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Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition

Drumnadrochit IV63 6TU, Scotland
01456450573
Ranked #1 of 3 shopping in Drumnadrochit
3.0 of 5 stars 117 Reviews
Type: Speciality Museums, Tourist/ Visitor Centres, Bodies of Water, Speciality Shops, Amusement/ Theme Parks
Activities: Shopping
Owner description: This is a 5 star visitor attraction and retail complex. Loch Ness is already the most famous lake in the world but our aim is to make it better... more » Owner description: This is a 5 star visitor attraction and retail complex. Loch Ness is already the most famous lake in the world but our aim is to make it better understood. This is achieved through a fully audio visually guided 35 minute tour. The presentation is theatrical in style and integrates the real tools and archive footage from four decades of research. As part of our educational remit, under 7s go free. The facts are objectively explained and whilst keeping the mystery centre stage, we place it in the context of the loch’s very unusual properties. Thus we are endorsed by Scottish Natural Heritage as “A portal to the unique natural phenomenon that is Loch Ness”. We offer a huge range of retail onsite and boat cruises on Loch Ness in the summer months. There is also a large cafe and restaurant attached to the site. « less
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Locust Grove, Virginia
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2012 NEW

Learned alot more about Loch Ness and how the monster came about. Never did see him

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kent
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

Very disappointing, save your money and visit the Castle far better the exhibtion is boring, dull and needs to wake up to the new technology that is available.

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ExhibitionDesigner, Designer at Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition, responded to this review
25 May 2012

You are entitled to your opinion but a glance at a few previous reviews shows that your opinion is not universal. Things like interest levels and attention span vary widely among individuals and depend upon many things such as personality, education and cultural background. Our use of theatrical technology is there to enhance ambiance and underscore factual information. It is... More

Maldon, United Kingdom
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73 reviews 73 reviews
Reviews in 42 cities Reviews in 42 cities
46 helpful votes 46 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

This was very informative, although if we had paid for this short information piece had it not been in with our hotel stay, then we probably would have felt a little short changed. All in all, the quality of the presentations was very good.

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ExhibitionDesigner, Designer at Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition, responded to this review
25 May 2012

Thank you for your comments on the quality of our presentations and the information content. Interestingly, we have found that the 35 min. duration for the tour is about right for the majority of potential visitors. It is remarkable how many people on holiday are actually in a hurry.Thank you for your comments on the quality of our presentations and... More

Bolton
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50 reviews 50 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

This tour is worth doing for the £7 it costs, it adds value to any trip primarily to get the scientific analysis of the Geology and history of the Loch.

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ExhibitionDesigner, Designer at Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition, responded to this review
25 May 2012

Thank you for commenting on the value for money. You also note that we are a Loch Ness exhibition and not a monster show. In this we aim to contribute to a sense of place and to provide an informative experience complementary to the scenery itself. More

Durham, United Kingdom
2 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

It was a little frustrating to wait for the correct language option for the commentary. The sound was not very clear. On the whole it was very informative and well worth the visit. Enough parking space.

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ExhibitionDesigner, Designer at Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition, responded to this review
25 May 2012

We are pleased you found the exhibition informative. We feel that is our main purpose. Sorry you had to wait. Playing the full presentation to our overseas groups without the use of wands or earphones allows them to be fully immersed in the theatrical style. In the long run, it probably also saves time since there is no need to... More

Sydney, Australia
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

The premise for this is about 6 rooms, and you go from one to the other watching/listening to the information about Nessie. I thought it was ok, the information was interesting, there just wasn't much there. Others in the group enjoyed it more though, to be fair, so I guess it depends on what your interests are. Certainly, you will... More

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ExhibitionDesigner, Designer at Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition, responded to this review
13 May 2012

We are pleased you found the information content interesting. That is our main aim. The exhibits are there to complement this and no matter how unusually large or improbably small they may be…they are all real. More

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

Interesting but expensive for something that took just 20 minutes

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ExhibitionDesigner, Designer at Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition, responded to this review
13 May 2012

Actually it’s 35 min and you can linger if you want to. Most people are concerned that our exhibition will be too long. Our timings seem to be the best compromise at the moment. More

Floro, Norway
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60 reviews 60 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

Had already seen this in Edinburgh, the souvenir shop was more of an attraction.

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ExhibitionDesigner, Designer at Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition, responded to this review
13 May 2012

Oh well, the facts are bound to be the same. But at Drumnadrochit you can also see and touch all the real objects which are symbolic of the phases of active investigation. More

glasgow
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

Due to the rain we decided to visit this attraction. From what i had read i thought it wouyld be a more interactive experience and not just a selection of short films about certain aspects of Loch Ness and the Monster. I came away not really remebering most of what i saw. I would not really recommend this to people.

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ExhibitionDesigner, Designer at Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition, responded to this review
13 May 2012

We don’t have many interactive exhibits at the moment (though we will have) apart from some ambient theatrical ones. Designers do like interactives. However, our surveys of museums containing these show that adults defer to any children in the group and are reticent in interacting themselves. Also, children generally wait for movement and run on without learning the point being... More

Inverness, United Kingdom
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2012

It was not bad. prices fair-ish. Staff friendly and clean. The guft shop is nice to go into at the end of the tour. Over all not amazing not bad either. Adam

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ExhibitionDesigner, Designer at Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition, responded to this review
13 May 2012

We are glad you found us value for money and thanks for mentioning the gift shop. More

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