Excellent, so much fun! The staff were polite, the boat ride was good if a little smelly. My 2 children loved it!

Me and my beloved wife, R.H.Atkinson have thoroughly enjoyed reading a lot of Charles Dickens literature in our own spare time. With this in mind, we heard about Dickens World online via a Charles Dickens related online website. As soon as we found time out of our, quite frankly, hectic schedule, we booked a trip to The Dickens World. We successfully managed to book a highly affordable stay at the local Travelodge. This provided beautiful scenic views of the local river Medway.

Upon arriving to The Dickens World after our 5 hour car journey, we managed to finally begin exploring The Dickens World.

The first thing that myself and Mrs. R.H.Atkinson did was walk up the stairs, which Mrs. R.H.Atkinson struggled with as she has a prosthetic leg. However, the Victorian staff members at The Dickens World were very accommodating in all of our needs, and after suggesting that they carried her personally, we used the elevator that was adjacent to the staircase entrance. Silly Mrs. R.H.Atkinson missing that!

After being plunged, both physically and emotionally, into the Victorian setting that is found within The Dickens World, we headed toward The Great Expectations log-flume boat-ride at The Dickens World. The journey is truly magical, beautiful scents can be found throughout the ride. Magical.

Here our journey came to an abrupt close, as Mrs. R.H.Atkinson had forgotten to lock the front door to our humble abode. We swiftly gave our condolences to the Victorian staff members, and left The Dickens World.

A truly magical setting in true Victorian character. Mr. Charles Dickens would be proud himself.

Mr. & Mrs. Atkinson

We took some disabled children to dickens world, and to be honest after reading the reviews i wasnt sure what to expect, however we were greated by a lovely lady on the reception and then as we entered there was a greating by another lovely lady, all the staff we came across, were friendly and made a effort to talk to the children and we all loved it. i am takign my step children this week as i am sure they will like it. its a great way to fill a morning or afternoon and the children learn a bit about the past without even relizing it. x

We visited on the Friday during half term week.

The attraction was grand, had an excellent time with my family. The boat ride was our favorite, we went round about 5 times.

The Haunted House needs a bit more to it, but the girl working on the haunted house was entertaining and made it a lot better, she really did put in a lot of effort with her make up and changing costumes!

The restaurant food was very nice, however the staff waiting on us were a bit poor.

All in all a good visit.

Dickens World was extremely educational, I took my 3 children aged 3-7 and they all thoroughly enjoyed it. The only problem was the little one was too small for the boat ride, which was explained by a member of staff that it was to do with H&S, so my friend and I took the boat ride in turns with the other children. The courtyard shows were excellent and involved visitors. The attractions were great, the 4D cinema show in particular. The characters were informative and entertaining. Admissions staff and shop staff were extremely polite and helpful, and informed us that we could go out and come back later which was good for lunch, all round a good visit!!!

I cannot understand why this attraction has had such bad reviews. We spent 4 hours there and found it very entertaining. The boat ride was excellent, and there were no queues, so that you could go on as many times as you liked. The 4D cinema was great, and so was Dotheboys school. I would recommend this to anyone except small children who could be scared. However if you are expecting an Alton Towers or similar theme park experience this is not for you.

our family of 4..2 adults and 2 kids (10 and 6) had a great time here.
my son has autism and found it all a little too overwhelming to start with..but after watching a show and a quick look round he became acustomed to it and got stuck in all the various attractions. he had some help from a lovely member of staff who took time out to explain how various thing worked and she really put his mind at ease that there was nothing going to jump out at him (his biggest fear whilst there..)
the 4d cinema was great..kids loved it..
everything there was good value..no overpriced gifts nor overpriced food.. friendly imformative staff..and enough to do for a few hours!

I was suprised by the negative comments of some of your reviews. My school visited Dickens World,nearly one hundred nine and ten year olds. I thought it was very informative and interesting, as did the children. Quite honestly we could have done with even more time there, as there was lots to do. The Dickensian sets were stunning, and really gave a good insight into Victorian times. We will certainly be coming again!

my husband and i travelled from gravesend to chatham on south eastern railways so we took advantage of their 2 for 1 offer.we had a very interesting and enjoyable day out.we would certainly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a different day out.

Having read rather negative reviews, we approached our visit to Dickens World with some caution. However, we were pleasantly surprised. Staff were welcoming, attractions were fun, and it was overall excellent value for money. We even purchased Dickens World caps for only 99p!
The design was astounding, we really felt as if we were back in Dickensian London. The ride was a particular highlight. We chose to ride three times!
Overall, Dickens World is an educational and fun day out for all ages (we're 19,20 and 23.....and slightly crazy!) Go now, you won't regret it!

28 MAY 2009 - Before booking our tickets to Dickens World we looked up some previous online reviews and were almost put off going. We are glad that we weren't though as we had a great day! My 12 year old son insisted that we write a review to let other people know that is is definitely worth a visit.

We were planning to go to Dickens World this half term, but were almost put off by the negative comments on both this and other online review sites. We did however decide to go and thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact, my 12 year old son insisted that we write an online review of our own.

We were planning to visit Dickens World during the half term holidays, but having read the online reviews we were almost put off going. We did however decide to go and had a great time. In fact my 12 year old son insisted that we write our own review as a result.

We thought the setting was excellent, very realistic and really makes you feel that you are in Dickensian London. The boat ride was our favourite experience,. There were no queues and we enjoyed it so much we went on it twice. My son also enjoyed the 4D cinema show in Peggotty's Boatyard.
Having read other people's negative reviews, I would say that you should go with realistic expectations - it is not Thorpe Park or Alton Towers, it is an attempt to recreate the life and times of one of our greatest writers. If you go with this in mind, then you will have a great experience.

It was so fun the Dickens World. boat ride was great. i whent on the boat ride twice because it was that fun. i think you people are blind it was fun fun fun. The haunted house was good and the storm in the house was scary. Back to the boat ride when you go through black doors the man that has hung himself was scary. When the boat go down the slope backwards i was so scared so it was the best time of my life.