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Discover Stratford: story play and family booking guide

Story Worlds, a garden and age-matched sessions in Stratford. Choose what your entry covers before adding an exhibition or storytelling appointment.

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Start with the entry ticket

Discover is open and asks visitors to choose a date, then a Day or Annual Entry ticket.

Entry covers the two floors of Story Worlds and the Story Garden. These are imaginative play spaces rather than a seated show: children can explore caves, ships and a puppet castle at their own pace.

Additional exhibitions and storytelling sessions have their own booking selections.

Location
383–387 High Street, Stratford
Age guide
0–11 and their grown-ups
Booking
Entry plus selected additional sessions
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Choose one age-matched session

Luna Loves London is an immersive exhibition for ages zero–eight, with a published duration of 50 minutes.

The baby and toddler sensory space is for zero–two and has 45-minute sessions, free with an Entry ticket. Select it in the booking process rather than assuming walk-in space.

Julian Is a Mermaid storytelling is for zero–five, lasts 25 minutes and is listed through 18 October 2026. Confirm the selected date and time before paying.

The autumn trail

A Little Boy and His Bear opened on 7 October.

Its trail and café exhibition are included with Entry and are listed for everyone. It is a drop-in addition to the visit, so you can leave it flexible around a timed session and a snack break.

The current programme is the source for availability; a listing does not reserve a place.

Budget and access

Check the full household total on the official booking page: entry and additional activities are different selections.

Mighty Mega is a free Saturday-morning club for disabled children and children with SEN aged five–eleven, their families or carers; confirm registration and availability directly. Read Discover’s access information before booking if you need a particular arrangement.

Keep the rest of Stratford simple

The centre is at 383–387 High Street, E15 4QZ; Discover describes it as five minutes from Stratford station.

Allow extra time for your group and check your accessible travel route separately. Make Story Worlds the main stop, take a food break and keep the garden optional in wet weather.

Avoid turning a successful play visit into a race to another timed attraction.