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Discovery Point
Discovery Quay
Dundee DD1 4XA
Scotland
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“Discovery Point” Gazetteer for Scotland
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 9 attractions in Dundee
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Traveler Description: Discovery Point is the home of RRS Discovery the ship that took Captain Scott and his heroic crew to Antarctica on their first expedition.  The ship... more »
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Attraction type: Tourist/visitor center, Specialty museum, Landmark/point of interest, Maritime museum
Address: Discovery Quay Dundee DD1 4XA
Scotland
Tel: 01382 309060
Fax: 01382 225891

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“Fantastic visitor attraction - great for Dundee'”
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5 of 5 stars
FifeSuzie   1 contribution
Fife
Oct 3, 2009

We visited Dundee recently and took a trip round Discovery Point visitor centre - it was fantastic. The museum is superb and the story of the Discovery's history is extremely interesting - it's hard to believe that a ship built over 100 years ago, took Captain Scott on his first voyage to Antarctica - and it survived for two years... more

“an absolute must when you are in the area - we go every time we are up”
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5 of 5 stars
welsheeyore   8 contributions
Wales, UK
Sep 4, 2009

just amazing - staff are always helpful and accomodating, the place is always clean and tidy - the cafe is reasonable in price and offers a good choice. the displays throughout are informative but not boring, the artifacts on display are amazing and the story of the Discovery is amazing enough but to be able to then go onto the... more

“Inspirational Day Out”
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5 of 5 stars
TheAbbots   1 contribution
Scunthorpe
Aug 9, 2009
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Took the family to Discovery Point and the Research Ship Discovery after a friend told us about it - what a surprise so much to see and learn!. The museum tells the story of the Heroic age of Polar Exploration and includes numerous films both new and archive telling the story of the great polar explorers including Scott and Ernest... more

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Discovery Point Address

Discovery Quay, Dundee DD1 4XA , Scotland
Tel: 01382 309060 Fax: 01382 225891