The Tenement House Reviews Summary

Experience & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Brilliant museum - on the face of it, it's a fairly small exhibition, but in reality it captures a microcosm of Glasgow, frozen in time."
• "A fascinating insight into a tenement house."
• "The rooms haven't been touched and it is like stepping back in time."
• "Great place to visit if you're wanting to learn about local history and culture."
• "A real snapshot in time of a Scottish tenement house from 1935."
• "Stepping across the threshold of this early 20th century tenement house is like walking into a time portal."
• "The house is fascinating and so well preserved."

Cons:

• "Not enough to keep your interest for more than 20 minutes."
• "Was a bit underwhelmed by the museum."
• "The tenement house is def a NO PLACE TO GO."
• "They light the house with the original gas burners which is quite atmospheric but I had a bit of a headache when I came out."
• "Don't access the building from the very steep road. It is exhausting to climb up the hill."
• "The girl in reception said to me dogs are not allowed... I didn’t want anymore, why do I have to go through all of that, feeling horrible with myself, like I’m broken for you to allow me going inside?"
• "The girl like looking at me in a very discriminatory way started to 'mmmm...' and expressed like she doesn’t believe it."

Guides & Staff

Pros:

• "Perhaps what makes it though is the knowledgeable and warm guides."
• "The guides are extremely knowledgeable and go out of their way to find out the answer to a question."
• "Fascinating history of actual people who lived there, in-depth knowledge from the guides who brought it all to life."
• "Staff as always at National Trust properties, were polite and friendly."
• "The staff knowledge is excellent."
• "Staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "The staff are friendly and the building is beautifully finished inside."

Cons:

• "Depending who's volunteering when you go you may find a couple of them to be unfriendly."
• "Staff/volunteers were friendly enough but did not bother with me at all."
• "The voluntary docent was very friendly and helpful when we visited on a sunny afternoon."
• "Volunteers and staff were so so lovely and knowledgeable, I cannot rate them high enough."
• "The guides were very friendly and knowledgeable."
• "The icing on the cake was the interaction with fantastically knowledgeable and engaging staff."
• "The volunteer guides are wonderful - always willing to explain and chat about the house and its contents."

Value & Accessibility

Pros:

• "I would highly recommend stopping in as it only takes about an hour, and for £8.50 which I feel is really good value to help look after this fantastic museum."
• "Get their early in the day to park on the street a few metres down."
• "We also got parked easily just down the road."
• "It’s really easy to get to on foot."
• "There is limited street parking but we parked at the Q carpark and it was a 10 minute walk."
• "Entrance fee is very reasonable."
• "The cost is not too high to get in."

Cons:

• "The only warning I would give is, it’s a nightmare for parking."
• "Should only be £2:50 at best to visit. Not really suitable for under 15's."
• "It's a lot of money for a very short experience."
• "I feel the ticket price is too expensive and I expected to see more."
• "The cost of entry is higher than I would of expected."
• "Walked here to find out they can’t take visitors past 4:30pm."
• "Not much in the way of parking space got to be really lucky to get parked close to the tenement building."