National Space Centre

Me and my fiancee wanted a day out that was indoors due to the damp weather, and the National Space Centre appealed to us both. The Centre is ideal for a rainy day as all exhibitions are indoors and the two main, large car parks which hold approx 400 cars, are situated a short walk from the main entrance. Once inside the centre the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. We arived around 10:30am (half an hour after opening time) there was a queue however this moved fairly quickly as all tills were open! When purchasing our tickets the staff member was informative of what was available to do in the centre and explained that our tickets allowed us access in ...  Read the complete review

I work for the open top tours in leicestershire, so im so used to promoting the space centre and saying how good it is, but heres my personal opinion. I first visited just before it opened with special tickets, this was before it was all finished aswel, and then i found it quite amazing. There were some great things to do, such as building a rocket from foam pieces, there was also a jigsaw of earth. and life size shuttles to sit and do little things with. The lifts weren't working when i went so i has to walk the 365 steps, to get to the top which has some great sights for the rockets. Today, you can go into the gift shop, and café free, but its ...  Read the complete review

I visited this last summer on a cheap day out by using my tesco vouchers to pay for it! It was a good day out but I am glad I did not pay the full admission price as I am not too sure I would have felt it was worth it. The main feature has to be the massive rocket which you can take lifts to different levels and see right up to the top, with various things to see on the different levels. I was very impressed with the section with pieces of glass that had been in space and you could see the thickness and it explained all about things that could damage the glass. The highlight for us was the theatre show explaning how astronauts expanded whilst is space and ...  Read the complete review

As a resident of Leicestershire, my initial excitement of this new attraction was quickly ended after my first visit. In places, technology is used in an innovative way, like, for example, the weather booth, in which you can try to be the next Sian Lloyd, only probably more attractive. This, however, does not really go with the theme of the Space Centre, although I know the meteorological office have space satellites. The main tower contains a model spaceship around 75 ft high. It contains several floors, each containing different activities, although I found these activities to be either boring or that they didn't actually work. Despite these negatives, the ...  Read the complete review

Admission prices average for this type of venue. This attraction is grey and unwelcoming, it lacks atmosphere and the entrance area is freezing cold with the wind whistling through. The lifts inside the rocket tower do not work and a notice at the entance proudly declares that they have never worked since the centre was opened. Quite ironic when one takes in to considration that the next door neighbour is one of the worlds leading supplier of lifts. The upstairs bar/refreshment area was closed, appeared to have been for some time. The service at the downstairs refreshment area was very slow with a very limited range of products and ...  Read the complete review