SS Great Britain: Visualising Voices Reviews

Beautiful ship with authentic aromas in the kitchen, cold store & laundry. The new Visitor Centre is superb, an amazing wealth of Brunel memorabilia and objects. Well worth a visit. Inspiring.

Lovely ship, very interesting and lots of nice places to eat

Excellent exhibition well put together plenty to do.

A beautifull ship. The museum is fab. A great history to be told here. Brunel story is intriguing.

Really interesting to look around the SS Great Britian - spent about 3 hours wandering around.

Excellent museum attraction for a day out, with much to see and learn about Brunel. The ship is an impressive feat of engineering and has a remarkable story of its active life and its rescue and return to Bristol in the 1970s after a hundred years in the high seas. A great insight into the vessel and to Brunel the engineer.

Great historic ship and shipyard in Bristol harbourside

Fascinating story of the best engineer in Great Britain - Brunel

A lovingly restored example of marine history with incredible attention to detail. The information boards provide a fascinating tale of the ships exploits, whilst the recreations inside specific areas of the ship provides a feel of life on board in the 19th century. An excellent cafe is located on the Dockside for refreshments after the visit.

Loved this lots to see, the history of this ship its just a wow. Good on site cafe.

Great place to visit, allow 4hours. Lots to read, see and do. Take your own picnic (out door tables available). Cafe pricy, messy, long queues and expensive.

I found it very interesting. Would have been better if there was access to the engine room but presume that is for Health and safety.

Fascinating visit. I was impressed with how they have done the dry dock and also laid out the ship with recreations and real artifacts rather than leave it empty like other exhibitions often do. The museums about the ship itself and Brunel are also excellent. A really good few hours.

Really well done museum. Adult entry is a little on the expensive side.

A ticket allows repeat visits within a year, but as a tourist are you going to return?

Tip: when purchasing a ticket, provide the name of someone else, so that they can use use your ticket! There are no id checks when purchasing only when returning for a repeat visit.

Excellent value for money, informative and attentive helpful staff

The ship is amazing and the museum dedicated to Brunel is really interesting. In addition, the ticket is valid for one year.

Reasonably priced, plenty of information, very well organised, very interesting exhibition, very helpful staff nothing is to much trouble thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Wonderfully historic ship. Amazing to look around it. Also can re-visit for free as many times as you want for a year :)

On the one hand, this was a nice day out. But then, I didn't really enjoy all of it; some parts were definitely more enjoyable than others.

It seemed to be a much bigger focus on the history (which I do understand is nice) and they were almost trying to ensure you AVOIDED going on the boat for that long at all. In my opinion, the Brunel museum on site was much more interesting then the dry dock or the main ship history point.

The staff were nice when you approached them, but sometimes they did seem to just be standing there.

I'm not saying don't visit; I'm just saying I didn't really like it!

Absolutely to visit. The interior of the ship is fantastic. Excellent opportunity to climb the trees of the ship at 25 meters in height. The keel is also beautiful.

Great attraction, loads to see, explore and read about. Being able to go underneath, on, and inside the ship is a great experience.

Lots of information on this icon and a good Brunel museum.

Wonderful preservation of this historical boat and excellent presentation/museum

A great time if interested in boats and history, needed a at least 3 hrs to take it all in. The ticket allows you to return again in a year. Good value.

The ship was really good, the other parts of the museum less interesting.

A beautiful sea museum
Although there are not any impressive things of high violence
Worth seeing

This is the wonderful ship that first departed from Bristol and designed by esteemed Engineer Brunel.

The ship is based at the docklands area of the city. It has been restored magnificently with a key feature bring the glass reservoir under which the helm sits to keep the bottom part of the ship from rusting.
There is a lift down to enable disabled access and those with pushchairs etc

We had a great day out her we enjoyed all of the viewing the bags for children were amazing and my.loved scrubbing the deck as well would highly recommend especially getting an annual pass just paying once well worth the drive.

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Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area. There are so many rooms inside! You get a real feel for what it must have been like on a ship like that in that time period. There is a nice restaurant right at the entrance. The area was well kept. There was even a place on the ship that allowed you to climb the riggings with safety equipment. I didn't do it but someone braver than me might find it pretty exciting. We had a really nice day exploring the area. We took the ferry across the harbor which was nice as well.

