The Devils Porridge

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Clearly portrays life for the thousands who carried out this dangerous work. It also gives insight into the changing social order as the men of the nation fought in Europe. Additional sections on 2nd WW life for evacuees and families and a short section about the nuclear work undertaken at Chapelcross both in generating electricity and weapons grade plutonium and tritium for Britain's atomic bombs (little known). museum, but full of history. Tells you about the greatest British train accident and his women had to jump into ammunition factories. It's mostly WWI. Upstairs are some bits about WWII. Depends on how much you are interested in these things, expect to spend there between 1 and 1.5 hour. Still worth the though. Had a great time, lots to see, do and read about, lots of interactive items to keep the kids interested and old war time clothing to try on and an old kitchen for them to potter about in. Really young kids(5 and under) might find it boring but it's well worth a visit, I paid £26 for a family visit, there is also a large train outside and a range of garden games to play. It also has a really nice and shop and the staff were superb. but definitely well worth a visit. Discover the behind the 'porridge' at HM Greta which was the largest munitions factory during the 1st World War. Found it fascinating and spent quite some time there. Staff were very helpful and informative. There is a gift shop and nice cafe. Suitable to wheelchair users as there is a lift to upper floor and suitable clean toilets. A great museum. Lots to see and do,. Staff friendly, helpful and enthusiastic. The whole has been well thought out. Toilets Cafe, we didn't visit. Picnic tables and parking. Our was on a Friday We didn't book tickets ahead, but in busy holidays or weekends may be beneficial The Devils Porridge is a brilliant wee in Eastriggs telling the of the UK Governments plans to deal with a cordite shortage in World War 1, and it goes on to explain the part it played in World War II as a huge munitions factory. It is well laid out, makes good use of modern technology to tell the of the people who lived and worked there, and it brings alive a factory which played a key part in the British war effort (and a place I was totally ignorant of until my visit). Nice friendly staff too. We stopped on our way further into Galloway for lunch originally but ended up staying for a good few hours. Really interesting little museum. Very neat and tidy and well laid out despite its size. There is a nice outside seating area for the cafe, (we had the dog with us). The food in the was nice and freshly prepared. Cost was reasonable. A but very interesting museum. I was nice to see the 'war ' done from a different angle. Definitely worth the time & money. A fascinating afternoon spent here with on site parking, a café, toilets and gift shop. The staff were very informative and inviting as soon as I entered the site. The flow of the is easy to follow and presented in a way that it tells a coherent full of artefacts and information. The range of interactivity with the exhibits was impressive with use of projector videos, well lit cabinets, touchscreens, audio tracks, photo galleries, wearable costumes, televised movies, archive documents, a light up control panel and a projection of a woman which looked like a hologram at first glance. An excellent definitely, consisting of two floors and a stunning locomotive outside. Upstairs is accessible by stairs or lift (although upon my the lift was out of order) but this would normally make the completely wheelchair accessible. For the price, location, information, exhibits and customer service, I would definitely recommend visiting! Fantastic about WW1's largest munitions factory as well as the UK's biggest railway disaster and a smaller exhibition section on WW2 and post war nuclear history. Whilst only a building, it was crammed with interesting exhibits, old photographs and archive records and recorded memories from evacuees. Well worth the visit! Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time.