Jodrell Bank Observatory and Arboretum (Manchester)

The main part of Jodrell Bank is the famous Lovell telescope and the entire theme of the exhibits are science and in particular the planets. It has the largest planetarium outside London and the show is very good. You are not looking at the real sky (obviously) but it is like looking at the sky on the clearest possible night. The shows in the planetarium are every 45 minutes. There are some exhibitions on mans flight to the moon and of the planets in our solar system. There are a couple of model figures of Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton to explain some of the physics in the exhibition. I am not a fan of these things as they always look pretty naff to me. ...  Read the complete review

"...........and Jodrell Bank looked straight through them, which was a pity because it was exactly the sort of thing they'd been looking for all these years......" These lines come from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, but Jodrell Bank is most certainly not a work of fiction, but a very real place, and one you can visit. This summer my partner and I, plus a couple of friends decided to return to Jodrell Bank having not been there for a couple of years. The last time we had gone, the dish was being refurbished, so were hadn't be able to see it in operation. It is easy enough to find, with it being well signposted off the motorway and main ...  Read the complete review

My boyfriend is an aspiring Patrick Moore and space fascinates him. This bank holiday with the in-laws, we visited Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre and Arbitorium, deep in the heart of Cheshire, to see the world famous Lowell radio telescope. It really was a great day out and was fun for everyone. What is Jodrell Bank? Jodrell Bank is Manchester University?s astrophysics department in the countryside near Macclesfield. It is within easy driving distance of Manchester. Jodrell Bank consists of an observatory, three huge radio telescopes including the world famous Lowell telescope. There is also a visitor?s centre explaining astronomy and other general science ...  Read the complete review

Wow, I love this place! I visited Jodrell Bank when I was about 8 or 9 on a school visit, I absolutely loved it! Whereas most of my friends found it "boring" I thought it was great! (I've always been into Science and Space though). The Jodrell Bank Science Centre is the visitor centre for the world famous Lovell Radio Telescope and the Jodrell Bank Observatory, the astronomy research centre of the University of Manchester. ~ History of Jodrell Bank ~ It was in 1945 when Bernard Lovell went to the University of Manchester to observe cosmic rays. A quiet observing site was required and the University's botanical station at a ...  Read the complete review

The main part of Jodrell Bank is the famous Lovell telescope and the entire theme of the exhibits are science and in particular the planets. It has the largest planetarium outside London and the show is very good. You are not looking at the real sky (obviously) but it is like looking at the sky on the clearest possible night. The shows in the planetarium are every 45 minutes. There are some exhibitions on mans flight to the moon and of the planets in our solar system. There are a couple of model figures of Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton to explain some of the physics in the exhibition. I am not a fan of these things as they always look pretty naff to me. ...  Read the complete review