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A Wall that’s Edible!

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Xplore! is working with Farm Urban and BIC Innovation as part of a Wales-wide project bringing vertical urban farming into local communities across Wales. A brand new edible wall has been installed at Xplore! that uses hydroponics to grow leafy greens, with produce available to take home on our harvest days. What’s more, this innovative … Continued

Xplore! Science Discovery Centre launches Biodiversity Trail

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Xplore! Science Discovery Centre, Wrexham, has announced a biodiversity trail using a series of planters in Wrexham town centre. These planters would mark a pollinator, food and herb trail utilising the support of volunteers and local community partners. The planters would contain appropriate culinary and medicinal herbs plants and plants beneficial to pollinators and a … Continued

Xplore! is launching a brand new citizen science project in 2021!

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Xplore! is excited to announce the launch of our very first citizen science project: Wild Watch! Citizen science is an easy way for members of the public to get involved in real scientific research, allowing absolutely anybody (that means you!) to make significant contributions to some of today’s most important scientific issues. Wild Watch is … Continued

Xplore! wants YOUR opinions!

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Xplore! has two opportunities for the local community to give your opinions to help us understand our science centre for now and to build a science centre for the future. Opportunity 1 We are looking for anybody who has been to Xplore! Science Discovery Centre to give us their feedback on the centre and the … Continued

Xplore! and The Racecourse Foundation launch a partnership.

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Xplore! Science Discovery Centre is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Racecourse Community Foundation Both Xplore! and RCF are proud to serve the Wrexham community. Our roots in the town run deep and our work with young people and focus on health and wellbeing made the collaboration a no-brainer. We are confident this … Continued

Huge news for summer 2021 in Wrexham!

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We are delighted to announce that Xplore! has joined forces with our neighbours, Ty Paŵb to bring the DARGANFOD//DISCOVER Science Festival back to the streets of Wrexham once again. The festival was last held in Wrexham in 2018 and featured robots, star gazing and talks on evolutionary psychology, artificial intelligence and the philosophy of the … Continued

New water exhibits at science discovery centre thanks to sponsorship

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A shared passion to protect and enrich the lives of future generations in Wales has led to a key sponsorship at a North Wales science discovery centre. Xplore!, based in Wrexham town centre, has entered into a five-year charitable partnership with Hafren Dyfrdwy, which provides water and wastewater services in north east and mid wales. … Continued

Crop Cycle: Welsh Government fund the supply & installation of Controlled Environment Agriculture systems.

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Crop Cycle: Welsh Government fund the supply & installation of Controlled Environment Agriculture systems for the demonstration of community benefits across 4 sites in Wales Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) is a process that combines plant science, engineering and technology to optimise plant growing, plant quality and production efficiency to provide a truly sustainable system of … Continued

10 reasons why you should get an annual pass

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We have a whole new world of exhibits waiting for you, even since October! Visit as many times as you want within 12 months. We update our science shows every 6 weeks so there’s always a reason to come back Annual pass guests can visit for a reduced price of £6 (standard price £7.50) Save … Continued

NOTICE | Xplore! to close until January 2021

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Xplore! Science Discovery Centre will close it’s doors from 6pm on Friday December 4th 2020 and remain closed until the new year. Although plans were initially placed to remain open for our shop and cafe, with the exhibition forced to close under Welsh Government guidelines we have made the difficult decision to shut completely until … Continued

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