An amazing well preserved expiriance! As a fan of ...

An amazing well preserved expiriance! As a fan of engineering this place was a fantastic insight to Brunel and how things were created and designed in the victorian period. Brunel is definitely an inspiration to me as he put in so much hard work. Im sure he possibly worked himself to death. He built great engineering feats and this is one of them restored by a great set of enthusiasts. The ship somehow manages to bring you back to the sites and even smells of the victorian era. The ship is well preserved and you can even go underneath it which is impressive as you can see the rivets. Before going on board there is an impressive mini museum which tells you about the ship and you can even steer a virtual ship. Outside this the surrounding area is preserved to a victorian harbour. This is pretty much stepping back in time. The gift shop sells many nice items however the guide book is quite intresting and I bought the Haynes manual of SS Great Britain which shows in detail how it was built and how it worked. I would love to see the steam engine running on steam again however imagine the safety concerns on that . This is an amazing expiriance and I would recomend it to anybody!