5/5 Rob B. 7 months ago on Google
I
only
gave
five
stars
because
they
wouldn’t
let
me
give
ten!
What
a
wonderful
place
to
visit!
This
isn’t
a
‘pop
in
for
an
hour’
type
museum,
this
is
a
large
living
museum
that
is
beautifully
crafted
and
constructed
with
wonderful
staff
and
volunteers
all
in
period
clothing
and
all
having
excellent
knowledge
of
the
places
within
the
place.
There’s
a
pit
colliery
village,
a
1900’s
village,
a
1950’s
village,
a
1940’s
farmstead
and
loads
more.
This
is
not
just
a
‘film
set’
place
with
building
fronts
but
not
much
else.
You
can
go
inside
every
house,
school,
church,
office,
shop
and
cafe.
You
will
find
staff
inside
who
really
know
their
eras
and
can
tell
you
about
everything
there
whether
it
be
the
house,
a
kitchen
appliance
or
a
good
product
in
the
pantry.
There
are
also
themed
evenings
and
weekends
which
are
publicised
on
their
website
and
I’d
love
to
go
to
them
but
sadly
I
live
about
300
miles
away.
If
I
was
local,
I’d
virtually
live
there!
There
are
plenty
of
toilet
facilities
and
cafes,
all
set
into
the
museum,
not
added
as
a
bit
of
an
eyesore.
Everything
here
has
been
properly
thought
through
and
they
are
still
building
new
additions.
The
best
bit
though
is
getting
around.
Yes,
you
can
walk
and
things
are
not
too
far
apart
for
that.
I
have
mobility
issues
though
so
lots
of
walking
wasn’t
possible.
They
have
the
disabled
we’ll
catered
for
so
don’t
let
that
out
you
off.
They
have
available
wheel
chairs,
electric
disabled
buggies
and
even
period
buses
with
original
wheelchair
access
lifts!
But
the
best
thing
of
all
is
the
range
of
beautiful
old
trams
and
buses.
They’re
all
included
in
the
single
entrance
price
and
you
can
get
on
and
off
freely
throughout
your
stay.
The
trams
are
a
delight
and
the
buses
very
nostalgic.
We
spent
five
hours
but
we
didn’t
even
see
half
of
the
possible
places
on
offer.
That
is
the
beauty
of
their
admission
tickets
though
as
the
one
price
paid
for
entry
allows
you
to
visit
again
and
again
for
a
whole
year.
That
is
fantastic
for
locals
and
even
for
people
spending
a
week
or
two
in
the
area
as
you
could
spread
your
visit
over
two
or
three
days
and
see
it
all.
We
don’t
get
up
to
this
area
very
often
but
we
will
make
the
effort
now,
even
just
to
visit
this
outstanding
place.