Happy Rooms interactive experience returns to town hall

The family-friendly experience, Happy Rooms, returns to Middlesbrough Town Hall this summer <i>(Image: Dave Charnley Stella)</i>
The family-friendly experience, Happy Rooms, returns to Middlesbrough Town Hall this summer (Image: Dave Charnley Stella)
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A family-friendly interactive experience is set to return to Middlesbrough this summer.

Happy Rooms will be hosted at Middlesbrough Town Hall from July 27 to August 30, featuring 12 immersive, artist-designed rooms that explore happiness through colour, creativity and play.

The event, designed to spark imagination and fun in visitors of all ages, will include a mix of returning favourites and new spaces.

It will feature 12 immersive, artist-designed rooms that explore happiness through colour, creativity and play (Image: Dave Charnley Stella)

Rachel Willis and Lyndsey Stephenson, directors of Teesside-based Stellar Creates, are behind the project.

Ms Willis said: "This year brings a perfect mix of returning favourites and brand-new rooms, designed to surprise and delight visitors of all ages."

Lyndsey Stephenson said the event aims to capture what happiness really means, adding: "Happy Rooms delves into the essence of happiness.

"We want visitors to celebrate play, the great outdoors, colour, family, rest and relaxation this Summer."

Quiet and relaxed sessions will also be available daily (Image: Dave Charnley Stella)

Happy Rooms will be open Tuesday to Sunday from 9.30am to 5pm, with entry every 15 minutes and the last admission at 3.30pm.

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The experience lasts between 60 and 90 minutes.

Quiet and relaxed sessions will also be available daily at 9.30am and 9.45am.

Tickets are £6.50 for children and £8.50 for adults, with family bundles and off-peak discounts available.

To book, visit: www.happyrooms.co.uk

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