July 2019Great 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.

Brought my nephew here and absolutely loved it, would have loved this place myself as a kid had it been around, fantastic facility

Great place for inquisitive kids, my kids loved it. Lots to do, I believe there are some great deals online, hoping to try that, I didnt realise that initially, would recommend

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.

Wow what an amazing place. We visited explorium Juniors as a family of 4, 2 adults and 2under 8s.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 didnt want to go home.

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) dont understand. There were a few broken exhibits, but thats 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 didnt 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, well get the harnesses on and go climbing, which could almost be a day out in itself. Great fun and well worth a visit!

Fantastic half day trip. Must do if you have school going children. Amazing but simple science based exhibitis for your little scientists.... Beautiful location...Ample parking..

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,Simulators /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.

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!

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

Great day out, did the junior and science part and my 3 year old loved it. Not too busy mid week so definitely the best time to visit. Plenty to do, staff were absolutely lovely and very helpful especially jess. Would definitely be back again.

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).

Good range of activities for all age groups. Prices reasonable. Enjoyed by all

Good day to spend with kids, lots of fun for all ages

First think to note is that its not open to the public till 3 on weekdays. It has either schools or corporate events earlier on in the day.Amazing place, its huge. Would easily take more than one visit to do it all. There are areas such as the climbing, VR rooms and the man made Cave that are separate to the main science area, these arent included in the general entry but you dont need a general entry ticket to buy passes for them.The climbing is restricted to a height of 1.2 metres, and the VR is 8 old years old. There are a few other things that have restrictions such as the F1 simulator (cant remember what they are)There is also a dedicated area for under 8s which has a cheaper entry and on the weekdays adults in this area are free.Well worth the visit but be prepared to want to go again and again

Very fun for the kids and could spend a day there. Would rate higher except it’s easier to move around a prison. You have to scan over and over again. Why the scan in is not at main door and only once is beyond me. They don’t do arm bands so it’s easy to get stranded!!

Good entertainment for all the family . Perfect for an indoor day out

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.

Place is amazing, so many different activities, so much to see and do. Kids loved VR experience and lightning room but there is way more! You can spend a day here and not being bored. Absolutely fantastic!

Epic!! My two boys voted it their best day out in 2019!!

Great facility for kid to experience the science. The place is nice & clean, the staffs are very nice and helpful.

Brilliant place, so much to do. We were only in the junior section but the children had a ball.

Went at a none busy time..fear and vr boys loved it clean and staff really helpful

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 (couldnt 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 didnt see.Very nice food court.Everyone had a great day,thankyou Explorium.

Terrific day out for the family. Location is a bit of a pain but a seriously fantastic way to entertain the whole family for a few hours!

Great idea but not sure about the implementation overall. Very expensive day out for a family of 4, at least the youngest was free under 2. A lot of the exhibits werent working, not good enough considering the entrance fee, shows were sparse too, no schedule on the way in to allow planning.Didnt do the climbing walls but would come back to do that and skip the broken science exhibits. The junior area was in better condition than the science section. Overall a bit meh if it was half the price it would be a yeah!

Theres plenty things to explore, kids (8 and 5 yrs) enjoyed a full day. A bit expensive but well worth it. Food on site is affordable, tasty, a lots of different choices. Very few thing were broken, but it did not effected the experience. Will go back again.

Love the self paced exploring a couple more staff might be an idea, the kids loved it especially the gravity room

Excellent place.. Nice n helping staff. So many activities to do.. Highly recommended. Me n my family just loved it

Really great place to spend a few hours

Its amazing, just very dear. For the price there are too many broken exhibits. Food is excellent

Some of the exhibits are for older kids and adults due to minimum height restrictions eg the F1 simulator and the G-force bikes. However other exhibits will only appeal to primary school kids. Basically theres something here for everyone. Very professional, high quality, safe, great fun and educational.

Brilliant place

Hi, went here on our Summer Camp trip with children ages five and six years, went to the junior part, which was really good fun,its all on the same level, with staff members at each area,it was safe for the children to move around freely to enjoy all the activities, the teachers were able to enjoy helping the children with some of the activities as well as joining in !The children loved the outdoor activities,the slides in the donuts were a big hit.We had a room to ourselves for lunch which was great and the toilets were also on the same level. The children had a great day here, lots of things to do, would go back again.

