PK Porthcurno Reviews Summary

Interactivity and Exhibits

Pros:

• "The museum of global communications was amazingly interactive and informative so no matter what your age, there will definitely be something interesting."
• "Plenty of interactive displays for the kids - excellent..."
• "Really engaging and interactive."
• "Very friendly staff, lots of interactive exhibits, children loved it."
• "The museum is really kid friendly, and was very interactive."
• "Always enjoy interactive displays and learn something new each visit."
• "Lots of hands-on activities, most of which were still available despite covid."

Cons:

• "As you went round it wasn't any more interactive."
• "Lots of interesting history and artifacts from the 20th century but kids and Teens might seek more interactivity and more fibre optics and Internet infrastructure than are on offer."
• "Others who have little or no interest in comms technology would spend less and might find it a bit over whelming."
• "The main museum is boring."
• "I feel it needs expanding and could get very busy."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Exceptionally helpful and pleasant staff."
• "All the staff were very friendly and welcoming and went out of their way to answer questions."
• "Staff are all nice and available to answer any questions and explain."
• "Super service and helpful and knowledgeable staff."
• "Staff really helpful and friendly."
• "The staff here are all really friendly, helpful and knowledgeable."
• "Very knowledgeable and lovely staff, and cafe serves nice coffee and cake."

Cons:

• "I felt the person on the reception desk was more interested in her mobile phone than caring for customers."
• "The staff were really helpful, both in terms of the museum and the parking, which is somewhat confusing."
• "The cafe serves lovely food but was closed when we went in January, not enough staff."

Facilities and Accessibility

Pros:

• "Plenty of parking - paid for though a partial rebate from entry with the parking ticket."
• "You can get here on the bus (coaster)."
• "Convenient car park and you get £2.50 back from the parking you pay for, if you present the ticket at the museum."
• "The car park is very big, and the Minack Theatre is very close."
• "Good access for prams and wheelchairs, with a couple of lifts dotted around."
• "Free entry for Blue Peter badge holders."
• "Tickets are available at the desk - 50% discount if you arrive by bus."

Cons:

• "The machine on the car park it was supposed to take cash after trying loads of times had to pay by card."
• "When we got there at 12:15 there was barely any food left in the cafe, and they weren't making any more."
• "Cards accepted, but this didn't work. The council are evil with fines, so be careful."
• "A shame they don't take cash."
• "Carpark used to be an issue, one is near museum and right next to it is the council carpark."
• "We arrived around midday, and were unable to get a parking space, as the museum car park is also used by visitors to Minack & the beach, so plan your trip accordingly."

Overall Experience

Pros:

• "The Museum itself and the tunnels are quite breath-taking especially the WWII tunnels; you get to see how communication technology progressed over the decades."
• "If you want to understand how our modern connected world began, you need to pay a visit!"
• "The Museum of Global Communications is at the location where early under-sea cables came ashore."
• "Will definitely go back and would highly recommend to others as a very enjoyable day out."
• "Great place to visit for young and old."
• "Lovely day out very engaging and informative. Dog friendly."
• "A wonderful small museum that tells the story of the time that Porthcurno was once the heart of international telecommunications."

Cons:

• "A little pricey and does lose focus a little towards the end."
• "The presentation perhaps becomes a bit unfocused."
• "It seems to stop at 1950."
• "However if you are going to send a telegram it is not a proper one it is just printed and sent via the mail."
• "The only thing that let it down was that the cable shed (the reason to go see it for me) near the beach it closed 1 hour before 5pm as we found out from the sign on the side of the shed."