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Jodrell Bank’s inspirational story includes revolutionary scientific discoveries, amazing feats of engineering, the dawn of the Space Age and the creation of the Grade I listed Lovell Telescope, an icon for science and engineering. Today Jodrell Bank Observatory is owned and managed by the University of Manchester and is a world-leading science research institute, with scientists working at the cutting edge of modern astrophysics.

In 2019 Jodrell Bank was recognised a site of Outstanding Universal Value and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.

Blakemere Village is family-run attraction, home to a unique collective of independent shops and activities, including Segway and award-winning Birds of Prey experiences, a craft workshop, children’s trails, plus food and drink outlets, all set in the heart of Cheshire.