Diamond Light Source Reviews

It's a particle accelerator. Need i say more.
What a great open day.

Great place for science. One of best equipment anywhere. Caffe available 24/7 when on the beamtime.

Top class scientific research facility, staffed by approachable experts.

Went to an open day here and it was very well put together with passionate and knowledgeable staff.

Everyone one was so helpful!! I had a really nice time.

the place of Big Science and particle accelrator.. marvellous!!!

Interesting place. Recommended for a visit if you can get to go

User friendly for anyone doing science. The accomodation is close by and canteen is easy to reach

Disappointing. "scientists" did not appreciate my idea for hamster powered perpetual motion machine.

Fantastic. British science and engineering at its best.

A world class facility for doing science with synchrotron light.

Nice scientific facility with free tours on open days. You have to book in advance to get in as it is heavily oversubscribed. If you are interested in science, this is the place to go.

This is a wonderful place to visit for those interested in scientific research (physics, biophysics, materials, engineering...). I visited colleagues on my last visit, but public can visit on open days. Visit their website to register. I did that the first time I went. Take comfy shoes and follow instructions: it is a working lab environment with strict health & safety regulations. Ample parking. There is a small shuttle bus from the University of Oxford (see photo for link) to this facility, but I am not sure if it takes non-University members, worth asking.

Stunning and excellent place to be. There isn't a day where I wish I could work here.

Great place for a school trip. Year 12 possibly the best age. Guided tour brilliant.

Fantastic, staff were amazing able to answer all our questions, worth the wait! Thank you.

An exhilarating place where all branches of science and math merge to produce something much beyond!

Haven't been here but wondering why the birds eye Google earth view the building looks like the eye of providence?

A must for anyone interested in science. Great tour of facility and it's free

Great research experience. Staff was helpful, and facilities are top notch. Great asset for scientific research for the world.

I came here for a tour and it was brilliant. The tour was lead by scientists who work with the synchrotron day in and day out so they know what they are saying. This is the perfect day trip for any budding scientists.

Fantastic national facility. Only rarely open to the public

Easygoing staff, good food. no shampoo for showering

This place is fantastic. We went on a family friendly open day that they run a selection lottery for and everyone was really nice. The whole experience from start to finish was great and all the staff were great in talking to my children.

Awesome place.
Visit this place when they have an open is a must.
Staff friendly and very knowledgeable.

I work here. Doing work I enjoy with a great team and fantastic colleagues. Still doing world leading science. And long may it continue. I encourage anyone to book onto a public tour.

Fascinating visit. The sheer complexity of the engineering in this place is staggering, never mind the experiments and investigations performed. Staff were very friendly and informative and obviously love what they do. A visit here is recommended to anyone with an interest in cutting edge science.

Amazing place, loved looking at all the cool experiments we got showed on the tour

Very interesting visit, a high powered light microscope.

Charming artisan synchrotron light source hiding in a large metal doughnut. Excellent quality photons and beamlines. Check out the groovy curved detector on I23.

Awesome place. I recommend going on a tour while they're shut down. Very interesting!

This is one of the most fascinating and incredible places I've ever visited with my young autistic son. We were made to feel very welcome. He was actually offered a job here. He was 8. I really recommend a visit.

If your child is interested in anything to do with science and machines, this place is worth a visit. They regularly organise free tours. Very knowledgeable and friendly staff and on their open days, you can enjoy yummy homemade cakes.

A wonderful place to visit if you have the chance to get into an Open Day and you are fascinated by science. Usually visitors cannot access the site.

Worth a visit, it's interesting and enlightening to hear and see what they do. The scientists giving presentations and walking through things are entertaining and you don't have to be a scientist to enjoy this... Fascinating to see the areas they are involved in, the machine behind some potential world changing research. Who doesn't love a magnet

It's a step for whole mankind to accelerate our thinking but it takes responsibility too...

I've been to several light sources before, but this one has the best pastry one can possibly dream.

Great place for conference, always good food and coffee. My bag zip broke and the electronics workshop helped me repair it again. Who doesn't love a synchrotron!?

A great place to work, or an interesting place to visit!

Very interesting place amazing work goes on here. My daughter came along and found it an interesting place to visit

Open days at Diamond Light Source offer an insight into the detailed research work it facilitates and showcases local businesses in support of super-enthusiastic presentations by the engagement team. Dr David Price said he pitched his presentation/the visit at people of ten or older, but succeeded in engaging our 7 & 9 year olds too (for the most part).

After David's illustration of the application of some of the research work we were guided around the complex by a retired engineer from the facility

Touring an industrial complex is not everyone's idea of a fun day out, but for the virtual reality experience offered by Space Store of Didcot alone it's worth a visit on one of the facility's quarterly planned shutdowns.

Where else can you explore the inner workings of a 562m diameter particle accelerator in the UK?