The Dinosaur Museum Reviews Summary

Exhibit Quality

Pros:

• "Great place, with absolutely fascinating facts and displays."
• "The model dinosaurs are rather incredible and they are genuinely quite interesting to admire."
• "Great little museum, surprising amount of information for a small space."
• "Quite small but some good activities for kids like sniffing inside a T Rex mouth, and uncovering a dinosaur skeleton in a sandpit."
• "The museum itself was full of fascinating objects and lots of information to learn."
• "Some great information on display that pays tribute to Dorset's heritage as the UK's premier fossil-hunting location."
• "An excellent museum for all ages."

Cons:

• "A long que and wait to get in and expensive for all that can be described as a small, out of date, over crowded, shabby so called interactive museum."
• "3 rooms with minimal displays with small writing which our children were unable to read."
• "A lot of the artefacts seem to be reproduction items."
• "The displays are cheap and very very dated."
• "A lot of the exhibits were toys that you can buy for a few pence from a toy store."
• "The space looks tired, the interactive activities need redesign and some creative change."
• "Barely any activities for the children."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff did come across friendly, despite the high price."
• "The staff were very helpful and welcoming."
• "Staff were friendly. Although I think I've been ripped off like the rest of people."
• "Very friendly staff I found during my visit."
• "Staff member was fantastic and helped bump the stars up."
• "Staff were lovely."
• "Friendly and helpful staff."

Cons:

• "No way to get a drink for our toddler, woman on front desk is as miserable as they come."
• "Even the shop assistant watched you intently as you walk around the shop and although was just sat there, was too busy to acknowledge my 2 year old saying goodbye."
• "Staff not particularly friendly was on phone when we arrived."
• "The lady manning the welcome desk offered no helpful insight and welcoming customer service was greatly lacking."
• "I should have realised that children were an after thought when the rude staff rather sternly added 'just take baby with you out of the pram'."

Accessibility and Facilities

Pros:

• "One round the corner which is pretty handy to be fair."
• "There was plenty of paid parking near by with just a short walk to the museum."
• "Highly recommend the trip, great location and nearby car parking."

Cons:

• "I'm not sure a wheelchair user could go around comfortably."
• "The ground floor is wheelchair accessible but the second floor is certainly not."
• "The stairs up to the attic are extremely steep."
• "Steep, slippery stairs lead to an attic display room with no access for disability or pushchairs."
• "Wasn't clear if it was very wheelchair accessible to a 2nd floor."
• "Not good if you have a buggy or are in a wheelchair as no access upstairs."
• "Disabled access not very good at all."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Shop reasonably priced in comparison to others."
• "However, I was extremely happy for my £30 to go on the up keep of this marvellous museum."
• "It's not large but was a great place to take the kids to break up the journey with enough to keep it interesting for parents too."
• "It is reasonably medium size with some large Dinosaurs. Over all this museum is awesome for children and all right for parents, if they want to learn about dinosaurs! Great Value, we visited another 4 museums with a Gold Ticket."

Cons:

• "It's too expensive for adults and there's not enough in it for kids."
• "For £8.50 each I would expect them to be able to correct and reprint a cheap piece of A4."
• "This would be an amusing way to spend 30 minutes if it wasn't for the complete rip off entrance fee."
• "Majorly overpriced! It is definitely aimed at young children."
• "Disgusted with admission price. tiny building two rooms downstairs two upstairs that's it."
• "For the price you pay very disappointing."
• "It’s definitely not worth £12 per adult in my opinion."

Overall Experience

Pros:

• "My grandson loved this place, his obsession and enthusiasm for dinosaurs made the whole trip worth it."
• "We popped by today with out 4 year old son and thoroughly enjoyed the visit."
• "It kept our boys entertained on a very rainy day."
• "They loved it. There were massive dinosaurs they could touch, loads of things to see and do and a quiz to do on the way round."
• "Had great fun inside the museum with my four daughters, who absolutely love dinosaurs."
• "My kids love dinosaurs so were thrilled to visit and each got a certificate at the end for filling in the quiz as you go around."
• "Fantastic! Trying to entertain 3 children is not easy but this visit ticked all the boxes and they all came away chuffed with their Dinosaur Medals!"