Brunel's SS Great Britain
8681 Reviews
- Friday10 am–4 pm
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday10 am–4 pm
- Thursday10 am–4 pm
About the Business
Home - SS Great Britain | Discover the ship that changed the world at Brunel's SS Great Britain. Bristol's number one attraction. Book your tickets now!
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+441179260680
Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Rd, Bristol BS1 6TY
Hours
- Friday10 am–4 pm
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday10 am–4 pm
- Thursday10 am–4 pm
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wi-Fi
- Toilets
- Family friendly
- Good for kids
- Restaurant
- Live performances
- Getting tickets in advance recommended
Recommended Reviews
Peter “Anduain” S
06.03.2024
Brunel's SS Great Britain
What an incredible experience. Amazing history depicted via interactive models and fascinating stories. Each member of staff is delightful, friendly and knowledgeable. The interior of the ship is fascinating. You will be here for hours and enjoy every minute if it.
Marko Jovic
02.02.2024
Brunel's SS Great Britain
The best attraction in Bristol. Very interesting to see the boat that crossed Atlantic such a long time ago. Everything seems to be perserved good and you get the realistic picture of how the passangers lived during the trip. Organized tour with nice stories might have helped to get even better impression. Staff is polite. Definitely worth of visiting.
Vivek Menon
31.01.2024
Brunel's SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain is a good place to visit for every one. There is a tremendous effort for the people behind it to preserve the history. The ship as been restored to make sure that we can feel how it used to be back in those days.Kids will find it very interesting to understand the history. It is arranged in such a way that not only the ship but the surrounding are also matching the history. The path to the ship describes a full history of the ship including old tickets, details of Captains etc.The trip will take a solid 2-3 hours to complete.
Ian Jenkins
18.01.2024
Brunel's SS Great Britain
Superb experience. So glad I went in. Caught the little ferry across the river, being dropped right outside. Fair price for what there is to see and do. So much information lots to see and do. The SS Great Britain has been on a great adventure and is well worth a visit. Top place to visit in Bristol.
Matt Froude
17.01.2024
Brunel's SS Great Britain
I came here with my children during school summer holidays. My first time ever visiting this ship & it makes you proud to be a Bristolian. Having seen how the ship looked when it came back from the Falklands in 1970, it is unbelievable how they have restored it to such a high level. I'm glad my entry cost contributed to the SS Great Britain Trust because I hope she can last another 100+ years. I would highly recommend and I will be returning with my ticket that allows one year of unlimited returns.
DonDorcha
29.12.2023
Brunel's SS Great Britain
What a sight to behold she is.The museums are the appetizers, just make sure to leave room for the main course.The interior is truly stunning, it transports you back to 1845 and they have definitely gone to great efforts to recreate the sounds and smells.The engine room smells like rotten honey, it's the strangest thing. They should have called it the SS Great Disease, I can just imagine those who got seriously ill and the desperate attempts of the crew to quarantine them on the other side of the ship. They have gone to huge efforts to preserve the hull and have a viewing chamber under the water from which you can see the restored hull and propeller. They created a huge iron tub that holds back the 10,000 tonnes of water that was displaced to prevent the hull rusting.
Nathan Baseley
28.12.2023
Brunel's SS Great Britain
Way better than I was expecting!!! My wife suggested we visit with the children and I admit having low expectations based on similar things elsewhere.My goodness was I wrong?! This is top tier family activity. The ship is not just extraordinary with a special place in local and national history but it’s SO accessible to visitors. It feels like they really trust and respect their guests and as a result it’s so much more immersive and educational.There are two museums which have all manner of interactive elements - costumes to wear, levers to pull, models to touch. Everything is clean and clear.Value wise it’s extremely impressive and I’d love all the super friendly staff to know just how thrilled we were after we visited.SS Great Britain was really GREAT! May other British attractions use this as the bar to hit.
Walter Patterson
22.12.2023
Brunel's SS Great Britain
Amazing job of restoration to bring this vessel back to her birthplace in Bristol docks. Superb storytelling around the site to paint a picture of this ship in her heyday. Well worth spending a few hours here to soak up the atmosphere and garner all the facts.
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Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Rd, Bristol BS1 6TY
Brunel's SS Great Britain