Dynamic Earth Reviews

gdt 2025.12.10

     

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Un placer visual y auditivo. Me encantó Hice el centro de ciencias y el planetario. Me encantó! Me gustó tanto que lamenté que terminara, me quedé con ganas de más y de repetirlo. Se precisa aproximadamente 2 h para recorrer todo. Todos los sentidos están a flor de piel, es como un asmr, sensorial, emocionante, pone la piel de gallina, por momentos se me cayeron unas lágrimas, Es un placer visual y auditivo. Me fascinó! La atención fue buena en todo momento. Tiene un Shop con cosas divinas de la tierra, luna, piedras hermosas y nunca vistas. Lo único que no me gustó es que no haya audio en mi idioma, aunque puedo entender que quizás es difícil de aplicarlo en este caso; aunque el inglés no es mi idioma igual entendí casi todo, pero cuesta no separar el disfrute con el tiempo que toma entender lo que se va diciendo y al ritmo que va, lo que dificulta el poder deleitarme a pleno. Tiene un lugar para comer, pero solo lo vi de pasada. Si algún día vuelvo a Edimburgo hago este atractivo nuevamente.

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jenki 2025.12.04

     

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Immersive experience – Planetarium was the highlight! A really coolly made exhibition that is not only worth it for children. You walk through different zones, the floor shakes, there are videos – you are in the middle of it instead of just being there. The flight simulator was a bit kitschy, but the planetarium at the end was absolutely mega! The guide explained the universe super entertaining. Info: Tickets are often available as an annual pass, but the price is perfectly okay. Walking distance from the Royal Mile well done (about 20 min).

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Havelock 2025.11.23

     

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a good experience all good and knowledgeable. 3 exhibits were not in operation. Didnt fo planetarium no length of show displayed. Coffee shop was not working and food available was poor.

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Venture24082455282 2025.11.02

     

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Perfect day .. I went there with my family . It is suitable for the whole family.I would say it will be perfect for 5+ , but my 3 year old daughter enjoyed herself very much and found lots of interactive activities. On the planetarium, Charlotte was amazing narrator. We really had a perfect day in there .

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Navigate59136943580 2025.10.26

     

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Dreadful for toddlers I thought this would be a great day out for our family but unfortunately we found the whole tour really boring. There was too much cinema style viewing where you had to sit still and listen, which for a toddler was impossible. You are then trapped in there until the doors are opened to the next room to watch even more cinema! The self guided section was a bit more interactive, but still very limited compared to other science centre settings we've been to. Even the soft play was boring! £4 for about 10ft of soft play.

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Iona M 2025.10.25

     

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Outdated and in need of upgrading I had gone here as a child as part of a school trip, I am now an adult with a child of my own and I have to say I’d be hard pushed to find much that has been updated in that time. I was excited to introduce my own child to it, but it just hasn’t kept up with the times and in my opinion not worth the cost.

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kickinaboot 2025.10.23

     

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Meh Had high hopes for this one but ultimately I was left disappointed. It’s a kind of science museum vibe but nowhere near the level of interactivity. It’s educational, some bits are fun but some of it is showing its age with the technology used, which was probably a compromise back in the day but looks poor now. The 3D cinema’ride’ was horrible, the glasses were instant eye strain for a mere hint of 3D. By all means take a punt, you’ll get an annual pass but I doubt you’ll use it.

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Jobenina 2025.10.09

     

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Good for kids I think this would be great for a family with kids. It's really well set out, has lots of interactive items and the staff are great, good fun and very engaging.

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Louis F 2025.10.07

     

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Very interactive Pretty cool interactive museum that the kids will love. They have plenty of activities for kids and adults alike. The planetarium is really cool as well.

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CB101-20 2025.09.27

     

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Honestly dreadful! Do not recommend. Honestly such a terrible experience from the service, to the cafe, to the food, to the tour and the soft play was honestly abysmal. Do not waste your money or time.

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Liz V 2025.08.12

     

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What an incredible day out Absolutely mind-blown, in the best possible way. The history of the earth, big bang, atoms, evolution, tectonic plates, volcanoes, earthquakes, glaciers, biomes, weather and then the most amazing planetarium. So many interactive games and exhibits. My dream museum and the kids (9 and 12) loved it.

