First time of visiting. Was quite impressed. Lovely cup of tea in the cafe. My great Aunt worked for years at Pyrex so was quite interesting to find out the history. Amazing views across the river/port.
Leaving aside the brutal architecture of the entrance the rest of the building has much to offer. Lovely, well maintained building with great displays of glass. Very informative and impressive. The cafe offers a clean friendly service with great views of the R. Wear. Free admission and absolutel
Beautiful place to walk through and explore. I had an iced latte at the cafe and walked along the river. There is plenty of seating in the cafe and outside. The displays are breathtaking, as is the glass blowing demonstration. The center is free. The front desk helped me get a taxi when it star
Beautiful building and glass art pieces! A must see if you r visiting Sunderland. Nice cafe too. I really enjoyed the glass blowing demo ! The man narrating was funny and engaging, make sure to check the schedule before u visit to see what’s on.
Had a lovely time today with my toddler, he loved the little activities that were set up.
Great place to visit, great displays and demonstrations all free
Parking very reasonable .60p/hr? As well as a lovely cafe with lovely cake, coffee and light lunches
Free entry, art exhibitions, glass blowing and sculpture. Restaurant for contemplating the magnificent views of a working river. Sculpture trail along the riverbank. Fabulous place!
Visited this amazing place with my 3 adult daughters as part of my BD weekend treat. If you like glass in any form you'll love this place. We watched a great glass blowing demo where the resident glass sculptor formed a beautiful 'RUBY RUBY RUBY' bowl from a blob of white hot glass "fabulous".
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Absolutely brilliant. Donation entry suggestion of £3 but wow is there alot to see and read over the two floors. Fab cafe, helpful staff, live demonstrations and a brilliant gift shop. My husband had to drag me out of there lol Will definitely be back. If you love art and Glass then this is the plac
Amazing demonstrations. The display of intricate glass work is something to behold. Nice quite setting on the harbour
Amazing modern space and great river view location. Expected to see more of an array of exciting glass products - stained glass would be nice to see and some colourful large scale impressive pieces. Cafe was nicely situated, although food and staff seemed to let it down. Good stop off for a couple o
Some remarkable pieces of artwork on display . Very attractive environment and helpful and knowledgeable staff members. Even though I missed the glass blowing (making)demo, could see one made through the glass doors so wasn't a disappointing visit. A generously spacious cafe, seen getting cleaned ev
Was a Nice Hidden Glass Centre , showing how to Blow Glass, was Brilliant 👏
Went with no expectations, but truly loved the place; the staff were brilliant, the exhibits were beautiful, some I didn't get, but could appreciate the work and skills the designer had in generating the art work. Watching the glass blowers / artists was wonderful.
Would definitely visit again
Stunning display and fantastic glass blowing display, loved the visit thanks to a lovely lady that I met on the beach at Seaham recommending it, we will definately visit again, the display that is there right now is a must see
I brought a friend from the southeast to see the NGC. We both really enjoyed the current special exhibition ("Harvest: Fruit Gathering" by Neil Wilkin & Rachael Woodman). My friend thought it was all excellent. I have loved the Glass Centre since first visiting it 20 years ago. The building is an in
I spent less than an hour in National Glass Centre. The venue is small but still I saw some stunning art pieces made of glass. Unfortunately, I missed the free glass blowing demonstration, but I didn’t even know they offered one until I got there. It would have been even better if I have timed my vi
Some amazing pieces, lovely shop. Enjoyed the glass blowing. Lovely cuppa and cake watching the river. Wanted to visit before it moves if rumours are true. Its a brilliant venue where it is.
Great activity for the family. Kids activity packs available, as well as things for kids with sensory needs. Glass blowing demonstration free and excellent. Shop very good.
Cafe food nice but overpriced, with counter staff a bit blunt.
Lady upstairs at the entrance was nice and welcoming.
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