Planning a Visit

All group visits of ten or more must be booked in advance, in order to qualify for group rates. All bookings may be made by telephone. Please ask for our booking secretaries on 029 20 475 476 please state Llanberis when calling.

How to Pay

Charges: £2.50 per pupil. Adults accompanying school groups are admitted free of charge.

We encourage Junior School groups to bring one adult for every nine children, and infant parties often wish to have even more support.

On the Day

Please bring your group visit confirmation sheet. Arrange for the coach to arrive at the car park area to the side of Electric Mountain.
A Techniquest member of staff will meet you at the drop off point and escort you and your pupils to the entrance of Electric Mountain.
A member of helper staff will meet you to ensure that your visit is as enjoyable and problem-free as possible. We will make arrangements for your coats.

Advice on Risk/Safety Assessment for School Teachers Planning a Visit

It is Techniquest's responsibility to ensure a safe environment for your visit. However, pupils must remain the ultimate responsibility of the accompanying teachers.

On arrival

Your coach should arrive at the car park to the side of Electric Mountain.
The children will be initially briefed on the coach and reminded of any safety requirements.
Children are directed into the building by Techniquest staff.

During your visit

Children are advised:

not to run
not to leave the building without prior permission from a teacher
not to use the passenger lift unless they are accompanied by an adult
not to climb on exhibits.

In the event of a fire:

The fire alarm sound is that of a siren, a PA auto-announcement will be activated, and the auto-dialler will phone the Fire Service.
If you see a fire, report immediately to a member of staff who will decide the necessary action and/or evacuation procedures.
The assembly point is situated near the disabled visitor car park. You will be taken to this point by a member of staff.
Take notice of the location of fire escape routes which are clearly marked throughout the building.
During an evacuation, never use the passenger lift. If you are bringing a pupil who is a wheelchair user, an accompanying adult in your group should be appointed to assist the pupil.
Techniquest exhibition staff receive regular training in fire evacuation, and will always be at hand to assist.

Areas within Techniquest

All areas within Techniquest accessible to pupils are:

Risk assessed in relation to the activities carried out and any materials used.
Designated as NON SMOKING areas.
Attended by Techniquest staff who will respond to your needs and alert to any unforeseen problems.

Further information

Techniquest always has a trained First Aider on duty.
Arrangements should be made for your departure with your coach driver. School groups are advised to take pupils to the coach bay at the side of Electric Mountain.
Please bring to our attention the name of any group member with electronic prostheses, such as cochlear implants or heart pacemakers.

We would welcome any advice or comment on this sheet, which would help us to make it more useful to our pre-booked visitors. Please speak to us when you visit or e-mail angela@techniquest.org

Code of Conduct

Group leaders are requested to prepare for the visit by explaining the Techniquest code of conduct:

While in Techniquest, please walk from place to place. If you run there is a danger to yourself and others – especially small children.
We place great importance on courtesy and good manners to other visitors. Please show consideration at all times. Insulting or racist remarks to other visitors, and aggressive behaviour of any kind are totally unacceptable. Such behaviour will be reported back to group organisers so that action may be taken against the offender.
No-one is allowed to smoke in the Electric Mountain building – even in the toilets! We have a very sensitive detector system which calls the fire brigade automatically, and we reserve the right to pass on the cost of unnecessary call-outs.

Thank you for your understanding. We know that the vast majority of our visitors do not need reminding of these things, so please do not let the few spoil it for the many.

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