This was a good visit and we had an enjoyable time. Lots of famous craft in there. It’s a bit sparse which is a bit disappointing as it’s quite expensive to get in. But you can return for free for the year if you gift aid it.

Great place to go, especially on a rainy day. Lots of the best things to do in Cornwall are all outside so it's fantastic to have an option when the weather isn't playing ball! Lots of really interesting history and they put on fantastic events!

Quite expensive especially as they don’t give a discounted rate for OAP’s. When I asked I was told that once you are over 18 you are an adult and that’s it. The museum is good with an interesting selection of boats but didn’t take that long to get around. The coffee shop was doing a roaring trade and there are plenty of places to eat nearby. Very kind and helpful staff, especially the gentleman working at the boat pool where you can try to operate your own little remote controlled yacht against the wind. Definitely the most fun of the museum.

We went to view the new Pirate exhibition. It was ok but overall disappointing. It’s quite expensive to go - £17 for an adult. The first part you see is the small craft area which was interesting and took about 30 mins. We then entered the Pirate exhibition. Have to say it was pretty disappointing. Quite a bit of repetition about some of the pirates. It would have been good to hear about how the piracy years finally ended and who did that. There is of course the obligatory LBGTQ section ( it’s possible that some pirates were gay said the banner - who’d have guessed !!! )and BLM area. I can’t understand the reason for this. We went to read about pirates and see artefacts - I don’t care if they are gay, white, black or a comely shade of green. About another 30 minutes for this part. The final bit was the exhibition about tattoos 15 minutes. Quite interesting this. Nice view from the tower and some interesting facts about Falmouth. So, overall it’s about an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half visit. The cafe was busy so didn’t use it.

At £16.90 for adults (no concessions) I thought it way overpriced for the limited displays. No plan of the venue with the ticket. That’s another £5. Aside from the cafe there seemed to be only one bench for visitors wanting to rest.

Pirate exhibition was very disappointing. Boring for a ten year old and grown ups alike. The worst bit was the opening film selling a video game. Very poor value for money.

Compared to previous exhibitions, the pirate exhibition was really disappointing. Not much interactive things for kids, we walked round in 5 mins. Compared to the monsters of the sea one it was really disappointing. Pirate academy was not age appropriate, kids came away talking about legs being cut off, and 3 year old didn't want to listen anymore due to the content. Show was really long and many kids didn't sit through the whole thing. There should of been a warning of content before, or a min age. We love maritime museum and still lots to do there, but if your going just to see pirate exhibition, I wouldn't bother.

Having visited the NMM several times before for various exhibitions me and my partner were keen to visit once again for the Pirate exhibition. Having attended their Monsters of the Deep exhibition which was incredible, we had high hopes only for that to be dashed. The actual ground floor of the museum was far to crowded with about 200 children, all seemingly under the age of 6/7, causing absolute chaos, jumping on displays and generally being a nuisance with no staff telling them off, instead simply standing and watching instead. The Pirate exhibition was incredibly disappointing. Did the whole thing in about 15 minutes and nowhere near as good as previous exhibitions. Partly due to being too crowded. Not sure if they’d have a leg to stand on in the event of a fire and building capacity! Couldn’t get anywhere near the tattoo display as it’s next to a children’s play area which was rammed too. Avoided the cafe as yet again, far too crowded. Only real nice bit that was quiet enough to actually read things in peace were the Cornish Galleries, which houses some of my own family history.

Great experience visiting with family of 4 with two children 6 years old and 3 years old. Plenty to do and see. Exceeded expectations. Modern yet, traditional museum. Most of the exhibits are hands on, including radio controlled boats, telescope from viewing lookout, and screens to take part in activities like design boats. The temporary pirate exhibition over Easter was really good, and the pirate show was fun and entertaining. Small soft play area was clean and nicely presented. Staff in main museum friendly. Only downside was cafe from our experience which was overpriced and staff seemed to not be coping with customers. Best to bring your lunch and use picnic area provided perhaps. We would also say to make sure you park in adjacent long term car par rather than short term one next to it to allow sufficient time.

I was disappointed with the exception of the small boats gallery there was little in the way of actual exhibits. Lots of well written boards but lacking actual detailed history. The pirates exhibit was more about video games and theatrical pirates with again few actual exhibits. For example the pirates of the caribbean costume was simply a high street replica. If I wanted to just read about this stuff there is more information on the Internet. Surely the point of a museum is the actual exhibits. The associated car park was also a total rip off at £2.20 an hour avoid. The museum cafe had no staff to serve us at 15.00 we waited for 10 mins until someone else in the queue went and fetched someone from the kitchen. The chair seat was wet too and the tables unwashed.