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Vivekananda_L 2025.08.09

     

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Absolute rubbish! If you want to watch Wallace and Grommet save your money, stay at home and watch it on Netflix. Took the children to Dynamic Earth during their school holidays and what a poor show.First of all the receptionist had poor English and sp we couldn't understand what she was talking about. As we moved throught tha exibits the sataff seemed uninterested and as if they were simply reading from a script which they'd said a million times before - yes of course they had but thats not the point, is it? Then one of the rooms absolutely stank of someting awfaul and the children had to cover their noses. A child had her arm cut on a sharp door frame. Some of the reading material from the exhibits was hiiden behing riculous Wallace and Grommet stands.In one of the exibits - I think it was the second one, the subtitles appearing on the screen were at such an angle that half of the words couldn't be read - how can this be acceptable?As we went into the exhibit (Forest?) vefore the planetarium the staff said that the planeterium was due to begin and that if we wanted to go there first we coud and then return to this exhibit - but on doing so we were told to go out the exit door and were unable to return to the penultimate exibit without having to go around the whole thing again.Worst of all was that instead of showing a planetarium exhibit we all had to sit through a cartoon of Wallace and Grommet and no planetarium shpw at all. Very, very disappointing. We could have stayed home and watched netflix. The gift shop was full of Wallace and grommet crud and some eaually awful Pink Floyd merch - what on earth? Well, certainly nothing dynamic about it. Food bland and meh to the whole experience.

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rey 2025.08.03

     

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Boring and expensive Started well on James Hutton but then we were rushed into the 'time machine'. And on. And on. From one room with videos to watch to the next. There's a concept but the staff seem completely unconvinced so no real sense of suspension of disbelief. The staff rattle off a script with no enthusiasm or character and then usher you into the next room. The galleries are not very interactive though there are high quality models. The travel concept means you can't go at your own pace and it was one of the most passive and therefore boring experiences Ive had in a v long time. So not worth the money.

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TravellerTea 2025.07.16

     

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Wonderful day ruined by a staff member shouting at me and my 4year old Pending reviewI took my son who is aged 4 years old with additional learning needs to Dynamic Earth today. The staff in the planetarium and science areas were engaging and friendly and we had a wonderful day. However when we were leaving we went to the cafe and he played on the cycle bike that is in the cafe area. We had bought items in the cafe and spent nearly £10 on two small ice cream tubs so it’s not like we hadn’t purchased items. I was supervising him and at no point was his hand on the chain of the bike. A female staff member came over and shouted “you can’t play with that” at him. I was shocked and she then turned to me in a confrontational manner and said “he can’t be on that , his hands are on the chain”. He was understandably upset and she again repeated it at me in a raised and aggressive voice with him listening. I took him away quickly. There are no signs on the bike saying children can’t be on it and I was supervising him the entire time. Once we left he got very upset about it and kept asking why the lady had shouted at him and mummy. Whilst I understand if it wasn’t for children to interact with then staff have to raise this to parents ( perhaps signage indicating this would be helpful ) the aggressive manner she spoke to him in was completely unacceptable and spoiled what had been a lovely day. It’s put me off returning to the centre or recommending it to any other families.

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bipbipbipbopbop 2025.07.06

     

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Brilliant ! Fabulous experience! Love how everything can be touched and how they are encourage the visitors to be fully immersed in the experience. All staff was so lovely and helpful and engaging. The kids loved it and the adults too! So educational, fun, inclusive and encouraging. I’m super impressed!

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Kimberley J 2025.06.01

     

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AVOID Awful..... shuts at 4pm even though pop on pop off buses stop there. staff very unhelpful and refreshments a joke. Mum had dishwater for tea and melted cake due to heat. Not allowed to use toilets as place was closing down. Treated my elderly mum with no respect and no help when i lost her. Girl at entrance no customer service at all should not be at meet and greet position. Could name her but wont. As for planetarium.... it isnt its just a show on dome ceiling.

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Marrehyo 2025.04.30

     

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Interactive and amazing experience for children Took my 8 year old in February half term and it was fantastic. The way in which it has all been brought to life with the interactive experiences and making you feel like you are in the arctic/ flying over the jungle was amazing. I would recommend to anyone with primary school age children.

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Anna-May Katz 2025.04.30

     

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Not as exciting as I thought it would be... Coming from Glasgow, I thought this would be more like the Glasgow Science Centre, with lots of hands-on exhibits throughout different sciences. This is basically just a tour through the making of the Earth, which is cool, but not really what I was expecting. It's fine for a one-off, but me and my 11-year-old won't be using our annual pass next time we visit Edinburgh. I would say save your money for the Glasgow Science Centre or Camera Obscura. Those are way more fun unless you're heavily into geology or planets.

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Richard W 2025.04.21

     

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Rip off Gift shop a rip off,check Amazon for anything on sale and a lot cheaper,for example,wave machine 30pound,amazon 18 pound.glitter speaker 45 pound,amazon 30pound.dont get ripped.off.

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Food-wine-explore 2025.04.18

     

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Fantastic interactive experience We visited on a recent trip to Edinburgh with our 2 children. They loved it, as did we. The experience is interactive and hands on it and kept their attention. The staff were lovely and readily available to engage with the children and answer their questions (my son has a tendency to ask a lot!) and we're so patient with them. The children particularly enjoyed the ice berg and volcano rooms.

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