Booking & Price Guide:

Peace Of Mind

Polestar Planetarium carries the required Public Liability Insurance and Enhanced CRB Checks. We operate to strict safety standards (see also Dome Page).

Please note that owing to the necessity of operating equipment in a darkened environment whilst presenting shows, audiences of minors must be accompanied by an adult from the commissioning organisation who remains in loco parentis at all times.

We aim to provide outstanding value for money with prices per head comparing very favourably with other events and educational visits.

Evening Shows

The first 25 miles from our base in Ackworth (Wakefield) is included in the fees above. Thereafter mileage is charged at 35p per mile.

Payment

• Schools and events: We request that you pay by cheque or cash on the day of the visit.
• Museums and businesses: As we are a small business, please note that where an invoice is raised it must be paid strictly within 21 days.

The planetarium is an indoor only facility.

Space: The Dome requires an indoor space at least 6.5m wide X 7.5m long with 3.8m of unobstructed height (21' X 24' X 12'6"). A standard badminton court is 20'(6m) wide.

Timings: Schools normally have to plan around other activities such as breakfast clubs, dinners and after school activities. This is no problem as long as we know timings. Often schools will gain time for four shows in a full day by making slight changes to the timetable if their hall is used for lunches.

The presenter requires 30 (preferably 45) minutes to set up at the beginning of a series of shows, 20 minutes to temporarily disassemble and store the Dome (e.g. over a lunch time) and 20 minutes to reassemble. Five minutes is required between shows to reset computers and other equipment.

Numbers and content: In order to tailor the experience to best effect, we need to know the intended audience and approximate numbers.

Bookings can be taken several months in advance and repeat bookings up to a year in advance.

The booking form below is a quick and simple way to book. However, please feel free to telephone, e-mail or write to us if you have any queries or simply prefer to book that way. It would be a great help if the above information and all your contact details were to hand. Click here for our contact details.

To help you to fill in the form make sure the below information (timings, numbers and content) and all your contact details are to hand.

* These details are entirely optional and provided for your convenience. We promise not to share any of your information with third parties and to use such information only to provide our services to you.

By e-mail:

info@polestarplanetarium.co.uk

By Telephone:

01977 618137

If we are not available please use the answering service to leave either a daytime or evening contact number and we promise we'll get back as soon as we can. If you don't like answer-phones please feel free to call back after 5:30 pm; we'll be more than happy to receive your call.

By Post:

Polestar Planetarium
16 College View
Ackworth
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF7 7LA