Very disappointing! The collections were very dull and there was not a whole lot to do in the museum, we went in for free (every Wednesday after 3pm it's free entry!) so thank goodness we didn't have to spend £10 a ticket!

The building is fantastic, as is the interior, but the exhibitions were not. The staff at the main desk seemed to be sitting there doing nothing except chatting and there was only two tiny floors to explore with a handful of rooms. The icing on the cake of mediocrity was the 1960s teapot collection...I have more interesting and old tableware in my cupboard at uni! The paintings were generally ok, but none of them stood out as being that special apart from one or two.

Shockingly the Chinese porcelain section was probably the most interesting, learning about porcelain. And the collection of Napoleonic war swords and uniforms was cool.

All in all, a big letdown and would not recommend going for the price. On the plus side all of the exhibitions we saw were temporary so maybe they get reshuffled for more interesting items constantly and it's worth going then.