Discovery Planet
Once known as the 'Devil's Tavern' thanks to its delinquent clientele, the Prospect of Whitby is one of the oldest pubs in London - and the ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Discovery Planet

Discovery Planet clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
40 Maltby Street London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
40 Maltby Street
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
40 Maltby Street, Southwark, London SE1 | 25 minutes from Discovery Planet
Under the railway arches on Maltby Street is a food lover's paradise, filled with shops from the likes of St John Bakery, Monmouth Coffee, Kernel Brewery ...More
 
 
 
Davy's Wine Bar London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Davy's Wine Bar
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
31 Fisherman's Walk, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 25 minutes from Discovery Planet
At ground floor level on Fisherman’s Walk at Canary Wharf, tables, chairs and merry-makers spill out of doors on to the riverside during the summer months. ...More
 
 
 
Hide Bar London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hide Bar
London > Nightlife > Bars
39-45 Bermondsey Street, SE1 | 30 minutes from Discovery Planet
Conveniently located on the ground floor of the International Wine & Spirit Centre on Bermondsey Street, a stone's throw from London Bridge, it comes as no ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Discovery Planet

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Discovery Planet.
The Biscuit Factory London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Biscuit Factory
London > Business > Venue Hire
Drummond Road, Southwark, London SE16 | 13 minutes from Discovery Planet
Peek Frean & Co made biscuits here in Bermondsey for 123 years, from 1866 until 1989 when the factory closed. Home to baked goods like the ...More
 
 
 
The Wapping Project London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Wapping Project
London > Business > Venue Hire
Wapping Hydrolic Power Station, Wapping Wall, Tower Hamlets, London E1W | 16 minutes from Discovery Planet
Built in 1890 and originally used to power machinery using stream and later electricity, the unique space of The Wapping Project is now a thriving centre ...More
 
 
 
Museum of London Docklands London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Museum of London Docklands
London > Business > Venue Hire
No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 25 minutes from Discovery Planet
In keeping with its waterside location, the Museum of London Docklands focuses on the history of the East End with particular emphasis on the River Thames ...More
 
 
 
 
 

What's On Today

Near Discovery Planet

 
 
 
 
Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen: Promised Land
Exhibitions | Until 23rd June 2013 

Dilston Grove 8 minutes walk from Discovery Planet

Videos by the internationally acclaimed, Danish artist, exploring themes of community, place, migration and displacement....More

Chelsea Fringe
Chelsea Fringe
Exhibitions | Until 9th June 2013 

Brunel Museum 10 minutes walk from Discovery Planet

Chelsea Fringe returns for its second year this May, running for three weeks across a number of venues ...More

 
The Gut Girls
Theatre | Until 25th May 2013 

The Space 19 minutes walk from Discovery Planet

Set in South East London, the play revolves around five feisty women working in the stinking pit that is the ...More

Benoit Viellefon
Concerts | On 23rd May 2013 

Boisdale's Of Canary Wharf 23 minutes walk from Discovery Planet

The French singer and guitarist, now based in London, performs 1920s-style jazz-swing with his band....More

Take Another Look
Exhibitions | Until 4th August 2013 

Museum of London Docklands 25 minutes walk from Discovery Planet

A display of prints by several artists including Thomas Rowlandson and George Cruikshank, a photomontage and a selection of newspaper ...More

Estuary
Exhibitions | Until 27th October 2013 

Museum of London Docklands 25 minutes walk from Discovery Planet

A group show featuring works in several disciplines, not only marking the 10th anniversary of the Museum of London Docklands' ...More

Storytime (Under 5s)
Kids Events | Until 23rd May 2013 

Museum of London Docklands 25 minutes walk from Discovery Planet

...More

The Design Museum Pop-Up Garden
Exhibitions | Until 3rd June 2013 

Design Museum 1.34 miles from Discovery Planet

Installation of classic furniture designs and new works by Charles and Ray Eames, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Edward Barber and ...More

Designs Of The Year 2013
Exhibitions | Until 7th July 2013 

Design Museum 1.34 miles from Discovery Planet

The annual exhibition which features leading designs from across the world by both emerging and leading artists, designers and architects. ...More

Design Museum Collection: Extraordinary Stories About Ordinary Things
Exhibitions | Until 4th January 2015 

Design Museum 1.34 miles from Discovery Planet

A permanent display of a selection of items tracing the history of contemporary design, as well as the country's national ...More

 
 

London 2013 The Annual

The best London events, openings, anniversaries & experiences for 2013, from LondonTown.com

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