Magna
Went to Magna today. It was very cool. A lot cooler than you might think form their PR. It's built in the Shed (not sure if that's the right phrase) of an old steel recycling plant in Rotherham. And it's HUGE. The shed that is. They left a lot of the old pant in and then added walkways and little pods (which they call pavilions) which house the exhibits - these are all interactive science type stuff. The result is really raw and atmospheric and still feels like you are in a steel mill. It's dark noisy and dirty. But it's also kind cross cut with modern, bright structures. It's well worth the visit just to wander around the walkways from pavillion to pavillion. At first visit it's just so - strange. 
They had a couple of very cool exhibits.
My favourite had to be the fire tornado. In this they set fire to kerosene and vented it through a cyclone. I'm sure you'll have seen it done in other museums - with dry ice!
They also had a absolutely amazing play park outside, it was just huge and had climbing frames for ages from about 4 till 15 (well that's the published age, when it comes to it 15 is pretty much adult)
Oh. And they've got the Bison that used to sit overlooking the M1 from the edge of the steel plant. If you know what I'm talking about.
They had a couple of very cool exhibits.My favourite had to be the fire tornado. In this they set fire to kerosene and vented it through a cyclone. I'm sure you'll have seen it done in other museums - with dry ice!
They also had a absolutely amazing play park outside, it was just huge and had climbing frames for ages from about 4 till 15 (well that's the published age, when it comes to it 15 is pretty much adult)
Oh. And they've got the Bison that used to sit overlooking the M1 from the edge of the steel plant. If you know what I'm talking about.
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