Museum · Bodmin · Cornwall

Discovering42

Discovering42 is a science museum. The built-up area of Bodmin includes it. Running it is Discovering42 CIC.

Where

In Bodmin

inside the built-up area

Run by

Discovering42 CIC

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Bodmin

Inside Bodmin

Discovering42 is inside Bodmin’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Afternoons in Bodmin peak at 18–20°C, June to September.

Jan9° / 4°150 mm

Feb9° / 4°106 mm

Mar11° / 5°89 mm

Apr13° / 6°81 mm

May16° / 8°71 mm

Jun19° / 11°72 mm

Jul20° / 13°79 mm

Aug20° / 13°95 mm

Sep18° / 11°86 mm

Oct15° / 9°133 mm

Nov12° / 6°164 mm

Dec10° / 4°159 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bodmin, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Bodmin. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bodmin’s full climate →

About

Discovering42

Close by, Eden Project is 12 km away, one of 29 within 15 km.

Type: Museum
Run by: Discovering42 CIC
Town: in Bodmin
Official site: discovering42.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Visit details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The area around Discovering42

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Discovering42 is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Discovering42

The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1Bodmin
2Lanivet

1 · It’s in town

Bodmin

16,904 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 4 km southwest of it

Lanivet

578 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Discovering42 is	People	Places to visit
Bodmin	It’s in town	16,904	14
Lanivet	4 km southwest of it	578	11

Make a day of it

Close to Discovering42

Choose from 29 places within 15 km, such as 2 castles, 2 historic houses and 2 museums.

GardenEden Project12 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageRestormel Castle6.3 km away 3

Heritage railwayBodmin and Wenford Railway Station500 m away 4

Historic house · National TrustLanhydrock House3.5 km away 5

Historic housePencarrow House5.4 km away 6MuseumMuseum · English HeritageDuke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Museum600 m away 7CastleCastleCastle Canyke1.6 km away 8

MuseumWheal Martyn Clay Works13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Discovering42

Where is Discovering42?

Discovering42 is in Bodmin, Cornwall, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Discovering42?

Museum: science.

Who runs Discovering42?

Discovering42 CIC.

When is the best time to visit Discovering42?

June to September are the warmest months in Bodmin, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Discovering42?

Within 15 km: Eden Project (12 km), Restormel Castle (6.3 km), Bodmin and Wenford Railway Station (500 m) and Lanhydrock House (3.5 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Eden Project: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Restormel Castle: Zaian at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Bodmin and Wenford Railway Station: Phil Scott (Our Phellap), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lanhydrock House: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pencarrow House: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wheal Martyn Clay Works: AtticTapestry, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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