Milton Keynes Museum
Milton Keynes Museum
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- Janet DLondon, United Kingdom62 contributionsVisiting Milton Keynes and needed somewhere to visit.We had a fabulous visit, much more to see than we expected. Guides were very informative and friendly. All set out really well and loads to see. The cafe was very nice, 2 very friendly ladies and cheese scones were the best ever, even warmed up. I must mention the young lad who was on work experience in the Music room, so polite and knowledgeable.Visited April 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 27 April 2023
- Beccie T- FoodieNorthampton, United Kingdom164 contributionsBrilliant to learn about local history.Absolutely Brill. Popped over as it is local to us. We spend a good few hours wandering though the museum. Weather wasn't that great, but there was loads to do. Volunteers were very knowledgeable. My only criticism is that there was no info on the Bloomer, I only know it was that as my Hubby helped to build it as an apprentice in the 90's. Would like to see that improved as it is a part of the Wolverton history.Visited August 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 7 August 2023
- OKTC6 contributionsExcellent 3+ hours of fun, interactive educationWe loved this Museum. Steam trains, trams, concrete cows, playing pianolas, making toast in front of the range, buying sweets by the qtr in the old fashioned post office at a very reasonable £1. They have both hard and soft sweets. This place brings exhibits to life for the young ones and the kids at heart. My daughter loved being the telephone operator on a working switchboard. The mostly volunteer staff are lovely and obviously passionate about what they do. Don't miss the tea rooms, there are more exhibits in there including a printers shop and the home made cakes are divine. If you're in the Milton Keynes area this place is definitely worth 3 hours of your time and you would need 3 hours to do it justice. I initially baulked at the £40 for a family but afterwards I thought it was excellent value for money. With tickets valid for a year, if you are local and have primary school aged children this is somewhere you'd want to return to often.Visited August 2023Travelled with familyWritten 19 August 2023
- JackShropshireShrewsbury, United Kingdom86 contributionsHands-one experiences. A refreshing change from most museums.Milton Keynes Museum, McConnell Drive, Wolverton, MK12 5EL. Tel: 01908 316222. A comprehensive rural/agricultural museum with many other displays of items from bygone eras (communications, food marketing, old high street shops, transport etc) plus the history of African/Caribbean culture in the UK in a separate dedicated building hosted by a brilliant MC. There's something for all the family here! It really is a great museum. Based on what used to be a working farm and the original farmhouse forms part of the display. Very much hands on which is refreshing! Well informed and friendly guides will demonstrate and explain all sorts of items and equipment from the past and, in most cases, it is OK to touch and use.Visited October 2023Travelled with familyWritten 17 October 2023
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Jet C
Ipswich, UK187 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
Would recommend this to anyone in the area. The volunteers were all absolutely fantastic, very friendly and engaging. They really did make the visit
Written 6 March 2024
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Leighton Buzzard, UK1,085 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
Fantastic visit. Our two grandchildren aged 3 and 7, were fascinated with all the interactive displays. The museum volunteers were so knowledgeable. Everything is presented in a child friendly way. Lots to see and do. The play area was water logged and not very inspiring.
The cafe was packed with people eating. The volunteers were so helpful and well organised. This visit is a must if you live near Milton Keynes.
The cafe was packed with people eating. The volunteers were so helpful and well organised. This visit is a must if you live near Milton Keynes.
Written 19 February 2024
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Jane MK
Milton Keynes, UK8 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
Really interesting museum. Well worth a visit.
Delicious tea room with home made food & delicious cakes.
Delicious tea room with home made food & delicious cakes.
Written 27 November 2023
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JackShropshire
Shrewsbury, UK86 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
Milton Keynes Museum, McConnell Drive, Wolverton, MK12 5EL. Tel: 01908 316222. A comprehensive rural/agricultural museum with many other displays of items from bygone eras (communications, food marketing, old high street shops, transport etc) plus the history of African/Caribbean culture in the UK in a separate dedicated building hosted by a brilliant MC. There's something for all the family here! It really is a great museum. Based on what used to be a working farm and the original farmhouse forms part of the display. Very much hands on which is refreshing! Well informed and friendly guides will demonstrate and explain all sorts of items and equipment from the past and, in most cases, it is OK to touch and use.
