Simply surberb. Faithfully recreated rooms, complete with dummies, fake food, and personal items. The main engine, and the contrast between first class and the rest are real highlights. But I'd say the best part is going underneath the "water", and viewing the original dry dock and the iron hull of this fabulous ship - you can even see the area where they patched the original holes used to scuttle the ship.
Great experience for the young and old. The entry ticket lasts all year so you can go with your kids multiple times a year. You can also climb the ropes for free like you would in those days.
Really interesting museum and walk around the boat. Clever with the smells in some of the rooms to give you an idea of what it was like during the time it was running.
Not suitable for young family. Not much to do once you have seen the ship and the staff seem to cater for an older audience. My Dad would have liked it, my kids not so much.
They also charge you for a year's admission to inflate the prices, which I wouldn t have paid if I had known what was inside.
Excellent museum and ship to look around on site cafe and gift shop
Admission ticket valid for a whole year
Great for a day out. Consider bringing a packed lunch as you can spend a lot of time here and lunch options are limited
Excellent exhibition/museum/display of life on board. Should be top of your list of things to do in Bristol.
Very nice ship...
A great place for the whole family
The site has plenty of factoids relating to IKB
And the ss great Britain... if you like this type of thing also visit the Mathew and the M shed (free entry to m shed)
My only problem with this place is you can go round the ship and its exhibits fast which is easily done with younger ones or others who don't hold the same level of interest.
Absolutely awesome. Very nice museum to go with family.
Fabulous venue well worth a visit. A most interesting way to spend a day learning about Brunel and his achievements.
Really enjoyed our afternoon here, loads to do. Felt like a big kid running all over the ship exploring all the corridors. Museum also well put together.
So much more than I expected! Excellent museum with innovative ideas, lovely cheery staff and a really good cafe. Surprisingly good accessibility on the ship too. Recommended for all the family.
Well worth seeing!!! I thought I would spend about an hour there and then ended up staying nearly three! So much to see and so interesting as well.
I loved this visit which is very informative and gives a good perspective of the conditions of a crossing in the 19 th century.
A truly step back in time experience. One of Bristol must see attractions
Nice place full of history but the ship is sooooo hot
Great historic ship, pricing is a little higher than expected but you can return any tine over the next year, part of the lower decks of the ship were closed for a private function limiting what we were able to see.
Great day out, very informative, and friendly staff
Great day out. Entry ticket gets you in again within a year.
Fabulous historic site. Well worth a visit
and the tickets last a whole year.
Brilliant experience!.
We went with our 4 year old grandson & he found plenty to look at & do as did we!
A real peace of engineering history and the story of she was brought home from the fawklands is amazing.
She's still a very beautiful ship and oozez the grandure of her time. A picture is painted of how the wealthy spent their time at sea and then there were those in the lower glass in stearage how different was their lot.
While there I sat in on a talk about the ships surgeon and what his duties were very interesting and they were not what one would imagine.
I would return to visit again as you could find something new each time.
s.s GB is sick! me and my class mates have been there
Since seeing her come back from the Falkland Islands on the TV all those years ago I have wanted to visit her..and I wasn't disappointed, she is a beauty a gem among ships. If you have the time please do visit you won't be disappointed.
There is not much to do, it is better to take the photo from the opposite shore
A lot to see, you need about 2-3 hours to see it all properly, well worth visiting and good value for money
A must see if you have any interest in maritime history or the story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's contributions towards engineering. Extremely knowledgeable and friendly staff.
Really enjoyed our day there. So much to see and well presented too.
Fort steam ship design by Burnell in the 1840's. Ship travelled between Liverpool and Melbourne most of its journeys.
Fascinating vessel with Australian link. Great presentation.
Excellent place, and as a local get to make use of the revisit option with the tickets. Our little boy loves it.
This is one of the best maritime museum's I"'ve been to. Amazing job of maintaining this remarkable treasure.
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of being on board a piece of British history. It was not too crowded although my visit was on a Bank Holiday and with a reasonably priced entrance fee it added to a good day out.
It was the beginning of the modern world we enjoy today thanks to IKB
Absolutely amazing. A fantastic family day out. Loads of different things to see and do.
You can go by boat and enjoy nice view of harbour side as well.
This has to be One of the best museums I have visited!
Totally stunning history lesson. Do not miss this, even if it means making a detour!
Great place, it ticks all the boxes and the volunteers and staff all so knowledgeable and helpful.
Such a cool historical sight to see! I learned so much about the ship, as well as Isambard Brunel. It was great because the catered to many different learning styles.
A great museum with lots to see, allow at least 3 hours.
My partner and I visited over the weekend, spontaneously, as we saw the ship from the road. I have to say the amount of detail about Brunel was fascinating! There was so much to read and see, and the impersonator had a strong physical likeness to Brunel and was very passionate about the history to be explored.
The ship was stunning and so well restored! The models and scenes set up about the ship had great detail and even smelled as they would have done! The digital rats and sound affects took us by surprise a few times too!
Very interesting and informative place. And not only the ship itself, which is magnificent, but also the accompanying small museums around the ship and on the way to the ship on the embankment. Feel like a 19th century sailor
Very interesting attraction even if you are not a massive marine or sailing fan. Very well executed, interactive with great attention to detail. You will learn a bit about history and long and twisted journey of this great ship. Great and entertaining place to visit not just for kids. Worth checking out.
Brilliant museum and rebuilt ship. Would love to see more of the engine and boiler room but understand the safety reasons for not. Good visit for 7 year olds or older that can appreciate and don't want to charge around.
Wonderful piece of British history. Nicely preserved for future generations. Well worth a visit.
Very interesting, staff a pleasure and informative.
Great opportunity to visit one of the greatest shipping icons and step back into the past.
Had a lovely day on board the ship, fascinating to see how everything was used.
Needed more time to truly explore it all.
The new part is very much aimed at kids.
stunning venue with very helpful staff.
Always a pleasure to be part of a wedding on this iconic ship.
This is our Imperial 1930's style vehicle.
Climbed the rigging and transversed the yardarm. That was a fun way to celebrate J's 50th.
Very good museum loaded with history and science. He retranscribes the imagination of Brunel (the man who imagined the SS Great Britain).
The ticket allows entry for a year. Great value for money.
Wonderful opportunity to explore the historic SS Great Britain in the very dry dock in which it was built. You can take steps down into the dock and walk right around the hull, before boarding the ship via an excellent museum. All three decks are available to explore with plenty of exhibits, models and explanatory materials. Highly recommended for all ages.
I payed for a family of four, hugely overpriced in my opinion. More people would visit this if doing so didn't mean remortgaging the house. At the end of the day it's an iron ship..it maybe a very special ship that has been beautifully preserved but it's a ship! Your lasting memory of seeing Brunels iron wonder will be you wondering how they managed to empty your wallet so quickly.
Very well recreated the environment, sounds, even smells. For 15 pounds you have a good time (more than an hour) very entertaining. There should be more historic ships so well used
Excellent visit, spent entire day there.
Gift shop, small cafe area seating inside and out overlooking the river
Amazing! Visited with 7 and 9 Yr old. We were all fascinated. Loved getting inside Brunel's mind. Highly recommend.
Nice place to learn about history of England,to walk and take pictures
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