Eureka, Halifax (Eureka Museum)

Member Name: kipper52

Product:	Eureka Museum
Date:	01/02/09 (96 review reads)
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Advantages: Educational, entertaining for all not just the kids.

Disadvantages: Surrounding area not the most attractive

We recently visited Eureka for my daughter's second birthday and once again found it to be a terrific day out. The entry fee is reasonable and the attractions inside are suitable for all ages and as well as being entertaining, they are educational.

The place itself is easy to find as it is well signposted by road and it is situated right next to Halifax railway station. There is a huge pay and display car park where you can park for several hours for £2.50. It would be nice if this was refunded when you bought your entry tickets.

Once inside there are several aras to explore including a fully mocked up Marks and Spencers shop, a Halifax band and a play garage to put petrol in your car and change tyres etc. There is also a full size house with several floors which includes one of my sons favourite things, a fully operationalbathroom which showed you how a toilet, shower and spa bath works. The day we went the children could also make a Chinese New Year lantern and could get fortune cookies (a nice touch).

Other areas include a wildlife section and a whole area devoted to the human body. Overall there is loads to do to run the energy off your children.

Finally, we came to a new part of the exhibition (to us anyway). A robot called Scoot who could interact with the children. The beauty of it was that it was not pre-recorded but someone in a room somehwere using cameras and a microphone. My son thought this was wonderful as he could hold a proper conversation with the robot. This made his day and it is all he has gone on about since.

One bit of advice is to go on a school day if possible and once the school parties start to disappear at about 2.30 ish, you could quite easily getting the place largely to yourself.

Overall a great day out and our kids absolutely love the place. We would definitely be members if we lived a bit nearer. To save some extra money, use your Tesco vouchers for the entry tickets.

Summary: A great affordable day out.