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BT's Goonhilly Earth Station


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.0 of 5 stars
Traveller Description: Goonhilly Earth Station - until recently the main hub of satellite telecommunication in England. The site contains a small museum, hands-on exhibits... more »
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Attraction type: Science museum
Address: B3293, St. Keverne Road
England

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OK
26 Sep 2009

It was wet and windy. So we went. It was OK but expensive to get in. If you have done the other local attractions then give it a go. more

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3 of 5 stars
Worcestershire
28 Aug 2009

Visited 24th August - 2.30pm onwards. Sunny day - place very quiet. My wife wasn't too impressed with this one - but I enjoyed it as did our boys (11 and 8) mainly because it was very quiet and they could use the Playstation etc. The bus tour was okay, the Future World display was average (enjoyed seeing all the... more

9 Aug 2009

We visted Goonhilly ona very wet day in August with family including 2 teenagers. I used Tesco vouchers to gain entry so did not mind paying the extra for the ride on the segways, which the teenagers found to be great fun, a first for them and the tour of Arthur. What made it for us was the enthusiasm and... more

22 Feb 2009

A rather disappointing visit. We went in February and got there when the place opened. Much is made in the literature of "Future World". This can only be visited for 15 minutes on the bus tour of the site. This does not give enough time to see and try out all the things there - although there wasn't that much... more

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5 of 5 stars
Penryn
9 Sep 2008

I have visited Goonhilly on many occasions although i must be honest i didn't have to pay to get in as both my father Colin Crichton you may remember him he wired airial one (as it was called in ancient times) and my younger brother Alex he was a rigger and worked on the dishes, to get to the point,... more

Boring
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1 of 5 stars
Peak District
8 Sep 2008

Good grief it was boring. And the leaflets made it sound so good. Everything was so dated! First part you're allowed to surf the internet (wow). Then you watch a very long video (wow). Then you're taken on a tour which shows you very little really. A mediocre robot that you can order to sing certain songs but give it... more

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1 of 5 stars
Walton-on-Thames
28 Aug 2008

Having read the glossy brochure, we thought it looked fun so put aside one of our days to travel 2 hours through the holiday traffic of South Cornwall. Arriving at 11:00 and were turned away in our car with the comment... "We actually open at 9:30 rather than 10:00 as in the leaflet but if it's wet and you are... more

23 Aug 2008
1
person found this review helpful

site is owned by bt. it is often "full" that means there are no parking spaces. if you get in £20 for family you can phone anywhere in the world , press some buttons that ring bells try to see web cams from around the world, and then think you are going to miss what must be the worst video... more

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1 of 5 stars
Hampshire
15 Aug 2008
1
person found this review helpful

FutureWorld is a complete waste of time and money - don't bother going, there are far better places in Cornwall that you can take your children. more

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1 of 5 stars
nottingham
2 Aug 2008
1
person found this review helpful

I went in july 2008 along with my husband and two 12 year old boys, one of whom is my son. The leaflet sold us on the place and we were all looking forward to our visit, boy were we disappointed! We were not aware that in order to have a go on the sedways we had to ring in... more

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BT's Goonhilly Earth Station Address

B3293, St. Keverne Road, England