Really lovely experience for our 2 grandchildren 2 and 4. The junior section has something for everyone. Highly recommend it.

Excellent! Way better than expected.had hours of fun

We went here for a work event, everything was so well organised. The staff was so friendly and helpful and made the whole event really fun. The included pizza was also really tasty, I cant recommend this place more!

Awesome place for kids and adults, prices are very reasonable, Ill be coming back for sure

Great fun day out for all the family to enjoy together. Spent 3 and a half hours here and by closing we still hadnt seen everything. Would definitely recommend visiting, very impressive and great fun. Only down fall was lack of staff to explain how some of the stations worked but sometime its kind of fun to figure it out together!

Great fun. Kids love it and learn while theyre having fun. We brought our own food. We ate in car. No picnic area to be found unfortunately. But restaurant on site looks ok.

Its a fun place for all types of children. Great fun to be had here. Very spacious and can take crowds. Enjoyable for the parents and grandparents to see the kids having such fun

Almost only accessible with a car as buses only run once an hour (on weekends). Not very educational, just a collection of fun gadgets. Children seem to like it anyway and the simulators and climbing offer a lot to do.

Wow. Finally Ireland has a decent place for kids to go. Something for all the family here. So much to do. Couldnt do it all in 1 day so will definitely be back. Couple of things werent working but Im sure these will be fixed or upgraded soon and so many other things there its no big deal. This place is just done properly.

Great place for young and old. Went to Science and Junior sections with kids up to 8. They loved the running, hang tough, animals and gravity room. Sport section is separate from these two and seems to be for slightly older kids (although we did not go in). Food was lovely in the restaurant. Staff were excellent, friendly and knowledgeable and added to the experience with helpful tips throughout. Had 2 for 1 tickets, not sure if it would have been worth it at full price. Check it out!

Really good. Lightning show was very impressive. Staff friendly and helpful. Good way to spread a couple of hrs

Had an absolutely wonderful time here with my sister and her family! I highly recommend this place to everyone as there is so much to do and so much to see

Super experiences, show light, funnys experiences show about climate change, lovely afternoon

Great place to learn and to have fun with the children!

Great place, pricey but good.

Overall experience was good. Lots to do for the family. You need more than 3 hours to visit. It was a bit chilli in the museum, also there was not enough staff to help people out.

I went here with my Dad on our holiday in Dublin. Got there early to get in quickly and being a science fan, absolutely loved it. Brilliant state-of-the-art experiments combined with the knowledge of the present day to provide relevant and intriguing exhibits. I would recommend getting there early as well as buying a pass to many of the sections they have available. One criticism I have is that there is no option to buy a 5-in-1 ticket. The centre is split into 5, each area posing a different set of exhibits, but you can only buy a ticket each if you wanted to see them all which is very expensive. It is still a wonderous day out no matter how many parts you visit. The staff there knew their stuff and were willing to explain, simplify and even pick up after some of the littler visitors. Definitely returning there again, however may want to find a more budget-friendly plan.

Fun place for all ages.lovely staff.great resteurant.

Great place,staff always had a smile and were helpful. The virtual moon landing is amazing. A few of the exhibits were a bit complicated but it was a great day.Totally recommend explorium.

Absolutely amazing! Spent hours there with the kids. Theres always staff around to help with anything. They are all so friendly. Great for kids and adults. My kids made a catapult in a lab. The food is lovely. The gift shop is very good. Nothing is over priced. Will definitely be going back. Cant speak highly enough of the place.

10 year old gave 5/10. 8 yr old 8/10. 41 yr old 4/10. 22 euro each to see just the science bit. Extra for sport part etc. Crazy prize of 66 euro for 3. Will never go back.

Really enjoyed out first visit, we are local as hadnt been due to prices. But we just did the virtual room and Ethan a staff member was fantastic with our 9yr old.We had popped into junior room for under 6s and really enjoyed the safe environment.I leave a 4 star as today we went back to the junior room and I brought my parents for a cuppa, however they had added a charge in for adults of 5euro! Being honest the first time we went, there was only a kids charge.Its just too much as really we end up spending in the cafe, so guys take away the charge and you will defintely get more returning

Very nice place for kids as groups. They loved the illusion room and the lightning show. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Food is excellent with variety of options. Recommend for families

Great fun! Some things werent working properly, which should be routinely checked by staff and some areas of the science floor were closed off which we wanted to go to, but overall, very impressive!

