Top rated Science museums in United Kingdom

Experience the best that United Kingdom has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 41 places from Science museum category.

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Crab Museum
Museum
👍👍 Wow! This is really really unusual and nothing like we expected. Yes it's about crabs, but the information notice boards the challenging questions for kids to ask adults, the re-evaluation of knowledge and questioning perspective on global issues, the farming of horseshoe crabs for their blood the h...
4.90 (290 reviews)
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Kirkaldy’s Testing Works
Technology museum
👍 Fascinating glimpse of mechanical engineering testing from the past! The museum may only be open once a month, but its space is full of machines that can make physics live for those interested in engineering, and give a fascinating insight into niche Victorian and Edwardian industry for those leanin...
4.80 (60 reviews)
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Victoria & Albert Museum Henry Cole Wing
Science museum
👍 An outstanding museum, some highlights include the sculpture of David by Michaelangelo and the Rotunda Chandelier by Dale Chihuly.
4.80 (47 reviews)
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Surgeons' Hall Museums
Museum
Classical 1832 building housing 18th-century anatomy specimens & visiting medical exhibitions.
4.70 (3K reviews)
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The MAD Museum
Museum
Interactive exhibits of mechanical art and design with buttons, handles, lights and sound effects.
4.70 (2.2K reviews)
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Lapworth Museum of Geology
Science museum
Fossils in local Wenlock limestone, plus colourful gems and crystals in an airy Edwardian building.
4.70 (1K reviews)
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Hunterian Museum
Museum
Grisly history of surgery and medicine with gruesome instruments and preserved specimens.
4.70 (839 reviews)
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Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum
Museum
Historic aviation research centre's collection of planes, wind tunnels, engines and other artefacts.
4.70 (712 reviews)
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Bournemouth Natural Science Society
Natural history museum
Natural history museum in a Victorian building, with fossils, minerals and an Egyptology collection.
4.70 (210 reviews)
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Science Oxford Centre
Science museum
👍👍 Great place for all ages. 2 hours of science fun as well as a walk/adventure in the woodland. Staff are very friendly. There is plenty of free parking and a lovely cafe/reception area.
4.70 (111 reviews)
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Discovering42
Science museum
👍👍 This is a brilliant place for all ages - in our group aged between 4 and well-into-sixties!! So much to do and see. It's a really great idea and has been very thoughtfully designed. I love that it is so hands on and that it has been built together using upcycled materials. I have already recommended...
4.70 (94 reviews)
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National Museum Cardiff
National museum
Archaeological artefacts, art & natural history, plus visiting exhibitions in a grand setting.
4.60 (8.6K reviews)
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Glasgow Science Centre
Science museum
Science & technology museum offering interactive exhibits, plus a planetarium, IMAX theatre & cafes.
4.60 (6.4K reviews)
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The Observatory Science Centre
Tourist attraction
Interactive science, workshops and events, with a huge telescope in the astronomical observatory.
4.60 (1.6K reviews)
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Green's Windmill and Science Centre
Tourist attraction
Restored windmill, built in the 1800s, with workings on display and kids' scientific discovery zone.
4.60 (1K reviews)
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Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
Museum
Cases filled with rocks, fossils and preserved creatures, including some donated by Charles Darwin.
4.60 (717 reviews)
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Dark Space Planetarium
Science museum
👍👍 Great fun for the kids, lots of interactive displays for them to explore and enjoy. The planetarium movie was superb, a 30 minute 360 degree video of man's exploration to the moon. Highly recommended for all the family and a great addition to the attractions around the Dumfries & Galloway area.
4.60 (141 reviews)
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Science Zone UK
Science museum
👍👍 We did the spooky fizzy science workshop during half term and it was fantastic, I think my husband and I enjoyed it as much as my 6 and 4 year old! Great value for money and 'professor Who' and 'professor Solo' were most entertaining whilst the kids got to be real scientists. My two came out smiling...
4.60 (60 reviews)
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Science Museum
Museum
A vast treasury of science & invention, famous for its state-of-the-art interactive exhibits.
4.50 (64.8K reviews)
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National Space Centre
Science museum
Themed galleries displaying rockets, satellites & interactive exhibitions about space travel.
4.50 (10.1K reviews)
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