Fantastic place! There's a museum on the history of glass, a museum on the history of St Helen's and its associated industries (glass, mining, education, pharmaceuticals etc.). There's a section you can tour the old brick tunnels from the old factory and learn more about the techniques of glass making that were discovered at Pilkington and adopted around the world. Plus an art gallery and a cafe. PLUS a live glass blowing demonstration which I highly recommend, the demonstrator was extremely talented. Honestly, there's so much to do and is family friendly. I think World of Glass has something that will satisfy everyone and is definitely a full day out. I bought a history book and a lovely glass momento which bears the signature and hallmarks of being hand made (blown) at Pilkington.

Fantastic layout with library, activities & a quiet place for your children to use the computer to do their homework! This place has a glass industry museum. The staff are very helpful & friendly. The onsite cafe caters for vegan appetites as well as a meat menu. Wheelchair accessible throughout. Pay & display carpark. 👍

A great day out for the kids to learn about glass. Something for everyone, the kids were enthralled with the glass demonstration and loved exploring the tunnels. The cafe was nice with a reasonable choice of food.

Lovely cool settings, brilliant museum to see with plenty of memorabilia. Watching the glass blowing is a must at £6 and entitles you wander elsewhere and your ticket is valid for 12 months so you can keep going. You can look at the area concerning suction of air to help the furnace. It's brilliant. The cafe is light and airy and they serve tasty food too. We went on a weekday and wasn't busy at all. Finish off your visit with some beautifully blown glass ornaments.

Excellent museum. Free to visit, lots of the kids to see and do too. Friendly staff.

We visited again just recently, it's been two years since we've been. Paid to get in the tickets are annual passes and we can go back as many times as we like for a year, we had a 4 year old and under 5's are free. We went on a Thursday after Easter Sunday about 11am and there was barely anyone there for reference. Our 4 year old loved it all, the museum part had an Easter egg hunt, which she enjoyed finding too. She particularly enjoyed going over the glass bridge and round the tunnels. We watch the glass blowing, she took a shine to the glass blowing guy and wanted to say hi and tell him her name afterwards. The little video afterwards was lovely and very informative. Cafe is huge and the coffee was amazing and we had a cheeky cake which was gorgeous. It happened to be a beautiful day outside too which made it even more magical. Thanks again for a great day, we will definitely be returning!

I really enjoyed the experience... A great start as I didn't realise I was going to walk through the large cooling tower to enter.... It was quite incredible, looking up and taking in the red brick structure a first for me but the locals just taking it in their stride as it's also the entrance to the local library. There's lots to take in inside... An exhibition of art, another on the far side of eclectic things including fashion.. Some beautiful bits of glass on show including the incredible glass chandelier that hung in Manchester flight terminal There is also a lovely cafe with an outside area for sunny days, situated next to the canal It's a bright building supporting the local community and I loved it

Glass blowing demonstration, cinema, tunnels and exhibitions and more. Reasonable entrance fee which is valid for 12 months

This museum is great fun. Tells the story of St Helens and the glass industry. . Free entry for all, on site parking (chargeable), cafe, interactive museum, galleries, and shop. . I've been to the museum three times and it's always been enjoyable. The upgrades to the history section with interactive spaces are a real treat. . The live glass show is also fantastic, but this does come with a small fee. . Go check it out

Really good experience to watch glass being blown, and a great collection of exhibits showing glass from the Egyptians, Romans and through the centuries. Shame that the tank house and tunnels were closed so will probably visit again in a few months when the refurbishment is finished.

Fantastic experience, great demonstrations and friendly staff. Really good shop and cafe.