Great place for the young and old. Staff couldnt be more friendlier. At closing time, my son didnt get time to see the gran prix racing car. One of the staff opened the exhibit and my little boy got his photo taken actually in the car. He was over the moon...

Absolutely delightful. Many activities for parents and kids. I had a great time. So did my two daughters (8 and 13). We spent 7 hours going through all science experiments. Theres also a nice restaurant with pleasant views of Dublin.The tickets for Explorium are a bit pricey but well worth it.

Loved it! We were only in the Junior section. 3 year old loved it. Probably was expecting more, but in the end I think there were a perfect amount of activities that it didnt overwhelm him (or us!). Our 1 year old had loads of fun too! Staff were extremely friendly and helpful too. I was very grateful. Will definitely be back!There was one issue which made me a little uncomfortable towards the end of our visit and that was when I noticed there were two boys who looked around the age of 14-16, they were trying a couple of the activities but for the most part they were just sort mucking around and rushing through. Very out of place and did not seem to be too mindful of the fact that there were little ones around. Only for our son started to kick off, I would have complained to staff.

Nice view middle of a hill in sandyford, a lot to explore…good adventure for kids and adults…a bit pricey ...

Brilliant! So much to play with, and you learn while you play, without it ever feeling lecture-y. The staff are around but never feel like theyre hovering, but are always there when you need something explained/demonstrated more. Will be recommending to friends that have kids, and also friends that are big kids! Go see the lightning show!

The gravity rooms are good but they could the g force bikes a bit better they could have made on for 7-9 and then the one they have now instead of making 2 for 160cm like they would make more money to do my suggestion everything was good the lightning was great

What a great place! For all ages, prices can be a bit expensive, but it is totally worth it!

Great place for kids and adults alike. The ice cream in the cafe is savage.

Not everything is working. Missing magnets, non functioning screens, etc. Great fun regardless, I spent 5 hours here and didnt get bored for a moment.

Jess! Give this girl a show or a promotion or something. Made the kids visit even better by just being amazing to them. I dont know who her boss is but super energy and care from her!Will be back. Hopefully with our company.

We had another great day today it was very busy but all the staff had so much fun showing the kids stuff. A very friendly girl at reception and she double up as an astronaut. The slides outside are great fun when weather is dry and they now do a junior loyalty card they stamp it 6 times next trip free although it would be great to have a junior yearly membership as we live down the road.

Amazing brand new facility with things to do for young and old. The museum has great parking facilities, many clean toilets, 2 floors of the actual museum, has VR, Junior and Indoor Caving sections (the museum has the world’s largest indoor cave) , a nice cafe and amazing views of Dublin City, as it is on a hill.The only downside is the prices which are quite expensive. All sections you pay for separately and also you enter the museum for only 2 hours (however nobody really checks/searches for you if you’ve been inside for over 2hrs) .Overall, this is a great place for a day out with the family with many activities to offer.

Great place but would go back. Staff were very friendly and helpful but a good few of the displays were broken and we found that once you went around once youd seen everything. Kids loved it but all of the parents go board very quickly. Only huge issue we had was the restaurant. It was completely filthy, the floors were covered (literally) in spilled food and the tables had spilled drinks and food on them too. There was one lone young woman trying her best to clean up but it was too much for one person. Not rocket science for a manager to be hovering around for periodic inspections to be able to reallocate staff as needed. Having said that, parents who allow their kids to throw food around and not clean it up are beyond shameful and need to come into themselves. Found the serving staff to be a bit blunt too. Impressed to see a gluten free option but it was useless because the only serving tongs were covered in other non gluten free cake crumbs. As adults we probably wouldnt go back but as I said, kids loved it.

Fantastic centre for learning & exploration with so much to do for people of all ages. Whether you want to climb walls, listen to music made by lightning or play pong with 3D bats & ball or so much more, youll find something wonderful to do!

Great for all ages..from sitting have lunch or a snack whilst watching the little ones..having a go yourself from now til you are older!

Love Junior Explorium with my toddler, so much more relaxed than any other play centre type place, she loved it. Food and coffee good too at the cafe.

