Address: McConnell Dr, Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5EL, United Kingdom
Phone: +441908316222
Rating: 4.7
based on 255 reviews.
Volunteers and Staff
Pros:
"The volunteers were all friendly, and they really encourage you to handle the exhibits."
"Staffed by an army of friendly enthusiastic volunteers."
"The volunteers that work there are beyond lovely."
"The volunteers are kind and helpful."
"All the volunteers there, are very knowledgeable and supper friendly."
"The staff are volunteers and all so friendly and knowledgeable and keen to give you their time and show you how things work."
"The volunteer staff are very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about explaining them to you."
Cons:
"Got told not to so this by a lady whom I shall call volunteer A."
"A couple of volunteers... didn't make the day memorable for the right reason."
"This rating is purely given for the behaviour of two male volunteers."
"Tour guides were impolite, expecting me and my family to know the answers to the questions."
"Staff were great - a little clingy at times (sometimes you just want to explore things on your own and not get stuck into an exhaustive presentation)."
"Asked another volunteer how to get out was told to go back the same way we came... volunteer A said we had to go all the way back the way we came and walk around."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Great value for money too given that the tickets bought today can get me back in as many times as I want for the year."
"The price of entry is good for a whole year!"
"On top of that, the ticket price is very reasonable and allows future visits for free for up to a year!"
"Very reasonable entrance fee which allows you in all year."
"Great value for money as well when you buy a ticket it lasts the whole year."
"Your ticket gives you free entry for a year."
"All run by volunteers apparently and the entrance fee entitles you to return within a year for free!!"
Cons:
"The only reservation was the pricing structure £20 for each adult which is valid all year but we were only likely to visit once."
"To pay £40.00 up front for a family of 5 I thought was a tad expensive."
"Might seem a bit pricey at £9 a head."
"A little bit pricey for what it is."
"Whoever thinks it's free, it's not. They charge yearly admission fee of £10 per person... However there is no such information on the website and that is misleading."
Facilities and Accessibility
Pros:
"Plenty of parking, and reasonable price for entry given the amount that you can do there."
"With plenty of parking, very friendly and helpful guides this was a great outing for 11 kids with ages ranging from 4 to 15."
"Plenty of parking."
"It's accessible, with as much as possible being there to touch and examine."
"Nice tea room with plenty of high chairs."
"The tea rooms are very reasonably priced and plenty of seating."
"Baby changing facilities are available by the cafe but they are only in the female toilets making it a bit tricky for the daddies to change their little ones."
Cons:
"Real shame that because of covid my son couldn't touch the exhibits as that would have really added to the experience."
"The toilets are the most disgusting lv ever experienced mold and dirt around taps basin brown with birth."
"Only downside is the stoned pathways, very difficult to push a pram on, also very difficult for baby to sleep."
"The toilets are the dirtiest I've ever seen dead bugs on the floor black mould around the taps and brown stains in the basin toilet brush brown with toilet paper on it."
"It was extremely difficult to get around. Several times we needed help to get over the very uneven pathways."
"Only niggle, we have an electric car and the rapid charger supposedly on-site is in a new car park you can't yet access!"
"Shame about the new building not being open yet."
Exhibits and Interactivity
Pros:
"Most of the exhibits can be handled which is great."
"It's the only museum I have visited where they actively encourage visitors to handle the exhibits!"
"Really good place to visit, kids really enjoyed it, very interesting and interactive and all the volunteers are so friendly welcoming."
"Beautiful place, lots of things to see and experience, many interactive exhibitions."
"Very hands on exhibits which was great and a refreshing change."
"Brilliant place, lovely to be allowed - nay, encouraged - to handle the exhibits!"
"Pretty much all of the exhibits are interactive and can be played with and many of the volunteers that staff them are really interesting and engaging."
Cons:
"Was told to stop interacting with telephones that are meant to be interacted with as the chap then had to clean them, seemed very much a him issue more then mine."
"On this occasion we were fairly disappointed because there was supposed to be a Victorian Christmas theme but there didn't seem to be much effort in making it a special occasion."
"Overall quite boring and disappointed with the lack of links to Milton Keynes."
"The gate was open, but I was kicked out."
"Parts of the display are a bit of a jumble."
"Took my kids to see Santa was in and out in 2 minutes, my 4 year old daughter got an electronic doorbell kit so was in tears not really appropriate present for 4 year old girl had to go and buy her something else."
Cafe and Food
Pros:
"The cafe and cakes are amazing (made by one of the staff members for aprox 20years)."
"We stopped at the cafe for a bite to eat. We got 2 sandwiches and two drinks for £7.50, so it's reasonably priced."
"Cafe was handy also."
"The little restaurant is sweet, the staff are lovely and they do good scones!"
"Had cake and coffee in the cafe and it was really cheap but lovely."
"Good tea shop with excellent homemade food."
"The tea shop is excellent, very reasonably priced with home made cakes and sandwiches."
Cons:
"The tea room was a little disappointing, the prices are very reasonable but a little meh on quality."
"Great local museum let down by very slow service in cafe."
"There's a cafe, that is a disappointment, no character to it, which lets the café down.. we won't be going to the café again."