Bonfire Night family activity where families become time-travelling detectives and use hands-on science and forensic investigation to solve the Gunpowder Plot.
STEM goes Wild are bringing Time Detectives: The Gunpowder Plot to The Box at FarGo Village on Sunday 8 November, from 2:00 to 3:45 pm. It's a Bonfire Night family activity that puts hands-on science and history in the same room, and it's set up as an investigation rather than a show you just sit and watch. You and your kids work as a team, not as an audience.
The scenario drops you into 1605, at the point where Guy Fawkes has been caught but the other conspirators are still on the run. You're cast as time-travelling detectives following a trail of evidence across 17th-century England, using real science, forensic investigation, puzzles and teamwork to uncover the secrets behind the Gunpowder Plot. The goal is to piece together what happened and decide for yourselves who the real mastermind was. It's a hands-on adventure, so you'll be doing the work yourself rather than watching a demonstration from the front.
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It's a family session, and the pricing is built around that. A Family Investigation Ticket is £25 and covers up to two children and two adults, and includes one investigation kit and all the workshop materials. At least one adult has to attend. If you've got a larger group, you can add an extra investigation kit for £15 or an additional child for £15, both available only through the organiser's website. Booking fees apply. The whole thing runs for an hour and 45 minutes, from 2:00 to 3:45 pm, at The Box at FarGo Village, Far Gosford Street, Coventry CV1 5ED.
