W5 (Belfast)

W5 stand sfor who what were why and when. It is a interactive exhibition situated inside the oddesey complex in belfast in queens island in around the belfast dock area. It is close to the motorway and also close to the ferrys and airport. Also it has a taxi rank outside for people looking lifts so getting to it is no problem. Well firstly w5 is three levels and is for kids and it is a play area and also a place for kids to learn and play at the same time. It has one level which has a soft play area for small children and is all based on physical things so your kids can burn off there ebnergy. The second floor is all about films making your own ...  Read the complete review

Went here last week with my 4 year old niece. The Odyssey is a good self contained venue for entertaining all ages with a cinema, omniplex, bars and restaurants etc. W5 is an investigative centre spread out over several floors. Not just a playcentre it aims to educate in a practical way and inform. Displays are interactive and attempt to explain sound, light etc. Sounds a little worthy perhaps and I doubt if there's much reading of the explanatory panels when there's fun to be had. W5's first floor was most suitable for my niece's age group and was full of activities for her to try. She enjoyed the baby tesco where you can go and do your weekly ...  Read the complete review

Who, what , where , when and why the interactive museum aka W5. This museum if thats what you could even call it takes over the front left corner of the odyssey construction recently assembled along Belfast's docks close to the Samson and Goliath giant cranes around the Titanic quarter. There are roughly 3 levels to this attraction which is promoted towards kids up to around the age of about 12 I imagine, there are also bars, restaurants, a cinema and and a concert hall in the odyssey building so I think it a great idea to have a family area too. Along side W5 are a number of lecture theaters and open hall spaces where schools at A level ...  Read the complete review