Written 17 October 2023
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Portia L
2 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
Fantastic museum with amazing volunteers who were so friendly and welcoming , and full of information of this amazing location
Written 1 October 2023
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Katherine C
2 contributions
Sept 2023 • Family
Such a fantastic museum with knowledgeable volunteers. This museum is an absolute gem of a place to visit for people of all ages!
Written 10 September 2023
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NHBerry
Tetbury, UK49 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Lovely folk museum of astounding collection of old shops, telecomms equipment, farm implement and all things antique.
Written 31 August 2023
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OKTC
6 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
We loved this Museum. Steam trains, trams, concrete cows, playing pianolas, making toast in front of the range, buying sweets by the qtr in the old fashioned post office at a very reasonable £1. They have both hard and soft sweets. This place brings exhibits to life for the young ones and the kids at heart. My daughter loved being the telephone operator on a working switchboard. The mostly volunteer staff are lovely and obviously passionate about what they do. Don't miss the tea rooms, there are more exhibits in there including a printers shop and the home made cakes are divine. If you're in the Milton Keynes area this place is definitely worth 3 hours of your time and you would need 3 hours to do it justice. I initially baulked at the £40 for a family but afterwards I thought it was excellent value for money. With tickets valid for a year, if you are local and have primary school aged children this is somewhere you'd want to return to often.
Written 20 August 2023
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Veebles23
6 contributions
Aug 2023
Plenty to see and do for kids and kids at heart! We were there a little before opening, so we looked around in the front grassy area, where there was some interesting stuff to see, including a boat! My kids (age 9 and almost 3) and husband and I had a lovely time doing that. Then the doors opened at precisely 10:30 and wow did the adventure begin!
We were there literally from that moment until almost closing time, and still didn't see everything - the kids loved the hands-on aspect of lots of the exhibits, the play area, the toy room, and my husband and I just loved all of it. The cafe treats are out of this world, be sure to get you a nice cake. (Takes cash and card.)
The staff were friendly and kind - except for some reason the young lady who was working in the "Post Office" exhibit, I'm not sure what was going on there but she seemed kind of terse. (Maybe she was having a bad day?) Our 9-year-old didn't seem to notice, though, so maybe it was just my husband who noticed. (They have sweets for sale in that exhibit for cash-only, and only hard sweets that I could see, so just be aware if you do have a baby or young toddler, there's no soft sweets in there that I'm aware of, before you commit to buy something.)
Everything else was EXCELLENT, with all of the volunteer staff just going above and beyond everything to invite the children to explore, play, and discover all of the fun things they have. The telephone room as a huge hit with all of us.
The Magician was a wonderful treat! We even got to make our own toast at an old-fashioned fire stove, and have a snack as we went through! The leather-work exhibit was fantastic, and the man there gave our 9-year-old a thorough lesson on how to make boot laces and belt decorations! She LOVED it.
The exit gate brings you back around into the place you started, where the gift shop is, and the gifts there are very reasonably-priced, with lots of little toys for children and toddlers and babies, and also for kids or grown-ups, wonderful hand-made bags, etc for sale again at a very good price!
We look forward to visiting again, to hear the old-fashioned music children are invited to play themselves, with supervision, on a special piano, and ring the bells, what a fantastic place to learn about the past through play - the best way to learn - and my son maybe can learn to do the leatherwork, since he really wanted to but at almost 3 he is just not old enough just yet!
We highly recommend coming here. Don't be tricked by the modest front upon arrival - it is like a magical rabbit-hole once you get in there, and the further you go, the better it gets!
We were there literally from that moment until almost closing time, and still didn't see everything - the kids loved the hands-on aspect of lots of the exhibits, the play area, the toy room, and my husband and I just loved all of it. The cafe treats are out of this world, be sure to get you a nice cake. (Takes cash and card.)
