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Overall Rating3.1/10 Based on 77 ratings

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  • Full review by
    Jim Holmes
    on 23rd Jul 2008


    User Rating : 7
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    Good Points: The trial of fagin which takes place in the courtyard is an inspired idea and helps you understand who was the real villain in oliver twist. Having seen the trial we were all really keen to see the full drama which was brilliant.

    Bad Points: It's a little dark inside.

    General comments: Go to Dickens World if only to see the trial of fagin and Oliver unpluged. Having seen the trial we were all really keen to see the full drama which was brilliant. They're great.
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  • Review by
    explorer
    on 16th Jul 2008


    User Rating : 2
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    Theme park it is not Museum it is notEducational it is notEntertaining it is not Can someone tell me what it is yet?The only good thing about it was the buildings inside looked authentic and impressive like a movie set.I really feel sorry for this place as it won't last and all the people who had put time and effort in making it look genuine, would be wasted.
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 16th Jul 2008


    User Rating : 1
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    I wouldn't go to Dickens World if I was you; I found it awful. It was just so boring and I did not learn anything. It has put me off reading Dickens books.
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 7th Jul 2008


    User Rating : 0
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    I didn't read any reviews before going to Dickens World. I wish I had. We were three adults hoping to capture the essence of London in a bygone age. What a disappointment. I was so looking forward to going and went with an open mind, but there is nothing to recommend it. No atmosphere, no real sense of the world of Dickens. The only positive is that the staff were very friendly. I would not go again and I would not recommend it to family or friends. As other reviewers have noted, what a missed o ...
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 3rd Jul 2008


    User Rating : 7
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    I took my 88 year old father here and he loved it! If you like glitzy, Disney-type attractions then this isn't for you. I can only guess that those who gave this a bad review come under this category. I bought an 'evening' concession which, compared to other attractions mentioned in the reviews, was reasonably priced. The staff were all very friendly and helpful which helped make our visit a very happy one.
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  • Review by
    hillr
    on 25th Jun 2008


    User Rating : 5
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    Good educational value for school visits, staff very helpful. Could use some more exhibits as once we had been round there was time to kill! Thank goodness for the boat ride. More staff needed in the gift shop when school trips are in. Overall a good day out for the students of our school.
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 25th Jun 2008


    User Rating : 3
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    I am a coach operator in Kent and visited the complex on the 21st June to view the location with the prospect of incorporating it with our tour programme. Sadly it did not meet my expectations, Far too little to entertain people for more than a couple of hours. Although the setting was good far to little was done with it to interest people, the shows were very poorly done with 'actors!' miming to a recording. No humour, fun or realism. children were encouraged to take part. All they did was dres ...
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  • Review by
    Pier Chiti
    on 20th Jun 2008


    User Rating : 1
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    Dickens World is a very expensive 1/2 hour entertainment. In my opinion it is a place to visit once in a lifetime, unless you are really pushed to get bored again.
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 9th Jun 2008


    User Rating : 1
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    Friendly staff, scenery/sets good at Dickens World. I can only echo the sentiments of the bad reviews. I would certainly agree with the writer who felt that the favourable ones had been posted by management. I and my family have rarely felt so let down by an "attraction". You would struggle to spend more than 45 minutes there and would certainly come out feeling cheated and annoyed at the time wasted there.
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 8th Jun 2008


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : -1

    Friendly and informative staff. Good food and products at reasonable prices. Relaxed atmosphere, minimum queuing and good cross section of exhibits. Easy parking and compact layout. Film and theatre were good (all the children were able to join the cast!). Nearly didn't visit because of negative reviews but took 4 children (2x10 and 2x12) who had been reared on theme parks etc. We stayed all day and not one asked to go home early! We would all recommend this to friends and their schools for visi ...
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 4th Jun 2008


    User Rating : 2
    Respect : 0

    We took our 10 year old daughter and a friend. No family ticket! Thank goodness for the lack of crowds (had we read most of the reviews here before going, we would have known why!) as this enabled us to go on the boat ride several times. The Haunted House was a disappointment and once you had been round once, that was it. The animatronics show in the Britannia Theatre was boring and too high-brow in its content. The 4D film show about Dickens' life and travels was informative but again, onc ...
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  • Review by
    isla boundary
    on 2nd Jun 2008


    User Rating : 0
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    Have You ever wished that before You make the biggest mistake of Your life someone was there to say they had seen the future and not to bother doing it in the first place? I have never felt so strongly disappointed to type a review before but Dickens World has changed all that!!! We read the reviews before we went and decided to take the advice of keep an open mind. When we walked in we had to queue behind a chain and wait for people to get dressed into costume to have their pictures taken ( e ...
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 2nd Jun 2008


    User Rating : 2
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    So much money was spent on Dickensworld but so little has been delivered. There should have been greater use of animatronics. Although the staff were friendly enough, they did not seem too interested and appeared bored (as was I). The attraction was not very busy and I wonder how it would cope with a wet Bank Holiday. There is not enough to keep you amused for more than an hour or so once you've queued for the boat ride and "haunted" house.
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    Daytripperlad Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 1st Jun 2008


    User Rating : 0
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    In my opinion a bad value for money, on a visit in June 2008 to coincide with the Rochester Dickens festival we visited the attraction. It was expensive, badly run, many of the venues attractions were inoperative including the main attraction the water ride. The staff were uninterested didn't attempt to portray any Dickensian characters although they were in costume.
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    bluelion Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 1st Jun 2008


    User Rating : 1
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    When I first read these reviews I thought well not everyone is gonna like Dickens World, but after going this afternoon and reading a previous comment that said that they thought that all the good reviews of praise were from staff/owners and I have to agree. This place is so bad its unbelievable. OK so I can understand that its not a theme park, but I wanted to be entertained which I wasn't. I have never felt so bored in ages. I saw a previous review that said "Despite previous reviews we found ...
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 30th May 2008


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    Despite previous reviews we found Dickens World a good way to spend a very wet bank holiday Monday. Think the catering problems was due to large numbers and selling out quicker than they expected. The cashier warned of long queues for some activities before we paid - which was good - although there were queues they were not as bad as expected.
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  • Review by
    burntpotato
    on 29th May 2008


    User Rating : 0
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    The entrance fees for this theme park is far too expensive, and lots of time is wasted in waiting for shows to start. The show about Oliver twist is absolutely farcical. Considering the transport time (from London) and the waiting times, it is not worth the visit at all.
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  • Review by
    babstt
    on 27th May 2008


    User Rating : 1
    Respect : +1

    A desultory waste of a wet Bank Holiday. At the end of the day I think it's just a mediocre, over-priced theme pub with the added joy of excessive tedious queuing in claustrophobia-enducing spaces. Should have given up as tempted during the unacceptable queue to get in with only one member of staff on the till. Nasty to see 21st century litter among the papier mache 19th century rats along the dreary boat ride. Incoherent, dull and fantastically unentertaining animatronic show which actually ...
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  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 27th May 2008


    User Rating : 1
    Respect : 0

    You simply cannot spend a whole day here!
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  • Review by
    rickyb
    on 26th May 2008


    User Rating : 0
    Respect : 0

    We spent under an hour at Dickens World,there nothing for children to do and even if we didn't have any kids we would have been out of the about the same time SO SO BORING.
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