An excellent, educational & interesting half day out for the entire family - even if you aren't that interested in glass ! Displays include local history (with a reproduced Victorian cottage & shop), glass through the ages, and the chance to look at a former Victorian glass furnace - complete with tunnels. The Museum galleries are actually free to visit now (August 2023) - but you have to pay to park your car (£3.00 for 4 Hours - St Helens Central railway station is not far off) & watch the fascinating glass blowing demonstrations (£4.50 per Adult). There is a cafe onsite, offering a variety of refreshments at fairly reasonable prices (see Menu picture - just £3.0 for Breakfast food, but my companion found the soup a little bland & watery. She did, however, love the Jacket Spuds on offer !) Friendly staff, plus a well stocked Gift Shop (some smaller, cheaper glass gifts would have been nice - the average was over £15.0), completes the experience - well worth another visit !

Really impressive newly fit out galleries. Packed full of interactive things to do. A great glassblowing demonstration area. I didn’t realised it would also have tunnels and such a great cafe. The modern glass displays are such a good addition to a superb attraction. I will definitely be back as I didn’t get chance to do it all in depth there was so much to see!

Worth a visit. The exhibits are free, the glass blowing demonstration cost £4.50 parking is pay and display.

A good day. An opportunity enjoy the glass blowing demonstrations and look around the site. Lots of historic structures and information. Worth a visit.

I would recommend this place to anyone it is absolutely amazing, the demonstration of making a bowl or a vase or a swan was absolutely amazing, and seeing tunnels as well was brilliant the art work was brilliant as well

We went to the special Halloween day and it was great. The kids really enjoyed it. The wand and magic potion making event were sold out but the staff were kind enough to let our girls join in. They had glass blowing demo for a discounted price that day too and it was very interesting. Staff were really friendly. Great day out with the family. Highly recommend it. P.S. if you park in front don't use the ringo app but get the ticket from the machine as you can then get 50% discount with a purchase at the cafe.

Great setting by the canal, extensive historic glass collection, could do with more contemporary glass. Cafe food selection quite basic. Tunnels for heat regeneration accessible, glass blowing demonstration, shop. Would gain another star with additional exhibition.

Worth a visit, so much too see. Didn't realise there was so much history on our doorstep (we live in St Helens)

A most interesting insight to an age old process of glass blowing. We watched the Professional Marcin as he expertly created, first a Swan then he blew a Vase. I had a go myself and managed a large bubble type something. A walk around the old workings showed us how glass was produced over a ,100 years ago. The cafe/Restaurant served an excellent Pasta dish at a very reasonable price. Well worth a visit

A fascinating afternoon spent taking in the history of glass museum followed by glass blowing demonstration from Ms Glasson & Martjen (not sure if that's spelt right) The artistry, strength, patience to produce such a beautiful thing is amazing. Really would recommend to all ages, affordable, & educational. I love my glass pumpkin 😊Thank you!

Overall I enjoyed my visit but have deducted a star because of the really poor service being provided in the cafe. See below The museum is free of charge which is absolutely great given what's on offer. Parking outside is pay and display and nothing to do with the museum. I've come across better payment systems but it was ok. Once inside we paid extra to watch a live glass blowing demonstration - check the prices on the website. This was excellent and well worth the money. The live commentary by the staff member was fun and informative. It being the school holidays there were quite a few young children/teenagers there and they were as fascinated by the process as the more mature visitors. The session ended up with a lively question and answer session. As well as the galleries inside, it's worth crossing the bridge across the canal to visit the Victorian Furnace and Underground Tunnels. So, a really positive experience so far but spoiled by our experience in the cafe. We'd travelled an hour or so to get there. I'd read about the cafe and always enjoy a nice coffee/cake in a museum cafe; and after an hour and a half enjoying the the museum we headed off for a brew and a bite to eat. It was the sort of experience one unfortunately experiences increasingly in England nowadays. It didn't seem particularly busy but there were several tables which hadn't been cleared and while we tried to find somewhere to sit a rather hassled member of staff approached us and told us we'd have to wait 40 minutes for anything we ordered. I found it hard to understand why but I can only guess they were understaffed. To be fair, a visitor I spoke to on the way in told me the cafe was great, she'd been a few times, so perhaps we were just unlucky. We spoke to a volunteer and explained that we needed somewhere to eat and they suggested trying the cafe in St Helens Market just across the road. So we went there instead. And were served immediately, a hot lunch arriving at our table shortly after. It's a shame but it didn't spoil our overall enjoyment of our visit to the museum and I'll keep an eye out for new exhibitions here.

