Eureka! The National Children's Museum - Halifax

Nicola (. T. D.

My son was keen to come here after reading about it at school. We decided to make a weekend of it as it is quite a trek from our house. For two kids and two adults the entry price was around £70 - good value if you consider you get an annual admission as standard however as we do not live close, it is rather a costly day out.

Our kids are 8 and 6. They did enjoy the experience but I think the older one was a touch too old for some of it. The little one loved the Post Office, supermarket and bank exhibits.

The staff were friendly and we enjoyed a lovely meal in the cafe. We were done and dusted seeing everything in around 3 hours so for a £70 spend this was a little disappointing, however if you live local and can get there multiple times in a year it becomes great value for money.

Margaret M.

Brilliant place for young people (and older too!) had such a lovely afternoon with my grandson, he's 2 years but there was loads to do. We visited the cafe and had lunch, very good food for the price and lovely staff. A very good day out.

M

Before your visit, also read these comments with 1 or 2 stars.
The kids were bored after half an hour, a lot of useless things.
Overpriced cafe, do not order fish and chips unless you like frozen fish.
We definitely not visit this place again (received an offer for a free visit in the next 12 months)

Mark S.

Amazing place with much to do and lots to learn. Helpful if your child can read, but also interesting for younger ones. The talking robot who talks to the children individually is especially cool. They enjoyed the phoning from the call box and speaking to someone. We were there almost 6 hours. The only negative was the car park that needs to have an app to save queuing and so you can easily prove that you have paid.

Sasha

Visited with my friend’s kids 2, 5 and 7 years old.
It's their favourite place and I can see why! I had just as much fun as they did playing in the shop, the car section and bank.
The oldest likes the medical section the best and we had fun pretending to visit the dentist and doctors.
We ate in the cafe and the food was tasty and good value.
The shop had a different range of good priced gifts.
All the staff were super friendly and happy, you can tell they enjoy working here.
A wonderful experience & great day out.
Looking forward to another visit soon.

Nicole M.

Absolutely brilliant day out!
Plenty of things to do and great learning opportunities too.
Not sure who had more fun, our son or us 😅
The only downside was the parking wasn't free, after paying £42 for a family of 3 I was disappointed to find parking was an additional almost £7 for up to 6 hours. I think there should at the very least be a discount for parking for paying customers!

Maria M.

My 5 and 3 year olds had a great time despite it being extremely busy on a bank holiday. The staff of the entrance were so friendly. It has improved a lot of the last year and the majority of the exhibitions are now working and there are a few new ones. It's expensive for a one off visit, but good value if you are able to use the annual pass. There are packed lunch facilities and plenty of seats. The extra half term coding and robotics activities were a great addition. The only small negative was the queue in the main cafe when we were trying to get a few drinks when leaving (nearly 25 minutes), as there weren't enough staff.

Josh

Great place for kids to explore science and technology in a hands-on environment. Easy to get to, but the car park could do with repainting as the spaces are not super easy to see, and they're all at weird angles. There's absolutely loads to do, but at busy times, it is very chaotic. Most of the activities are aimed at kids who can read or understand what they're being told, I.e., it requires some level of communication either from the displays or an accompanying adult. But the colours and sounds are probably enough for younger kids.