JODRELL BANK:
WHERE WISDOM MEETS WONDER

A UNESCO World Heritage Site and the UK’s largest radio telescope.

Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10.00 – 16.00 (last entry 15.00).

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The Lovell Telescope facing upwards at night-time, with a comet overhead.

A SITE OF OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE

The biggest stories this side of the Milky Way…

A close up photo of the Lovell Telescope's dish.
Science

How does the Lovell Telescope work?

The Lovell Telescope collects radio waves – a kind of light which is invisible to us. But how does it all work?

Bomish Lane

Nr. Macclesfield

Cheshire

SK11 9DW