The children enjoyed the trip to the beach finding 'fossils' - although not quite the bones and clear ammonites we were expecting they did enjoying being told the 'pebbles' they found were dinosaur droppings!

Our 3 year old loved this place, excellent. Would be good for older children as well as some of the exhibits would be understood by older ones, although everything was very visual so a younger child can enjoy looking at the fossils.

This museum is housed in a purpose built premises on Sandown front, just set back from the beach so is a great place to visit if the weather isn't perfect. There are impressive fossil displays with finds from the Island's South coast displayed including some truly massive dinosaur skeletons. There are plenty of interactive displays for the kids, with working... More

We really can't rate this place highly enough. Not only is it a wonderful place to entertain children, but it is equally satisfying for serious adult dino-geeks like my partner and our friends. All the staff, from the lady on the ticket desk to the palaeontologists in the lab, were welcoming and delighted to chat. We've visited dinosaur attractions all... More

The Isle of Wight has some of the most interesting geology in the world and is part of the Jurassic World Heritage site. The museum looks specifically at the paleontology of the Island, and has fossil skeletons and reconstructions of the dinosaurs such as Neovenator that lived where the Island is now. Look at the shape of the buiding -... More

During our 5 day stay on the Isle of Wight our 11 year old only had 1 real request...to visit Dinosaur Isle, Sandown. We spent about an hour and a half at the attraction and he wasnt disappointed!! Detailed explanations of all the different periods and how and when the countries and continents were formed plus scale models of dinosaurs!!!... More

Lots of info about locally found fossils and dinos. My son loved it but didn't bother reading all the info, he just wanted to see the dinosaurs.

8 & 10 yr old enjoyed it as have been studying this at school

Pre booked a fossil hunt walk for just £4.50 per person. Gary the guide was brilliant. His knowledge was vast and his enthusiasm was contagious. The receptionist who booked the tour over the phone was also very helpful. Well done Dinosaur Isle.