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Spectacular hands-on science and discovery among the domes and telescopes of a world famous astronomical observatory.

The Observatory Science Centre is open daily from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm (last admission 4.00 pm).

During the local school half term:
Saturday 25th May - Friday 31st May
We have daily telescope tours and exciting activities alongside our hands-on exhibits.
•·       3 Telescope Tours per day usually at 12pm, 2pm & 4pm


Extra optional drop-in activities on Monday 27th May in our Zany Zone room (small additional charge of £1 per child age 2+).

Places are available for our fantastic half day workshops during the mid-term holiday:

Tuesday 28th May: What's Up With the Weather?
10.30am - 1.00pm or 2.00pm - 4.30pm (age 6+)

Wednesday 29th May: Car Power
10.30am - 1.00pm age 6-9
2.00pm - 4.30pm age 9+

Pre-booking is ESSENTIAL for all workshops.  Please call 01323 832731 to secure your booking.  Workshops may be cancelled if there are less than 6 children booked.

We are very excited to announce that for the start of the 2013 season we open with a new Earth and Beyond gallery and a new Constellations Game exhibit. 

Our Earth and Beyond gallery is unrecognisable. We now have a fabulous set of 25 interactive exhibits telling the story of Earth alongside the existing Magic Planet Globe which takes you to places beyond Earth!

All this plus a stunning new constellations game where visitors point to mythical characters and drag them to the correct position in the sky. This style of interface is a major step forward in the scope of exhibit design. Immersive, interactive and intuiative, it provides a unique visitor experience.