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The Rheged Discovery Centre
Rheged Centre
Redhills

Penrith
Cumbria

CA11 0DQ
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International award-winning visitor attraction, Rheged is Europe's largest grass covered building featuring major exhibitions, 4 giant movies, 12 rather special shops and artists' galleries, taste! food bar and food hall, restaurant and café, Talent design-led gallery shop, Tourist Information Centre, children's indoor play area, plus free entry to the building and free parking.

Rheged's centrepiece is a giant cinema screen as big as six double-decker buses. Enjoy epic family adventure movies shown twice daily from the comfort of your cinema seat, including:
Dinosaurs Alive! 3D - Narrated by Michael Douglas, this is a global adventure of science and discovery featuring the earliest dinosaurs of the Triassic Period to the monsters of the Cretaceous, life-sized and in full 3D.
Fly Me To The Moon 3D - The year is 1969 and like everyone else in the world, Nat and his pals, IQ and Scooter, are abuzz over the upcoming launch of the first manned mission to the moon.
Wild Ocean 3D - This explosive, symphonic, giant screen film about man and nature captures one of the world's greatest spectacles.

Rheged also host regular daytime and evening events-please visit the web site www.rheged.com for details.

Details

Months Open: All year 10am - 5.30pm
Discount for Groups: Yes
Admission Price: Adult: £5.50; Child: £3.90
Catering: Restaurant/Café

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