Milton Keynes Museum — Attraction in Wolverton and Greenleys

A hidden gem! When looking for things to do with the children during the Easter break I stumbled across the MK museum on a Google search. At first I was a bit unsure, to pay £40.00 up front for a family of 5 I thought was a tad expensive. Considering most museums are free and rely on donations I left it and didn't continue to proceed to book out. However as the days passed, I kept going back to the Google page and after reading the reviews I thought nothing ventured, nothing gained. Off we went on our travels. Travelling from Northampton by car we were there in no time (which was a bonus for the kids) and we pulled up at the car park. We were greeted by a very nice man who told us all about the boat sitting in the front of the car park. Going through the main entrance the people at reception were very polite and then explained that our ticket gave us free entry again and again for a full 12 months. 🎉 After a quick pic with the snowman ⛄we were told that their was an Easter hunt and the kids would be offered free chocolate in return for finding the coloured eggs around the grounds. This in itself was enough to make my 3 children happy, but we were all blown away when we opened the doors to the house and went in to what I can only say is like an Aladdin's cave. The volunteers that work there are beyond lovely. They have a true passion for the objects and thoroughly enjoyed interacting with us. Usually in museums you aren't allowed to touch anything, but I loved when they said "please do touch, just don't break!". They wanted you to examine all the musical instruments, didn't mind how many times we turned a dial or pressed the keys of the piano. They let you look at the old fashioned Hoover's, play with the toys in the toy area, heat bread on the old fashioned stove and yes, eat the toast too. We loved how everything just flowed from room to room. The post office with it's tuck shop was a huge thumbs up and we all loved going through the old fashioned shops. Everywhere we went there was always someone to talk to. I think my children enjoyed the old fashioned school very much and of course the fantastic telephone section. The grounds outside were very open. We took a picnic and managed to sit on the benches provided. There is a tea room which was lovely and the hubby enjoyed a cake whilst the kids played on the small play area. For me my favourite place has to be the transport building. There was lots to see and again the kids were allowed to touch and play with certain objects. The final building we went to was currently being used to display items/facts about Paralympics. We didn't spend as long in this building, but we all enjoyed carrying out a few sports and the children loved the colouring area. After a good 4 hours and after finding all the hidden eggs, we decided to call in a day. Going through the exit they have a very small gift shop, which made my youngest happy. The staff asked if we had enjoyed ourselves and if we were aware of the event days they have there. We were told that as we had paid for entry today, we were allowed to go to the event days free of charge for the full 12 months. 🎉🎉 I can't recommend this museum enough. There is something for everyone and I don't think you will come away...

My son and I visited on 27/08/25, having never been before, we had no idea what to expect, we'd pre paid online so just had to "check in" with reception, 2 lovely ladies greeted us and sorted out our annual pass (£29.50 for 1 adult and 1 child for a whioe year is fantastic value in my opinion) We made our way through the garden and got to sit in an air raid shelter with a working air raid siren, then we made our way round the house, my son loved how hands on he could get, he wound up some musical items and the man in there showed us how to play a game where you had to squeeze this bulb thing and try and get a ball into the opponents goal, he got to play on a piano where you pressed the foot pedals and it just played the keys, he got to toast bread, our favourite bit was the telephones, I especially loved the novelty phones, my son had a go on the old switch boards and he loved trying out all the telephones, we visited the cafe and for £18.50, we got 2 sandwiches, 1 bag of walkers crisps, a yazoo milkshake, bottle of water and 2 slices of Vicky sponge cake, my son said they were really lovely sandwiches, the toilets were clean, you couldn't use the hot tap in the ladies and the hand dryer was quite loud but other than that, they were fine, we went into a room where a man showed us how to make paper from toilet roll and printing beautiful pictures using ink and a stamp, we had a play on the park but it looked a bit rickety and then realised he was just slightly too old to be on it, we went into the street of shops, which was so lovely, my son was desperate to get to the sweet shop and we got some lovely sweets from the lovely gents in there, the school went down well with my son and he spent a long time being the mean headmaster and I even got the cane 🤣 It soon started to rain hard, so we waited it out in the school and headed back to the exit, my son loved the jukebox (make sure you have some 20 pence coins) and then we headed home with still so much more to see but with the annual pass, we will definitely be back to see the rest.

What a fantastic museum with so much to do and we can't wait to...

My family and I are regular visitors to this museum and for good reasons.

The Victorian farmhouse is crammed with artifacts from the era. From the original 3D glasses to the automatic piano, a version of table football (absent the players, if that makes sense), to the rather ingenious highchair that becomes a rocking horse.

That's just one room.

Next to that you can learn all about how they - those clever, clever Victorians - listened to music.

It's all hands on learning with helpful guides to answer your questions.

Onwards to the old school room, often with a craft activity for the kids; they get to sit at the school desks and work! Then through the toy room (warning: scary doll alert!), Followed by the kitchen where you can toast some bread and then the High Street which is my favourite.

I've missed out loads otherwise this review would be too long. I must mention the telephone museum part, though.

Don't be fooled by the title, it's an amazing place showcasing phones through the ages. The scent of nostalgia hangs heavy in the air; sweet and pleasant. Pause next to any family and you'll be sure to hear an adult recounting, eyes glistening wetly, how they used to have this phone or that phone and how they had to sit outside in the hallway to chat to their girlfriend/boyfriend...

The kids will love it too as you can call all of the phones and chat!

My only gripe with the place is the opening hours: not Monday or Tuesday and it opens at eleven. That said, I've not felt it enough of a negative to knock stars off. It is largely run by volunteers, which is amazing in itself.

Oh and the Christmas events are fantastic too - worth checking out.

Again, I must add that I've missed out lots of other activities and exhibits so jump in the car and head down there... Just not before eleven!

Cost: we have a family pass which is 24 pounds for the year for, I think, two adults and...