Eureka! The National Children's Museum

What a fantastic day! my 21 month old absolutely loved runny around and looking at all the different sections! my 3 month old also loves looking at all the lights. cafe was fab with plenty of high chairs. i’d forgotten my flask and the lady behind the till was happy to sort me out with some hot water to heat baby’s milk. once you’ve bought the tickets you can then go anytime once you validate your yearly pass. all in all a great day! oh and right next to halifax train station for easy transport!

My 2 year old loved it in her own little way m second visit and she interacted a lot more with the exhibits and role play areas than our first time. can't wait to go again when she's a little older and starts properly learning from everything that is to offer here. she loves it.

We asked our daughter where her favourite place was and this was one of them! everything is aimed at children and will suit children of a wide range of ages. almost everything is interactive and play based. we first visited with our daughter when she was two and she's now four and there's always been plenty for her to do and during that time activities have been updated and replaced so things don't get too tired or dated. even our four month old enjoyed some of the more visual activities, and it's fun for adults too. firm favourites for our four-year-old are role playing in the m&s shop, the ball conveyer in the desert area and water play in the bathroom, it's also good fun being a post-person delivering post to different areas of the museum. oh, and watching archimedes take a dunk in the bath tub on the hour and half hour (which is something my husband remembers from visiting here as a child!) tickets last for a year which is great since there's so much to do we've never been able to see the whole museum in one day. if you don't live locally i recommend booking an early slot. we have always visited on weekends and it does get very busy especially as the day goes on, if you or your child struggle with crowds and noise it is probably better to visit in the morning. the museum is right next to halifax train station, and also has a large pay and display car park. there is a cafe on-site which is a bit on the pricier side, and large indoor and outdoor picnic areas if you'd rather bring your own food. this is a really great day out with kids and is somewhere we will continue to visit for years to come.

Great place for the kids! not somewhere to spend all day , i am aware we came during summer holidays so was maybe extra busy but it was very hard to have a go on everything despite a few trips around the whole place. despite missing quite a few things, we stayed around 2 hours but too be honest it was far too busy for us! the exhibitions were great for children though and even adults will learn something i’m sure, i just didn’t like queuing for each one absolutely boiling jammed packed with people just for my little boy to put clothes in a pretend washing machine 🥵! i would definitely recommend a trip here but maybe not during the peak seasons. we didn’t visit the cafe as again it was packed! really glad to say we’ve visited finally but i wouldn’t rush back unfortunately!

We have no car and therefore we search some place for our kid which is just next to public transport. it's perfect that it is just next to halifax railway station. to be honest, it is not large and is not a place for the whole day, but it does give my 6 yrs kid a nice experience. it is really good that the admission ticket is an annual pass and valid for a year, so we can visit again anytime in the upcoming year once she wants to. (just remember it's by appointment only) just as the comments from others, the burger is unexpectedly good and fairly priced