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Falcon Scott, the grandson of world-famous Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott, visited Discovery Point today to officially open the five-star visitor attraction’s newly refurbished conference suite and museum galleries. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this summer, Discovery Point has undergone a dramatic £500,000 facelift. Located at Dundee’s waterfront, the award-winning visitor...

Friday 16 November 2018 at The Invercarse Hotel, Dundee On 1 July 2018, it will be 25 years since the Duke of Edinburgh opened Discovery Point and RRS Discovery.   This celebration has proved an excellent opportunity to present The Ice Ball 2018, as it’s never been presented before. This unforgettable event...

We are delighted that Verdant Works Café has received a VisitScotland Taste our Best Award. This award recognises: - Quality ingredients of Scottish provenance - Fresh, seasonal produce - Local food - Food miles kept to a minimum - Information on where your food has come from - Friendly staff who know all about the origins of...

We are recruiting for a Conference & Events Officer to work at both Discovery Point and Verdant Works.  This is an exciting opportunity as we continue to build our conference and events business. If you would like more information or an application pack please contact Val King or tel: 01382 309060 Or...

Verdant Works has scooped an international award for architecture after a stunning transformation that took it from a dilapidated building to a leading museum, visitor attraction and venue. The Open Gallery at High Mill, part of the restored Verdant Works, was recognised in the conservation category of the 2018 Civic Trust...

The DHT team were give a site tour of the new V&A Museum of Design, Dundee last week. This stunning new building is set to open its doors to the public in 2018 and John Tavendale, Project Manager with Turner Townsend, gave the team a very informative tour of...

The supporters of a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign for RRS Discovery have been thanked for playing their part in helping restore the historic ship. In two private VIP events held last week at Discovery Point in Dundee, backers of the £40,000 fundraiser on crowdfunder.co.uk were acknowledged for helping to contribute towards...

RRS Discovery is open again to the public after an intensive refurbishment programme to its masts and rigging. An intensive seven-month refurbishment programme began last October and was helped by a £40,000 crowdfunding campaign. The masts and rigging came down for repairs and were transported to a Gloucester-based shipyard. The same...

More than 200 back the historic RRS Discovery as it reaches its £40,000 goal In a campaign that has spread worldwide and gained the backing of everyone from schoolchildren to global businesses, a newborn baby to a television celebrity, the historic RRS Discovery ship today reached its crowdfunding goal. More than 200...