Stevenage Museum — Attraction in Stevenage

Stevenage Museum is small. It could be a 20 minute walk through or a good 1 hour stop, look, listen and learn which I do recommend. That said, it packs a punch for its size and fits a lot in. There are plenty of interactive exhibits although these are aimed at children with a slightly longer attention span so would recommend 9 years plus. There are a few bits aimed at younger children but when I visited, this meant a bit of drawing and colouring in

The ideal audience is adult and able to appreciate more of the specific and as I discovered, quite unique and actually quite interesting history of Stevenage which is something I really didn't appreciate.

It's worth a visit. Don't expect a lot but enjoy the punch-packing surprise...

Small but well designed museum. Good selection of artifacts from the palaeolithic to the present day and everything inbetween, even a natural history display too. I visited with my two young daughters who were entertained by the many activity sheets and interactive stations along the way, items of clothes to try on, a mosaic to create, rubbings to have a go at, buttons to press etc, all went down well with them. The two members of staff we met were lovely too. We'll...

Not a brief history of Stevenage, but also once had an exhibition on dinosaurs. Entry is free. The museum itself is a little dated, but you can find out of amazing local facts. You could easily spend an hour in here if you had an interest in the area. Some odd displays, some areas rather dusty, but the museum does change up its exhibitions regularly. The museum also hosts events/classes and is in a convenient...