M Shed

Everything you need to know about Bristol and Bristolians gathered together in one place and it’s free! Lots to see and do in a lovely environment with a great cafe too! Very popular with both tourist and locals with visitors stretch in g across the full age range. A really great way to spend a few hours, particularly if the weather isn’t so good.

This complimentary museum offers a diverse range of exhibits. The museum's design is both enjoyable and vibrant. There is indeed a substantial amount to explore, making it possible to spend several hours here. I highly recommend a visit if you are in the area, as there are also numerous interactive opportunities available.

A rather interesting museum which illustrates bristols important and historic background. As a native Bristolian this was not my first visit and I usually visit this museum when in town. It provides an interesting outlook on the city and its most important events.

What a fabulous place to get historic information on Bristol, plus it's free. Great views over the harbour from the terrace. Suits all ages with wheelchair access, having lift to all floors.

very cool experience and a lot of hidden treasures from bristol free entry but a donation is suggested but definitely recommend

Free entry for visitors. Ground floor and first floor has the exhibition. Second floor is great for city view. They have a lovely cafe and shop. Really enjoyed our visit to M Shed, must place to go.

It's an OK museum but very mixed up. Also it is only a very small snap-shot of Bristol's history. No mention of Brunel, Fry's or even Bristol Blue Glass. The theme seems to be more focused on Bristol people and how they lived rather than the history of Bristol. But hey....... it's free. One thing I did learn was that Bristol has it's own currency. A bit like Mickey Mouse money and probably now only limited (local) shops will accept them as legal tender.

Neat museum, quite information-dense for its size, took me just about 1.5 hours to peruse all the galleries. A part of that is that the galleries aren't particularly laid out in a straightforward manner, unfortunately, so it can be fairly confusing to navigate within each gallery. Entry is free but donations suggested. The steam train runs on specific weekends, and is a nice ride along the waterside for £3.50 one-way or £5 return. It seems to run on a half-hourly basis starting from 11am.

This is a neat little museum that gives a high level overview on the history of Bristol. We stopped in to pass time before we had to catch our flight. Took about 30-40 mins of exploring. There were a lot of kids in the place but the exhibits are geared for all ages.

Great museum this- on the harbourside, which is always fun to wander around, it contains a lovely (and free) insight into Bristol and its history. I loved the double decker bus you can go onto, and the bomb shelters, complete with commentary from locals who'd had to use them. There are some good exhibitions here about local neighbourhoods, which might be slightly less interesting if you don't know them. Mshed is a good size to have a quick peek around, or to spend a bit more time with the exhibitions. There's a nice harbour view from upstairs, too. And you can buy Bristol things from the shop.

The m shed is a fantastic community resource and really showcases everything that's great about bristol, my city of which I am incredibly proud. It doesn't shy away from bristol's darker history either. It's brilliant for kids, really interactive with lots of things to touch, play with and do for children of all ages, my little girl is only 19 months and she loves running around, playing on the bus, looking out of the windows at the harbour side, playing in the little play shop and generally having lots of fun, I could spend a good couple of hours there with her. There is a very nice little cafe which sells a good selection of food and drink and refreshingly the food is really nutritious and healthy. The best thing about the M Shed is that it is free for everyone, I always make a donation as I leave though. I feel incredibly lucky to live in a wonderful city where we have so many fantastic places to take our children and the m shed is one of the best!

Having visited on Sunday and subsequently read the other reviews, I do feel that they were terribly harsh. Excellent location in Bristols groove-some dock area and a museum that was colourful, varied and, I felt, correctly showed Bristol as the vibrant city it so clearly is. Loved the photo galleries, the oak panelling from various old building and (Evil Dead fans!) a book made of human skin!!! I would happily recommend M Shed, I know exhibits aren't all in glass cabinets, in order and in line but, hey!, that's WHY we liked it

I have taken my family to the M Shed on a couple of occasions now. The first time, I did not think it would have been suitable for my children (aged 2 and 3), as I thought what is on display would be too grown up for them. However, as it is free to get in, it was worth a shot to get them all out of the house on a rainy Sunday! As it turns out, they found plenty to enjoy, even if they didn't understand it all fully. They were fascinated by getting on and off of the old bus, liked finding out more about the suspension bridge and liked listening in on all the telephones dotted around the place. While you save money on getting in, take note that you can end up spending a lot of of it in the cafe!