SS Great Britain: Visualising Voices Reviews

A very interesting and informative experience after seeing it arrive back in Bristol in the 70's and seeing it today what a transformation, Brilliant

I think it is a great museum where the history of Bristol's shipbuilding is well illustrated. The first Great Britain steamship is in the dock where it was once built. This museum is highly recommended!

A wondrous restoration of Brunel's iron ship. Endlessly interesting, and excellent value for money. You will not be disappointed!

Absolutely worth a half day of your time! The museum combines history, modern technology & human interest really well. Most of all, the genius of Isambard Kingdom Brunell is astounding. Also, museum is located in harbour area of Bristol, which is well worth a visit!

Expensive for what it is. You can return at any time in a year from the moment you purchase your ticket but this is only good for kids really.

Given some of the museum entry prices in London, a trip around the S.S. Great Britain would still be cheap at twice the price. The ship has been turned into the most amazing 'floating' museum, crammed with evocative and educational exhibits and demonstrations. If you only come to Bristol for one thing, make it the S.S. Great Britain (and _do_ be sure to arrive by river ferry for the best view!) Your ticket then means you can visit it again for free when you come back (with a year) to see everything else Bristol has to offer!

The ship is wonderful, but don't bother with Brunel exhibition, it's a distraction, and a waste of time particularly inside Brunel's mind. Totally elitist, if you haven't read up it just a waste of time. It's a shame that the magnificent ship is spoilt by this ugly, unnecessary feature.

Wonderful location for corporate events. Excellent food and service with wonderful historic and atmospheric setting.

Nice place to visit..but it's not something I will be going back to

Wow! Lived in the west country 52 years and never visited this part of Bristol, what a pleasure to see such a significant part of British engineering history restored to its former glory. The Yard and exhibitions are first class along with the enthusiasm of the staff .
We bought the ticket allowing us to return as many times as we can, and we will.

Can t recommend this enough. Incredibly good value considering the amount of conservation going into this historic ship. Fantastic gift shop as well.

What a quality museum! Unexpectedly engaging. Arrange to spend some hours here.

Very comprehensive and varied exhibits. I very much liked the under the hull part

Awesome plate to visit had a wonderful time i will be back soon for another visit

Very interesting. Loved going underneath the hull of the ship! Great experience.

Fantastic way to spend at least half a day. Avoid the tambourine bashing trendy protesters in town and visit something marvelous and magnificent. A tour of undoubtedly a historical masterpiece, a Sphinx of the industrial revolution a monument to ingenuity and guile. Staffed by a 'Crew' as enthusiastic as IK Brunel himself. A fun yet informative excursion with education slipped in. Be amazed at the scale of the renovation works and the lengths taken to achieve the current standard. Why this isn't government run or a world heritage site (or similar) is staggering. What this man has done for our way of life is outstanding and so is the curation of his work here. A+, Five stars, thoroughly enjoyable. Not for those of short attention span or probably under six. Go enjoy.

Fantastic place to visit. Such a lot of thought and care has been put into making it a great place to visit. I loved it and will definitely be returning!

Not just a boat! Interesting day out could last you 1-3 hours depending how much you want to read/interact with. Lots of visuals too for kids. Over 10s can climb the rigging for free too, Adults can pay extra for that experience. Sun or rain as lots of indoor sheltered bits too.

Well worth the money, lots to see and do. A must see if you visit Bristol.

Fantastic day out. Staff and volunteers are extremely helpful and informative and enhance the day by explaining things in a clear and friendly way.

Magnificent! Take the time to visit the new museum, brilliant!

Amazing place to lose yourself in history. Brilliantly restored. Staff were very informative. Great displays and information about the ship and Brunel.

What a fantastic place. Love it and so does my 5 year old. We bought tickets last year and have gone back three times as one ticket works as annual pass. We keep taking guests to the city who stay with us and it s been a hit every time. Not big enough for whole day out but definitely fill a morning.

spent a lovely time in this exhibition of great engineering, something to please most age groups, and very well presented , the staff were most helpful, and car parking no problem.

Nice day out, very fascinating a brilliant peace of history.

Good to see from inside and get a feel of how. Things were in the early ninetees!

We really enjoyed our visit here. Despite being the school holidays it wasn't overcrowded. The whole site is well played out with plenty of things to see and do, with interactive exhibits everywhere. Its really good to see the ship has been restored sympathetically given how badly damaged by time she was, well worth a visit.

