Discovery Point (Dundee)

Tayside Dundee branded itself as the "city of discovery (or Discovery?)" and the attraction complex called the Discovery Point holds a prime spot on Dundee's riverside, not far from the Tay Bridge, a stone's throw from the train station and just next to the main city Leisure Centre and pool complex. The Discovery Point consists of the modern (but built with turn-of-the last century references) rotunda of the Point and the RRS Discovery itself, moored just by the side of the building and covered by the same entrance ticket. "Discovery" is known as Captain Scott's ship and thus is bound to bring to mind associations with the doomed South ...  Read the complete review

I've passed by the RSS Discovery many times without visiting and when I had some Tesco days out vouchers to use up I decided to visit as it is next door to the Olympia leisure centre which the kids love visiting. The Royal Research Ship Discovery is the ship which Captain Scott used for his groundbreaking Antarctic expedition in 1901 and it has now been lovingly restored and sits in a custom built dock on the Firth of Tay near to the famous Tay road bridge. The first part of the exhibition is in the Discovery dome which is split into nine separate areas which tell the story of how Discovery was built, the Antarctic expedition and the men aboard the ...  Read the complete review