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Explorium - National Sport & Science Centre.

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One of the Best Places To Visits in Dundrum-Sandyford DED 1986


Address

Blackglen Rd, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 N1F2, Ireland

Website

www.explorium.ie

Contact

+353 1 960 2000

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (1.2K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Tuesday: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Wednesday: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Thursday: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Friday: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Saturday: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
  • Sunday: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm

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  • 4/5 Alison C. 4 years ago on Google • 233 reviews
    July 2019 Great day out for the kids. Was delighted to get the July offer of 2 for 1 deal. (Pay €22 online get one person in store for free.) Spend more than two hours exploring all the exhibits of the science side, they were very interactive expositions, the staff were very informative, the place was lovely and bright and clean. After a lovely lunch in the restaurant we went the urban climbing. Which was very done. Great climbing walls, fab colours and challenges with timing.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Amanda 5 years ago on Google • 284 reviews
    Wow 😃 what an amazing place. We visited explorium Juniors as a family of 4, 2 adults and 2under 8's. The children were mesmerised by some of the science interactive activities. They could climb and explore safely. There were many sensory and tactile activities/boards to suit ages from babies up. We loved the talking tree. The aquarium was mind blowing, children could colour a picture of a swordfish, a shark or even a clown fish and their colouring picture can then be projected on to the aquarium screen. There are so many interesting and fun activities to take part in. My 2 year old and 4 year old loved it so much they didn't want to go home.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jimmy Q. 4 years ago on Google • 307 reviews
    What a fantastic place to experience in Ireland.The whole set up is great,with brilliant people who enjoy their work.Free parking on our visit.Lots to explore,too much in fact so we will be back again.Great view over Dublin from the top floor with the viewing sites.Some of the exhibits were not working properly (couldn't input data) or were it of order.The sprint track was a big hit but felt in the legs the next day.If you visit- wear runners & loose clothing to participate in some activities. Seperate area for smallies.You pay extra to use the climbing walls etc.Virtual Reality area,Formula One car simulators, Indoor Cave & penalty kick plus probably more I didn't see. Very nice food court. Everyone had a great day,thankyou Explorium.

  • 4/5 Leelee Q. 5 years ago on Google • 186 reviews
    This is a wonderful family day out. We brought 11 and 14 year olds, and they really enjoyed themselves for about three and a half hours. They enjoyed the caving, and the climbing walls are fantastic. We all really enjoyed the very realistic VR. The highlight for us all was the lightening show, and seeing a Tesla coil in action. The kids got to learn about film making, experienced visual illusions, drew pictures that came to life on screen. They had a lot of fun. The food choices were great, with pizza cones being a big hit. Us adults were quite impressed with the quality of food in the restaurant; great choice of salads and veg and I had slightly cool salmon and husband had a tasty veggie burger. It was let down by being served on disposable plates and cutlery - they are marked as being compostable but there appeared to be no actual composting efforts. The salted caramel milkshakes were very nice also. All in all I would very much recommend Explorium. The only drawbacks are cost (a family of four can expect to spend about €250 if doing all the activities and eating), the lack of environmental awareness in the restaurant, and the fact that despite only being recently opened many of the exhibits are broken (including a very cool looking cycling 360 degree loop).
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jackie L. 4 years ago on Google • 40 reviews
    Amazing place! Brought my two boys here after school midweek and they loved it! So full of facts, scientific experiments and magic! We were lucky as it is super quiet at this time...we were told that the weekends are mental busy! A bit pricey...food and drink is ridiculously expensive so a stop off at McDonald’s on the way home done the trick!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Graham C. 4 years ago on Google • 99 reviews
    We went on a dull Sunday morning to kill a couple of hours and stayed almost seven! Great place for kids and kids at heart to spend the day. Everything is interactive, the staff know their stuff and will explain anything the kids (you) don't understand. There were a few broken exhibits, but that's to be expected in something so hands on I suppose. The only disappointing part was the Hollywood movie section. Whilst we made the most of it, there were no staff to explain what to do and around half of the areas didn't work. However, there was more than enough elsewhere to keep us occupied. The lightning show is very cool and the gravity room was a huge hit. Next time, we'll get the harnesses on and go climbing, which could almost be a day out in itself. Great fun and well worth a visit!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fiona W. 5 years ago on Google • 11 reviews
    This is where you want to spend a day out with the kids,look it up now utterly amazing,a junior side and teenager/adult side/restaurant with panoramic views across Dublin out to the bay.Open only a couple of weeks ,we took our local kids team ,great for team building and help each other to over come their fears.Friendships created out of it.Virtual reality rooms,Simulator's /Formula 1/roller-coaster. Cave to explore,G Force bike,Science Emporium,Climbing Wall 's,rugby and soccer target scoring,plus lots more.Highly recommend it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 phil 4 years ago on Google • 80 reviews
    Great interaction for the kids. Look for on line deals. Can be expensive but very enjoyable for young and oldish kids.carreers go free. Restaurant clean and food very good. All staff great to deal with very friendly and helpful.

  • 5/5 Monica S. 5 years ago on Google • 55 reviews
    My kid had greats fun at Explorium. He was learning, exploring and playing with so many games. All staffs were helpful and kind. Great service & facilities 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • 4/5 Alexandra R. 5 years ago on Google • 54 reviews
    Brilliant museum, definitely worth a visit. I would hardly recommend to pre book. We called in without pre booking and had to spend time filling waiver forms + it turned out to be a peak hour. It cost us €96 for 2 adults and 2 kids (12 and 3 year old). Junior section is a bit cheaper, but it was all booked out on the day. Food in the restaurant was very very expensive too. In addition we were charged €6 for parking. We found the place was a bit overpriced but good day overall.

  • 5/5 Ivan 1 year ago on Google
    I went in 2019 with my teenage son. It was a fantastic day, loads of fun activities, millions of photos and videos taken. I hope it reopens soon, we were planning to do another trip this year and were sad to find out it was closed.


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