National Space Centre — Attraction in Great Britain

I really love visiting the Leicester Space Centre.

My last visit to the Leicester Space Centre was an half day visit with my boyfriend.

The photo credits for my visit to the Leicester Space Centre are thanks to my boyfriend Vernski Thomas Noble.

It was an really amazing and enjoyable experience for me.

It was my 32nd birthday.

I really enjoyed my time looking at each and every one of the awesome displays and exhibits.

Absolutely loved the rockets, sensory rooms and the huge telescope too.

The sensory room experiences and space shows were all really good.

The sensory rooms were not too intense and triggering for my chronic migraines and autism symptoms too.

I enjoyed the choice of food and drink that was served on the day too.

Overall I did have a really thrilling birthday experience.

Huge thanks to the Leicester Space Centre and their amazing sensory rooms, inspiring space shows and really interesting space exhibits too.

It's been a while since I've being able to visit any places outside my home down to my chronic migraines and mobility issues being worse too.

I often need an wheel chair and need more support from my family nowadays just to help me go out for the day but really hoping with both my legs improving and my migraines getting better this year too that I will be able to visit the Space centre again and really soon too for another exciting half a day experience along with my 6 year old daughter and family.

It will be my daughters first time experience at the Leicester Space Centre too.

My daughter will be learning about Space at school so this visit would really help her with this and be fun for us both.

I'm really interested in the idea of joining the Accessibility Space Centre Sunday Afternoon Sessions.

The Sunday afternoon sessions won't be quite as intense and busy for both me and my daughter when we both decide to go for our visit too.

I've subsribed with the Leicester Space Centre Newsletter too. It has been really informative and enjoyable to read.

Thanks for the amazing experiences and will see...

Good day out at Leicester National Space Centre. Some breath taking items on display, steeped in history in human evolution. Really hard to take in the history behind what you're looking at. Staff were fantastic through and through, can't fault them!

The only gripes I have was having to pay for parking, but I imagine this is because it sits on council land perhaps, so not the NSC's fault.

The centre seems very geared towards young kids, which is great for the next generation and Im an advocate for it - but trying to read the information, looking at pieces and really appreciating what you're seeing - all whilst 3 class trips of 20+ kids are shouting and screaming, donned in luminous hi-vis jackets, can be quite overloading to the senses. It reminded me somewhat of a play centre with astronomy facts.

I know it might not be practical for NSC, but having "class trip" only days would be better for the general public I think. Just my 2 cents.

Also some money could do with being spent on upkeep, some activities didn't work and looked generally tired. I know we're all skint but..

There seem to be a consensus amongst people about my above comments and after having read the copy paste replies from NSC, it seems nothings really been done about it. Oh well.

Also some air con would've been appreciated, can get very stuffy inside! Unfortunately we didn't partake in the free planetarium viewing because of this.

It may not sound like it, but we did enjoy our time there, some brilliant pieces on display that are once in a lifetime, and the staff were faultless.

If you're serious about space and astronomy and are over the age of 16, I wouldn't rush to visit as you really won't be able to fully involve yourself with what you're seeing. If you have kids, fantastic!

Maybe just bring some headphones, a Brian cox seminar... And a...

Amazing value for money. Great day out with my 3 year old daughter. Very interactive but not entirely kid focussed, which means adults can enjoy a day here, too. Lots of well put together talks and live experiments from knowledgeable staff. The planetarium show we saw was "We Are Astronomers" and it was incredible - i honestly couldn't believe it was included in our ticket price!This place is cearly all about education and keeping the interest of science alive. They really do honour their motto of "science for everyone." Tickets get automatically upgraded to a season pass when pre-booking online. Parking is a set rate of £4 for the day (card and coins accepted). The gift shop is well stocked, with lots of interesting and fun bits and bobs, however it is all very expensive. Personally, i don't think there are enough bathrooms dotted around which made toilet trips with my toddler a bit challenging, however they are the only toilets i have been in that have both toddler and adult seats, which we found very useful. I didn't try the food at the small eatery, but it did smell amazing and would love to try it next time we go. There is a large hall with tables, highchairs etc and even a microwave for public use to eat home brought food/warm up baby food and it is kept constantly clean by the wonderful cleaners. Ultimately, this place is very cool and well worth the visit. I'd highly recommend anyone and everyone go check it out. The few staff i spoke to were kind, answered all of my questions thoroughly, and seemed genuinely excited to work there. Great atmosphere, not too over crowded (even on a Saturday). Great artefacts and lots of information on past, present and future space endeavours. Very interesting place to visit. Lots of various things going on at The Space Centre, so be sure to check out their website for info on...