Great trip on a day out in Oxford with partner and 2 year old. Lots to see and interact with - good range of interesting exhibits and enjoy the textures and feel of bone fur etc. my son loves dinosaurs so it was very exciting to see the true scale of them

Lovely sized, interesting museum, which was the perfect size for kids (age 6-10) to spend a few hours. The main hall was light and open, with lots of tactile exhibits, ranging from rocks to bears. It also had a great cafe with fresh, vegan food. Highly recommended!

Absolutely worth a visit if you are in Oxford. There is so much to see, and you could spend hours wondering the museum admiring the various exhibits. They have a great cafe upstairs which offers a lovely variety of food, including healthy options, cakes, homemade biscuits, and lunch boxes for the kids. They have a great shop, wonderful place to buy souvenirs or presents. Remember to take a look at the pillars around the outside of the museum, which are each made of a different material from somewhere in the world!

We visited the natural history museum on a day with pouring rain. The museum has free entry, with a suggested donation. We were most interested in the fossil collection. Mary Anning's ichthyosaurus was a highlight for us. We didn't have a chance to try the food at the upstairs café but the coffee and tea were quite good.

We visited here today, and we all had the best time!! There is so much to see and is enjoyable for all ages. The building is amazing and although it was busy it was manageable with two young children 2 and 4. Big shout out to the member of staff who entertained the kids on a few occasions and made them paper boats, which they really enjoyed. Didn't manage to get his name but he deserves a shout out. We will be visiting again!

Wonderful experience! both the architecture of the building and the quality of the displays are amazing. The layout is structured and all exhibits have been displayed beautifully. Lots of information at a good level. The staff were really helpful and engaging. The cafe was a great find, fantastic food and great value. Overall a great visit. Unbelievably free! Although we enjoyed the experience so much we were very happy to give a good donation. 😊

Two museums in one. Fantastic place really reccomend going here. So much to see, a wide range of items for all age groups and really informative. Animals of all era's to view from Allosaurus to butterflies. Little things stood out like the marble columns along the upper gallery coming from all over the place. The fire sprinkler system was probably one of the first and looked very efficient The objects in the Pitt museum gave a wide vision of the world. A veritable gem in a world famous City

In a tremendous Victorian era room an exciting collection is most enjoyable. Not surprisingly dinosaurs are a major attraction with outstanding skeletons to be seen. Including Edmontosaurus annectens and Struthiomimus sedens. A whole host of other animals are displayed throughout the expansive space. Particularly impressive are the sea creatures such as the jaw of the sperm whale and the Japanese spider crab.

Whilst touring Oxford for the day, we set aside a few hours towards the end to visit the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Of particular interest was seeing the juvenile ichthyosaur with stomach contents collected in Lyme Regis by Mary Anning. This is such an absolutely lovely museum. Although not as large as its counterpart in London, we found the Oxford museum to be vastly superior in terms of presentation, lighting, and user-friendliness. We ended up staying until closing as we found this museum to be so delightful. The next time that we visit Oxford, we will return to spend even more time here perusing their collections.

The displays and the building architecture are gorgeous and phenomenal! I was there on a weekday and it was not crowded at all. It is a huge place anyway, lots of space for visitors. The museum is so large that I’m glad I had an extra day in my trip to go back and finish seeing everything! The bird displays were the best since I’m an avid birdwatcher. Loved how they have a coloured symbol by each bird to explain how quickly the population has declined, or for some species to show a stable population or even an increase. The first day I was there I had tea at the indoor cafe, it was ok, but there was an outdoor food kiosk just at the main entrance the second day I was there. The outdoor cafe was excellent with homemade tasting baked goods!