The staff were friendly and kind - except for some reason the young lady who was working in the "Post Office" exhibit, I'm not sure what was going on there but she seemed kind of terse. (Maybe she was having a bad day?) Our 9-year-old didn't seem to notice, though, so maybe it was just my husband who noticed. (They have sweets for sale in that exhibit for cash-only, and only hard sweets that I could see, so just be aware if you do have a baby or young toddler, there's no soft sweets in there that I'm aware of, before you commit to buy something.)
Everything else was EXCELLENT, with all of the volunteer staff just going above and beyond everything to invite the children to explore, play, and discover all of the fun things they have. The telephone room as a huge hit with all of us.
The Magician was a wonderful treat! We even got to make our own toast at an old-fashioned fire stove, and have a snack as we went through! The leather-work exhibit was fantastic, and the man there gave our 9-year-old a thorough lesson on how to make boot laces and belt decorations! She LOVED it.
The exit gate brings you back around into the place you started, where the gift shop is, and the gifts there are very reasonably-priced, with lots of little toys for children and toddlers and babies, and also for kids or grown-ups, wonderful hand-made bags, etc for sale again at a very good price!
We look forward to visiting again, to hear the old-fashioned music children are invited to play themselves, with supervision, on a special piano, and ring the bells, what a fantastic place to learn about the past through play - the best way to learn - and my son maybe can learn to do the leatherwork, since he really wanted to but at almost 3 he is just not old enough just yet!
We highly recommend coming here. Don't be tricked by the modest front upon arrival - it is like a magical rabbit-hole once you get in there, and the further you go, the better it gets!
Written 18 August 2023
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Beccie T- Foodie
Northampton, UK164 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Absolutely Brill. Popped over as it is local to us. We spend a good few hours wandering though the museum. Weather wasn't that great, but there was loads to do.
Volunteers were very knowledgeable.
My only criticism is that there was no info on the Bloomer, I only know it was that as my Hubby helped to build it as an apprentice in the 90's. Would like to see that improved as it is a part of the Wolverton history.
Volunteers were very knowledgeable.
My only criticism is that there was no info on the Bloomer, I only know it was that as my Hubby helped to build it as an apprentice in the 90's. Would like to see that improved as it is a part of the Wolverton history.
Written 7 August 2023
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Madmother21
Chesham, UK48 contributions
Is this a place oldies would like or is it mainly for children, please...
crazyfishlady
39 contributions
This fantastic museum is a hit with all ages in our family as it has something for everyone
ashleypaterson
dunstable2 contributions
How long does it take to explore? And is there a cafe for a cuppa after?
Also is the car park quite big as not familiar to the place so worried we wouldnt have any where to park x
Jane M
Milton Keynes, UK72 contributions
Parking is plentiful and feee only time we have problems is at our big weekend events when we use an overspill 490m walk away. It can take 2-4 hours to go around, depending on how engaged you are! And yes, there's a cafe serving drinks, homemade cakes and sandwiches.
Lu2n
Milton Keynes, UK34 contributions
Would this interest a 12 and 15 year old???
TravelMunchkinFP
Stow-on-the-Wold, UK303 contributions
If they have an interest in history then it would. All the displays are interactive, and I think the telephone room would be a favourite.
Ralmutawa
Dubai, United Arab Emirates125 contributions
can i yake 8 month old baby?
Kathryn B
5 contributions
Yes, but as other people have said, some spaces would be a bit tight for a large buggy. Maybe a baby carrier would be easier if you have one? They have changing facilities so you should be well catered for :)
galedavies
Dunstable, UK12 contributions
Is it cold in the museum will we need coats?
Sonya J
2 contributions
Hi, I would take coats as there are large areas inside and i can't remember what the temperature was like but I'm sure there must be heating. There are various buildings, so you'll be going outside to get to them, so its best to wrap up warm anyway if its a cold day.
Hope that helps, its well worth a visit.
alexanderY1190ZN
Woburn Sands, UK6 contributions
are you open today?
trevor hutson
Milton Keynes, UK171 contributions
I believe they will be but why not try phoning them?
sadie012421
leighton buzzard12 contributions
is it open on saturdays.
mavis32
Northamptonshire, UK71 contributions
Sorry I don't know sure website would say.
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