Intersting industry, lot of beautiful art, free to visit (glass blowing presentation, small fee). Do not be scared to push the door to get through the glass bridge to the old parts of the museum and tunnels underneath the glassworks factory. Sing in the glass cone on your way out. Pay a visit to Borough cemetry Pilkington's thomb to finish the glass story.

A really great place to visit. The staff are so friendly and enthusiastic. The exhibits are really worth going to see. It opened our eyes to just how amazing glass can be. The cafe is well worth a visit the food and service was excellent and great value for money. The glass blowing demonstration is well worth seeing. All in all we had a great full day. Entry is free all you pay for is parking and for the glass blowing demo. Parking charges are very reasonable too. If you are in or near St Helens this is a must.

I arrived an hour before closing. The last admission to the museum is 3pm but the place closes at 5pm. Admission is £8 for adults and £6 for Children. Car parking starts from £1 for 1hr.

Well worth a visit, interesting, will be going back again and the food in the cafe is excellent

We went to the Glass Museum with my son & his family visiting home from Australia, and my daughter who still lives here. We had a great time. We were all very interested in the exhibitions & enjoyed the glass blowing demonstration. The small shop is great & the prices are very reasonable. I have recently visited a place that sells the same kind of thing & the prices where extortionate.

We have been lunching here for years, but on our last visit didn't see any notice about the parking charge. It wasn't until after our meal we were told we had to pay for parking so went straight out and put money in the machine not taking into account time already spent. What a lovely surprise this week to receive a £100 fine. You just lost our custom. Thanks.

Amazing its hypnotic how they make blown glass objects. Cannot fault the museum .

Cafe - indifferent staff. Waited 20 minutes for: Kids picnic box - was in fact a sandwich, crisps and drink, NO BOX.£4 OVERPRICED. JACKET POTATO & BEANS - £5.50. THE BEANS TASTED VINEGARY AND OLD, MOULD ON TOMATOES, DRY CUCUMBER SLICES. DISGUSTING. MY JACKET POTATO AND CHEESE WAS OK. BOWL OF CHIPS OK. WILL NOT BE EATING THERE AGAIN.

Excellent place with friendly and helpful staff. Fascinating interactive show. Great gift shop and good value for money too. Great easy access for the disabled as well. The only downside was the awful food in the restaurant!

Good value for money. Lovely museum. The glass making demo was wonderful, very skillful & interesting. Would visit again.

Good experience for us and our 6 year old granddaughter. We're able to show her information about where I used to work at Pilkington and a couple of items from my granddad's company. Cafe was nice and airy with nice cake and coffee. All the staff were pleasant and helpful and we all enjoyed the glassblowing demonstration.

Great place to visit. Lots to see, especially the glass blowing demonstration. There is a cafe where the food is excellent and reasonably priced. Saving the best till last, all the staff are brilliant. Well worth the 5 stars.

Great place to visit, we especially enjoyed the live demonstration, lots of local history too and variety of exhibits. Could go to 5 star with a few more glass examples or maybe a modern section showing the uses of glass today as well as in the video. We really enjoyed the visit and our teens have a greater appreciation of the difficulties of working with glass and how it's evolved.

Had a lovely day out here, saw a great glass blowing demonstration and enjoyed the exhibits. Great to learn about the history of glass and the impact of st Helens on that. After this we had a nice conversation with the staff who were kind and knowledgeable. Filled in a customer service survey and then had an email 3 months later saying we'd won a prize ! Was able to choose a lovely glass blown penguin which arrived promptly. Looking forward to visiting again !

Needs more for children. Shame the maze has gone and the interactive games. Could be a lot better. Shop is nice.

Worth a visit and it's free

Lovely museum really opened our eyes to how much glass is used today.