JODRELL BANK:
WHERE WISDOM MEETS WONDER
A UNESCO World Heritage Site and the UK’s largest radio telescope.
Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10am-5pm (last entry 3.30pm)
What’s On?
October Half Term at Jodrell Bank
Dr David Abrutat: Lovell’s Spies – GCHQ and the Cold War
Tom Whipple: Battle of the Beams and Bernard Lovell
Prof. Simon Garrington: Lovell’s Radar – Missiles and Space Debris
Ted’s Space Adventure
Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Step Into Astrophotography
The biggest stories this side of the Milky Way…
Enjoy out-of-this-world fun this summer!
Get ready for out-of-this-world summer fun at Jodrell Bank with activities and events for all ages!
The Moon Landing and Jodrell Bank
July 2024 marks the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. On 20th July, 1969, Bernard Lovell and his team at Jodrell Bank listened on as the Space Race was won.
Celebrating the Solstice with a day of literature events at Jodrell Bank
In June, an audience of literature enthusiasts gathered on the stunning UNESCO Heritage site of Jodrell Bank to celebrate the Summer Solstice and one of the UK’s most influential novelists, Alan Garner.
Jodrell Bank welcomes HRH The Princess Royal in celebration of UNESCO World Heritage status
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited us in January to mark the occasion of Jodrell Bank Observatory being awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status in 2019.
Book an advance ticket to Jodrell Bank and visit again, free of charge, for the rest of the year.