Disappointed that the take away part of the cafe is not staffed half the time and closes halfway through the afternoon, making me wait a long time in the main cafe for a coffee

Well worth a visit. The team there are very welcoming and grateful for your visit. They are very knowledgeable on the ship s history.

Best sight seeing place I have been to for a long time

A hefty price to get in, but ticket lasts a whole year and absolutely outstanding when you re inside. Great stuff.

A little pricey be there is more there than you'd expect. Had a great visit and enjoyed our look through. We'll be back for another wonder around next time we're in Bristol as the tickets last all year.

So much fantastic information, laid out in a logical and approachable fashion. Tickets are good for a year and, if possible, you will want to return multiple times.

Superb visitor attraction. Ticket readmits for a whole year. Good to explore and discover

Brilliant day out. Information overload. So much to see and do.

I was impressed with the layout and amount of exhibits on display. The restoration work carried out on the ship is immense and well documented throughout the exhibit a must see for all

Fantastic day round SS Great Britain highly recommend the interested talk of Engineering before you go round the ship ideal for kids

Fascinating insight into the history of the ship, Brunel and the stories of the passengers who used the ship. Have been before - unfortunately the audio guides with the passengers' stories are no longer available, however, the displays are interactive and the new Being Brunel exhibition is a great experience and a good value addition to the ticket price. Lots to do for kids and very friendly and helpful staff. Cafe next door is also excellent value and good for kids. Ticket price gets you free return visits for a year and if you buy online in advance, you get 5% off. There is also a money back offer on the car park next door: show the voucher and part of your parking fee is returned. Recommended for all visitors to Bristol.

Excellent place to visit and the transformation from the wreck of the early 70s to today is amazing

A lot of fun. Pretty cool view to be able to see the underside of the ship and walk the halls of the ship and even see some of the working of the engine. Its been decked out like it would have been when it was in use so you can see what it would have been like. Definitely worth a visit. Without or without kids

Brilliant attraction, plenty to see, laid out very well, nice interactive parts to keep children, and adults, amused. Disabled access was fantastic, far better than other attractions of its type. Bonus that the ticket lasts a year so we will return to see what we ran out of time for to begin with. Cafe offering wasn't great, I'm sure that they could do more here. Shop was good with prices being fairly reasonable. Staff were knowledgeable, friendly and helpful.

A stunning ship.
You can just about go every where on-board.
It is a tad pricey but this includes the museum as well.

Well worth a visit.

Lovely interactive experience rich in social history

Great place to learn about the first steam ship. Made of iron.

The place has a lot to see and do, very interesting place.

Loved learning about Brunel and the ss great Britai, glad my Uber driver suggested it

Best visitor attraction I've ever visited. Could spend hours here on one ticket. Friendly staff.

If you are into history prepare to be overwhelmed. This ship turned museum was well ahead of its time when it first set sail. If the name Brunel is familiar to you, then you are aware of the famous Bristol suspension bridge that was designed by Brunel. You will have an opportunity to look/inspect the hull and see what is being done to delay the rusting (It is hermitically sealed and kept at a low relative humidity by blowing dry, warm air directly onto the hull). Through diaries, the living quarters have been recreated to show what passengers bunks and storage looked like (a lot different that todays modern cruise ships). Before entering the ship, there is a very interesting library that also has museum type exhibits on display. When we were there, we saw people dressed in period costumes (like Brunel) available to answer questions as well as volunteers knowledgeable about the ship. I am sure that you can google the history of the ship before or after your visit. Well worth spending several hours in this drydocked museum.

Fascinating place to visit: the ship itself with various levels to explore and also the museum around the site. Great outdoor views from the deck. Good to know: the ticket gives you unlimited entry for a year. Highly recommended. We'll come back for sure with friends and family.

Brilliant family day out and such fantastic enthusiasm and attention to detail! We thoroughly enjoyed it!

One of the best museums in the UK. The ticket provides free returns for a year, which makes it one of the best value visits as well.

Excellent lay out, great staff, very helpful and friendly.

I haven't been there yet. I'm sure it's great. BUT WHY don't they provide a CLEAR MAP on the web showing how to cross the river to get to it by ferry????? Absolutely crazy. And some guide to timetables. Hopefully, we'll get to see it in the morning. Typical.

Amazing, one of the best museums we have been to, wanted to buy the whole gift shop.

Blew my expectations out of the water, this exhibit has been done very well. Budget 2-3 hours to see everything.