Jodrell Bank, Radio astronomy museum in Cheshire East, England.
The First Light Pavilion contains extensive exhibitions documenting the development of radio astronomy through interactive displays, projections, and scientific instruments.
The observatory gained international recognition during the Space Race by tracking satellites and receiving data from numerous space missions between 1950 and 1970.
The Discovery Centre organizes educational programs for schools, focusing on radio astronomy principles and the examination of signals from distant astronomical objects.
The facility opens from Tuesday to Sunday between 10 AM and 5 PM, with free parking spaces and wheelchair accessible areas throughout the premises.
Visitors can observe real-time signals received by the Lovell Telescope and listen to recorded sounds from black holes in the universe.
Location: Cheshire East
Website: https://www.jodrellbank.net/
Address: Bomish Ln, Macclesfield SK11 9DW
Phone: 01477571766
Website: https://jodrellbank.net
GPS coordinates: 53.24212,-2.30670
Latest update: March 6, 2025 04:06
Jodrell Bank Observatory
654 m
Lovell Telescope
654 m
Peover Hall
3 km
Mark II
926 m
Colshaw Hall
3 km
St Luke's Church, Goostrey
2.4 km
St.Oswald's Church, Padgate
1.9 km
Blackden Hall
1.6 km
Blackden Manor
2.3 km
Peover Hall Stable Block
2.9 km
7m radio telescope of Jodrell Bank Observatory
759 m
42ft radio telescope of Jodrell Bank Observatory
693 m
Searchlight Telescope
903 m
Table tomb by east wall of St Luke's Church
2.4 km
Jodrell Bank Observatory: Control Building
660 m
Cross base and cross in churchyard of Church of St Lawrence
3 km
Winterbottom Farmhouse
2.7 km
The Old Schoolhouse
2.5 km
Bate Mill (Disused Water Mill)
816 m
Crook Hall
1.1 km
Peover Viaduct
610 m
Barnshaw Hall
1.7 km
Brookside Farmhouse
2.2 km
The Coach House, Peover Hall
2.9 km
Gatepiers and gates circa 20 yards north east of The Old Stable Block, Peover Hall
2.8 km
Milepost, S of Chelford, by lake
2.1 km
Sundial 3 metres from south east end of St Luke's Church
2.4 km
Milepost, Blackden Manor Farm, SW of New Farm
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