I visited this museum quite a few times as a child and it was one of my favourites. I’ve also visited a few times since my son was born. When visiting within school holidays we have been glad to have booked the extra exhibitions including two versions of Operation Ouch and Power Up, which have been brilliant and worth paying for. This is mainly due to how busy the free parts of the museum get especially on the first floor. There are lots of fun experiments to do there, but on the Friday of February half term there were long waits for most of them. I did hear a member of staff saying that it was fully booked. I have to say that it was the busiest that we had ever seen it. Even compared to other half term days that we have visited. The construction works didn’t affect our visit and I’m looking forward to see the museum once the works are finished. I do however miss the air and space hall. We planned to eat in the cafe, but with a long queue, no available tables and the City Centre location we went elsewhere for lunch. Luckily we still managed to do some of the free activities and spent most of our time at Operation Ouch! Brains, Bogies and You and Power Up, which we really enjoyed. We loved the large eye and a lot of the other fun exhibits in Operation Ouch and the massive selection of games and consoles including a Sega Master System and a PlayStation 5. It was such a fun day. Hopefully we won’t book such a busy day next time.

We visited as a family with a 12 & 14 year old as part of a trip to Manchester. We went on Monday afternoon and loved the displays of the textile industry, the early computer, and then spent a good hour or so in the experiment section - highlights being the shadow puppetry and the heat camera. We decided against going into the power up computer games zone for £7 each as we didn’t get there till later on. So instead we went back to do it the following morning and wow, we lost the whole day in there ! Boys loved the more modern games, whilst I was geeking out to the games of my childhood, and my partner was engrossed with Tetris. Worth also mentioning the cafe is good value for money, and the staff were brilliant when my son had mislaid his phone and it was handed in. Really good visit, would recommend.

We visited here on a Saturday afternoon after getting a free bus from Piccadilly station. The free bus stop is right outside the museum. My grandson is 3 1/2 and he had a great time looking at the exhibits and participating in some of the activities. The museum is free although there is a suggested donation, which is only fair, and provides some fun learning for young children and points of interest for adults too. It is a modern building and was clean and easily accessible when we arrived. You could easily spend a day there. There is a lovely shop and cafe with eating area too. Great public museum, highly recommended.

We had a fun family day out even though most of the museum was shut due to ongoing renovations. However this was clearly stated on their website so not a surprise. You need to book a time slot online before going which made entry quicker. We went for a free event that was aimed at getting children into science. Both of our love science so it was definitely worth going. We also visited the COVID-19 exhibition which was very informative and interesting. The staff offering demonstrations and talks were good at including everyone. We spent a long time in the experiment area which was busy but spacious. Having slightly older kids I was able to sit by the window and see both of them exploring and experimenting. We didn’t eat at the museum but they offer a picnic area and there is an on-site cafe. However the museum shop is very expensive!! My two had some money they had been saving to spend at the museum but I had to give them extra and we didn’t buy anything big. It also seemed the only way out was by going through the shop (I might be wrong). Overall a nice few hours spent with a teenager and nearly teenager, they got on with each other and didn’t realise they were learning. So it was a win, win for me.

Considering this was free to go I thought it was fantastic for my 4 year old and 7 month old baby. Lots to do upstairs for my 4 year old who explored all the interactive areas for hours! She didn’t want to leave. My baby was even catered for with a small play and sensory area. He was very happy playing in there. Cafe area was nice that it had a picnic area so my daughter could eat the food we brought with us and I could grab a coffee

Science and industry museum is a Fab free day out with the family, we have children from 4-17 years old and all of them found something interest and all enjoyed themselves. The planes, trains and automobiles are especially interesting since they show how technology and transportbhave advanced over the years. On the other side of the road there were 3 floors of hands on activities for the kids to enjoy and they took part in a “create your own” workshop where they used “wands” to create static using different materials For a free day out this is a winner, its in Manchester town centre close to lots of bars, restaurants and shops so after a few hours here we went for some shopping in the house of Fraser and a meal at akbars There are parking bays outside the museum so we parked there but there are bus links and there are metrolink stations a short walk away so plenty of ways to get there

We visited during the half term with 2 children (13 and 10). We went to the cafe first, although it was very busy and enjoyed a coffee and cake. Staff were busy but very efficient and we're quickly cleaning tables between customers. We used the lockers on the ground floor, for £1 each, very handy. The main museum was quite boring for our children who didn't show much interest in the history side, however the Exploration floor was very popular and they both enjoyed getting hands on with the activities. This area was VERY busy however (cant be helped as it was half term) so lots of waiting for turns etc. Only stayed for an hour or so and we called it a day. Would have been disappointed if we had paid an entry fee, but given it was free, it was an enjoyable couple of hours.

We walked to this museum and found it fairly easy to find. Although free we made a donation to the museum. Walking around the museum we found the exhibits very interesting even though some were not available. We watched the demonstration on the cotton spinning etc and spent time talking to the technicians. Three hours was spent in here and time well spent

We went here to see the CBBC exhibit for the Operation Ouch show. This was very good and informative. on the 1st floor they had an amazing computer games exhibit called "POWER UP" , which cost £8 entry but was well worth it. they had almost all computers and consoles from the 80s until now, set up for people to play, including multiplayer. it was amazing. A must for games enthusiasts

There are some interesting exhibits at the Science Museum, but I did find I just wandered through in quite a short amount of time. I just missed a talk and presumably a demonstration of the looms but there was nothing to say when the next demonstration would be. There's a nice area on the top floor for kids and overgrown kids to experiment and the cafe was good.