Jodrell Bank Observatory

CONTENTS Welcome to the Jodrell Bank interactive guide. Introduction Facilities Workshops Costs Items in the shop Map Free activities Reviews How to contact us and book a visit Index/glossary Who wrote it (click on the picture and it will take you to the page) Welcome to the Jodrell Bank interactive guide.

Jodrell Bank Back to contents Jodrell bank is a observatory near Manchester. It has a large telescope in it – which is unmissable – that is not like a normal telescope it collects radio waves. It is great for all ages and it has activities that go from early years to A level students.

Facilities Back to contents There are lots of facilities and Jodrell Bank, here are some of them: Disabled facilities - like lifts and flat paths Toilets dotted around everywhere There is a café that serves food and hot and cold drinks all day long There is playground and picnic area

KS2 Early years and KS1 Work shops Back to contents click here for all of the workshops Destination: Space Planet Mission Early years and KS1 KS2 Journey into Space Mars Rover challenge Inflatable Planetarium Destination: Space Mars Rover challenge

Costs Back to contents people Includes gift aid Excludes gift aid Child (age 4 to 16) £4.95 £4.50 Concession (over 60 and students with valid ID) Adults £7.00 £6.30 Under 4’s free Family (two adults + two children) £22.00 £20.00 Family (two adults + three children) £26.40 £24.00

Items in the shop Back to contents click here to view the shop

click here for a scroll map of Jodrell bank Back to contents click here for a scroll map of Jodrell bank

Planet pavilion Space pavilion Star pavilion Whispering dishes Free activities Back to contents Planet pavilion Space pavilion Star pavilion Whispering dishes Lovell telescope

Teacher reviews Back to contents -97% said all or most of their pupils learnt something new - 99% said all or most of their pupils enjoyed their visit - 94% said all or most of their pupils were inspired about science/astronomy - 96% would recommend our workshops to other teachers - 93% rated our workshops as either outstanding or good - 94% said we provided very good or good value for money

How to contact us and book a visit Back to contents How to contact us and book a visit click here and you can contact us on any of your concerns or questions click here to plan a visit We all hope you decide to visit Jodrell Bank

Index/glossary Back to contents radio waves-an electromagnetic wave of a frequency between about 104 and 1011 or 1012 Hz, as used for long-distance communication facilities- piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose astronomy - a natural science, is the study of celestial objects (such as stars, galaxies, planets, moons, asteroids, comets and nebulae) Back to jodrell bank Back to facilities Back to reviews

Back to contents By Niamh and Daisy