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Café & Gift Shop

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What is this area?

Our Café has lots of tables and chairs and you can buy food and drink, and our Gift Shop has toys, gadgets, posters and souvenirs to buy.

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What you can experience here?

Sights: medium
Sounds: medium
Smells: high
Touch: low
What is a ‘Sensory code’?

We’ve created a sensory code to help you find out the sounds, smells, sights and things to touch around the museum.

Each area is rated either low, medium or high against each sensory category, to show the potential for sensory triggers in that area and to help you prepare for your visit.

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Area 10: Café & Gift Shop

What can you do here

You can buy meals, drinks and snacks in the Café, and buy toys, stationery or souvenirs in our Gift Shop.

Activities you can take part in

  • Buy some lunch in the Café then sit at a table to eat it with your family.
  • Choose any gifts or toys that you want to buy in the Gift Shop.

What will you see?

Sights: Medium

You can expect to see

  • Families having food or drinks in the Café.
  • Café staff cleaning the tables and floors, and taking meals out to customers.
  • You can see through to the Café kitchen where chefs prepare food.
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What will you hear?

Sounds: Medium

You can expect to hear

  • People talking and crockery and cutlery being used. If it's busy, this can sound quite loud.

What will you smell?

Smells: High

You can expect to smell

  • Lots of delicious smells of food or drinks.

What you can touch

Touch: Low

You can expect to touch

  • In the Gift Shop, there are lots of toys and gifts on the shelves and stands, which you can pick up and touch before you buy.
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