Fantastic place to visit lots of history and the kids loved it. I thought that it was a bit expensive but when you get going the place is spotless and we'll maintained. We'll worth a visit.

Have visited several times. Always a pleasant and educational day out.

Super exhibition and well created and sympathetic restoration of the ship. Well worth visiting. And entry tickets valid for 1 year!

You ship is quite interesting, unfortunately there is not a lot to see to justify the ticket price.

Worth a visit to witness the craftsmanship of builders and the design of one of our greatest engineers. Also, to witness the live rats in the ship's galley !!!?

A fantastic ship, beautifully restored with so much to explore and the added bonus of watching brave volunteers climbing the rigging! The museum was really interesting and atmospheric and walking around the ship's keel in the dry dock was a truly unique experience for which I'd have happily paid extra. So much more than I expected and such great value for money especially as the ticket is valid for a year. A great day out, highly recommended!

Very interesting and so well restored. Good value with it's return visit ticket and refund of your parking fee. A lovely day out when combined with a walk around the harbour area.

Excellent place to visit really well set out really helpful staff

Great place to visit , good price and loads to see ship is a magnificent ship and a lot of history to be learnt good fun for all the family well worth the visit

Very important ship in Bristol great tourist attraction

Got to go if you're big kid or a little one. This is like a blue whale out of water. First ever ocean liner..1843. But it is crumbling slowly. See her before she crumbles. Fan bloody tastik. Thanks to all staff.

New museum is beyond fabulous! We were there for four hours and didn't see it all. Looking forward to returning. A must see in Bristol !

They have made good efforts to make it interesting. You can lie on the beds in the boat. Most museums keep you away from interaction.

Interesting museum. A cognitive story for children and adults. The entrance ticket is registered and valid for 1 year.

A remarkable experience
Amazing afternoon with interest for all age groups. Fascinating insight into how life on board this wonderful ship was lived.

Good day out, very interesting, helpful people on hand to talk about the history of the ship.

A fantastic achievement firstly by Brunel, secondly by the staff and volunteers at this place

A brilliant place showing off an example of masterful engineering

A great place to especially with the ticket being valid for a year to visit again and again.

It's not the Greenwich Cutty Sark, but it's worth it. It is rather expensive but it is interesting, maybe a little dated.

A fascinating bit of maritime history. The museum has lots of parts to visit, both in and out of the ship so you'll need a few hours to do it justice. Inside the ship gives you an idea what a 60 day voyage at sea might be like (hard). The staff are very friendly and can answer all your questions. Worth a visit if you are in Bristol.

Amazing actors in characters and costumes make this place a real magical treat for all ages.

This was the best museum I have ever been to. The ship has been restored beautifully, and you can easily go back in time as you wander around then ship. I would highly recommend!

Nice place to visit and understand the engineering building ship

Interesting and Informative day with helpful and knowledgeable staff. We are in our 40s and the children with us are coming four and six. We all had a lovely day. The actor playing Brunel was great. Adults and children alike all seemed to love him.

A very pleasant place to explore, we can visit the whole ship: kitchen, cabins and many more. Every place looks like it used to be from the centuries, you can feel like in a time when the boat was sailing on the seas. The "port" itself in which he stands can move a person in time. There are even a few interactive positions that can appeal not only to younger visitors.

I was really surprised at the size of the ship, it doesn't look so big on the outside but you get to explore a lot inside. There's waxwork models showing how people lived on the boat with a functioning engine room, I really enjoyed looking around.

The visit of the ship is an experience. Actually, not much is left of the ship. The interior of the ship has been installed very well and realistically. In addition, Isambard Kingdom Brunel personally welcomes.

A thoroughly enjoyable experience. We found the museum very informative.

Very impressive, but not spectacular. You need to have the feeling of wonder that it must have created when it was launched and somehow that is missing, for me anyway.

Excellent place of interest, very important that we contribute to preserve brunels work.

Brilliant set up, accessible for a buggy (Although old recommend a more off road style buggy for going all the way around the dry dock) and lots for kids to learn.

Really interesting time, thoroughly enjoyed ourselves

Very good and interesting place a few signs would be a good idea only signd on last 100 metres then most facing away from town so followed Google which sends you half mile past it

A perfect exbition that explains how the first iron ship worked and the life of the people around it