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Thackray Medical Museum

Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7LN, England
44-113-244-4343
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Ranked #7 of 75 attractions in Leeds
Type: Historic Sites, Specialty Museums
Owner description: Appeal to your senses at the award winning Thackray Museum. Hear and smell what it was like to walk the grimy streets of Victorian Leeds.See how... more » Owner description: Appeal to your senses at the award winning Thackray Museum. Hear and smell what it was like to walk the grimy streets of Victorian Leeds.See how medicine past and present is changing your future. Learn about your body and touch the jaw-dropping interactive displays in our Life Zone gallery. Taste the tantalising, freshly prepared treats in our Learning Cafe, Camuco. We offer fun and interest for all ages. Our tickets now last all year so it would be senseless to miss out! See, touch, taste, hear and smell the history of health and medicine!We’re bigger than you think please allow between 2 ½ - 3 hours to enjoy your visit « less
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2013 NEW

Was cheap to enter and gave me some insight into medical history that I had not come accross before so all in all worth popping in for an hour and having a browse around

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2013

Even with no knowledge of medicine a lot to see. Car parking is easy although there is a charge a free token is available if visiting. History of medicine is well done and there is a gruesome sawing off a leg to be seen. Not suitable for children! A lot to learn

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

Thackery medical museum in Leeds is housed in a beautiful buliding. it is fun for young and old. Lots of interactive activities. It has a good restaurant and shop.excellent experiance of life, history and scientific discovery as well as development of our National Health Syestem and its services.Enjoyed the day.Entrance is £7 for adults and less for younger members .... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2013

Excellent, but thank God the tickets are valid for a year, because reading everything would take a whole day, and maybe more! Very interesting, I learnt a lot. Gruesome at times, but I would definitely recommend it.

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See 5 more reviews by jule955 for Leeds
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2013

This place is great... I loved every minute of the experience. Its quite expensive though... I went with my husband and grandson.. and it was over £20. You can, however, use the same ticket to get in free... for the next 12 months... so maybe you could share it around a bit. Brilliant place to visit though... and its quite... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2013

I've visited here a couple of times here now. There's absolutely loads to see here, so make sure you plan a good afternoon for your trip. I'm not really into medical history or anything, but the information is displayed in a way that it keeps your interest. I'm sure kids would enjoy the different displays too. Some parts are quite... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2013

I went to this Museum with my husband and 2 sons aged 12 and 14 and thought it might be a couple of hours but 4 hours later, we were still walking round and you cannot possibly look at every display in detail. The ticket was a family ticket costing £22 which gives you free admission for up to 12... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

Worth a trip for anyone with kids. Love the old section designed like a victorian street. Haven't been for a while so may have been updated, but worth going even if you aren't a lover of medical history!

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See 5 more reviews by maeganlaura K for Leeds
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

Great insight into hopw living standards have improved! Our party were a little shocked by the smells but that sooon passed and the impression it made was worth it. Could recommend it to anyone regardless of any interest in medical matters.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 7, 2013

I spent 3 hours at the museum with my husband and I really enjoyed myself. There are several sections including a realistic reconstruction of the streets of Leeds in Victorian times along with 'smells', an examination of the treatments available for the common diseases of the day and an area that deals with the development of surgical methods. There is... More

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