Lots of cool stuff but typical Irish experience. Many things not working or not staffed. Not opening at the time the sign says. Let people queue for 15 min for the upside down bike and then announce that its closing at 1 oclock, only 2 more people. Would it kill you to change the sign that says 12:00-18:00?

Good but exhibits and activities need more detailed explanations which can be clearly seen. There are not enough staff on hand to ask. Pity playground wasnt open on a clear dry day.

Brought kids ranging from 2-5. They loved it, not just the junior section, the whole thing. I loved it too from an adult participation perspective. Good is the best I’ve had at an Irish attraction, delicious healthy options included.

Very good at well... everything to do with getting kids involved in science. The demos are v.good (especially the lightning show) all interactions are easy to use suitable for all age groups.The climbing is awesome. It definitely gets the adrenaline going.The VR is good but a bit pricy some are only €2.50 and others were €5.

Good place to go of you have a few hours to spare at the weekend. Loads of interactive things there and plenty to keep your mind busy. Lots to learn about too

Excellent for lKids of all ages

We have only been to the junior explorium. Great place for young kids but remember that the junior section closes an hour before everything else.

Amazing afternoon spent with 7 kids aged 2 to 10. Cant wait to try the rest.

Quite an expensive but worthwhile afternoon out. Kids loved it. There appeared to be quite a few of activity stations broken or out of order, which could have been bad timing on our part

Huge space.pleny of parking. Surprised that there is parking fee for more than two hours. Plenty of options for kids off all agree group. Two robots on the inside.

Amazing place , spend few busy hours there with my daughter and her friends. Not so much for kids under 8 in my opinion but anyway well worth a visit.

It was very enjoyable. It showed science in a way that even kids will understand and enjoy.

Great family day out. Loads to keep people of all ages entertained. My only issue is all the additional charges for different games really add up quickly

Might Cost a lot of money but worth the money Ive been to all the places but I recommend the science room the most

Think it is good for the kids but very pricey food was cold none of the food staff had hair nets on them staff in the junior part were all lovely very friendly with the children would go back but probably bring my own snacks

The staff are amazing so I can not fault them. I booked tickets online, my special needs son got sick so we couldnt go that day. I emailed and we were able to go a different day which we were very pleased with. My 2 star rating is because half the stuff did not work or was only open at certain times. We went to the junior section then we let our nephew 14 and 10 year old go to the older section they came out after 20 minutes telling us you need to book this activity and other stuff wasnt open.. its a bank holiday weekend on midterm surely they would know it would be busy.. its cost 22euro each for the older kids and 12euro for our son and €5 each adult for the junior section. It is way over priced considering half the stuff does not work or only open certain times in the day.. the videos and reviews online seemed really good but we were so let down

Super interesting absolutely amazing, definitely going again.

Amazing day out!! Spent over 6 hours here and could have easily spent 6 more!! Myself and the kids had a brilliant day out. Highly recommend it.

Great location, amazing venue, very entertaining for kids and not only, you can make a full day out of it! It! Staff very helpful!

Great way to spend a morning or afternoon with the kids. Staff were very friendly and prices for the junior area were reasonable enough. There is plenty of car parking available and the facilities were very clean and well kept. All staff were super friendly and helpful. Will definitely be returning for another visit!

We had great fun with our 2 kids here (2yo and 4yo). We were very fortunate that it was very quiet. Wed definitely recommend a visit.

Was only in cafe, great food and coffee. Fantastic amenity for kids of all ages. Appears to be a toddler gtoup as they have s special junior area.

Great day out if you have older kids but kids younger than about 12 will get easily bored

We bought the family ticket ,many things not working, very expensive for what it is.There wasnt a huge amount of activities in the junior for the price.Won’t recommend it at all.

Spent 3h in Junior section with our 3yo constantly engaged in some activity. Fantastic experience. Its really good that you can go in and out. Plenty food to choose from and nice service too. Absolutely will be back and cant wait to check out the older section.

Great place for the family and very educational. Kids were kept entertained for 2 hours along with me and my wife. Disappointed to see several faulty or inactive attractions (especially in the Movie section). Also - Not sure why the Junior section was closed at 5 - we only realised this at 4:55 when we tried to enter with our younger 2. Despite this they had good fun in the rest of the centre. 1 main Tip would be for the staff to be more interactive around the scientific/experimental showcases - not always clear.