Bygones Reviews Summary

Exhibits and Displays

Pros:

• "Fascinating, seeing old houses and shop interiors reproduced."
• "A collection of shops dressed in period 1880-1930s goods."
• "Absolutely brilliant museum that takes you for a fascinating and informative stroll through history."
• "The Victorian museum is full of authentic items dating back to the 1890's and very atmospheric."
• "Everything from Victorian living rooms to shop fronts to a literal stream train, as well as both World Wars."
• "An excellent collection of relics and memories from Victorian, WW1 and II and 1950s."
• "The museum displays countless household products, outfits and furniture that faithfully reconstructs life during the Victorian times."

Cons:

• "The set up was interesting but somewhat lackluster (the mannequins certainly need a bit of an update!)"
• "Although very interesting, not really worth the entrance fee."
• "Price was a bit expensive considering the duration of the visit and how much was out of order or in need of repair compared to other attractions in the area at a similar price."
• "It was interesting but certainly not worth the £30 family ticket admission price."
• "Very cluttered and you really have to look hard to see the interesting things amongst all the junk."
• "It's lovely to see someone's passions made manifest, and you can see that it's someone's dream to make a place like this. However I found it unengaging with worn and shabby exhibits which didn't invoke the historical tones it was aiming for."
• "Shame really, unless we missed something or took a wrong turn, the whole thing from start to finish only takes around 10-15 minutes to walk around."

Facilities and Accessibility

Pros:

• "The cafe is lovely, the lady who served us was brilliant and very efficient."
• "Dog friendly too which is a plus for most who are visiting on holiday."
• "Cafe inside in nostalgic theme serving a range of food and drinks and some gluten free options."
• "There's also a coffee shop/cafe and toilet available."
• "A little cafe inside which serve cream teas. Also got a toilet. Very friendly staff."
• "They have a lovely cafe inside and a gift shop also toilet facilities available."
• "Great Cafe serving hot & cold snacks, old 19th/20th century games for the kids to play with and there's a car park round the corner too."

Cons:

• "We went to Bygones, but unfortunately couldn't take the pushchair around as due to the layout."
• "Didn't see any signs of a lift and there are a fair few stairs and many passages are very narrow."
• "Toilets closed however toilet in nearby car park."
• "Only slight problem is there is only 1 ladies toilet and little space for queuing."
• "No disabled access upstairs or to the cafe (also upstairs) as far as I could see."
• "Stairs up and down make it difficult for pushchairs or wheelchairs."
• "Unfortunately because of the covid-19 restrictions there's a one way system and a group was behind us so we felt pressure to move long before we were ready."

Value and Experience

Pros:

• "Well worth a visit if in the area."
• "We felt it was worth the entrance fee paid."
• "A very good couple of hours can be passed in there and it's worth the very reasonable entry fee."
• "Great value for money, something for all the family. Go and see for yourself."
• "Highly recommend it to all ages."
• "Definitely recommend a visit."
• "Very good admission price."

Cons:

• "Just short of £40 for family ticket plus parking."
• "Overall it was a positive experience for me and my 8 year old son, however I don't think it was even half as good as Flambard's which is a similar attraction and the ticket price was too high."
• "The experience as a whole was way too brief for the cost in our opinion."
• "Alot of the penny arcade machines were out of order or take your money but then did not work."
• "The only thing holding me back from a full 5 stars is that the museum is a little chaotic."
• "A visit will be no longer than 1hour, lots of items but a smallish place ro visit."
• "There are old machines that you can have a go on at an added cost. But we found some of these machines took the money but didn't work."