The Core - Eden's education centre

The Core is Eden's innovative education centre, a fantastic building full of interactive displays where both children and adults can press buttons, wind handles and peer inside things.

In the daytime visitors can learn about everything from ecosystems and evolution to climate change and plant resources. In the evening the place transforms into an arts venue hosting live acts and DJs throughout the year.

Top 10 things to see in the Core

1. The giant nutcracker: wind its handle to learn about energy and processing
2. The seed, a 70-tonne granite sculpture seated in the building's inner sanctum
3. Jo's Cafe, a superfoods café open in the summer, with a terrace view of the Biomes
4. The 'Making of Eden' film, that explains just how we built this place
5. The solar roof panels - spot these from the first-floor courtyard
6. Huge ducts outside that collect rainwater from the roof
7. The Spiral garden, planted behind the Core to stimulate all your senses
8. Our Plant Engine, showing all the cool things leaves do for us
9. The slide, a secret entrance for kids
10. Eden's Art Café, the Core's alter-ego hosting live evening events

Highlights from the Core

Here are some of our favourite things from Eden's education centre, the Core

Interactive displays

The Core covers everything from evolution to ecosystems to climate change

The Plant Engine

A huge moving exhibit explains all the cool things plants do for us

Interactive displays

The Core covers everything from evolution to ecosystems to climate change

The Seed

At the epicentre of the building, a 70-tonne granite sculpture

Night life

The Core comes alive at night, hosting live events as Eden's Art Café

After dark

The Core’s alter-ego; Eden’s Arts Café

Exhibition venue

Look out for temporary exhibits in the Core’s arts space

Wall of Hands

Hundreds of people helped create this display, made of mud and straw, at Glastonbury Festival

The Core

The Core roof is based on the same spiral design as a sunflower head

Solar Panels

Catch a glimpse of the Core’s PV panels from its rooftop suntrap

The Core Gardens

A garden planted to stimulate all your senses