Roald Dahl Children's Gallery

Roald Dahl Children's Gallery

In the Roald Dahl children's gallery you can boggle your eyes and baffle your brain and let your imagination run wild!

  • Discover inventions with Willy Wonka
  • Investigate minibeasts inside the giant peach
  • Crawl along Fantastic Mr Fox's tunnel
  • See the Twits' upside down room
  • Explore sounds with the BFG
  • and lots lots more

Find out more about our special visits for Schools HERE.

Amazing facts about the Gallery

  • It was opened on the 23 November 1996 by Terence Hardiman, the Demon Headmaster.
  • The building was originally an old coach house, and Matilda's Library was the coachman's living room.
  • The idea for the gallery came about after a gift from Roald Dahl's wife, Felicity.
  • It has appeared on all major British TV channels.
  • It uses Roald Dahl's stories to introduce visitors to museum objects.
  • It attracts visitors from all over the country, and from around the world.
  • Quentin Blake drew the characters especially for the Gallery logo.
  • It has won two major awards for education, and is fully used by schools during term time.
  • Half of the £600,000 it cost to create the Gallery came from the National Lottery.
  • It is the only one of its kind in the world!
Venue Category: 
Museums
Activities provided: 
Animal Encounters
Archive and Library
Exhibitions
Guided Tour
Science
Technology
Workshops
Activities for people with SEN/Disabilities: 
No
Curriculum: 
Art
Citizenship
Design
Drama
English
PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education)
Science
Technology / Engineering
Suitability: 
Key Stage 1 (4-7)
Key Stage 2 (8-11)
Key Stage 3 (12-14)
Key Stage 4 (15-16)
Key Stage 5 (17+)
Residential?: 
No
Locality: 
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Venue Address: 
Church Street
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP20 2QP
United Kingdom
Venue Contact Number: 
01296 331441

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