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Planetariums all over the place
from the British Association of Planetaria

Other Space Places to visit in:

South-East England
South-West England
Midlands
North-East England

Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland

France
Belgium

South-East England

Herstmonceux Science Centre is an discovery centre in East Sussex where children (and adults) can experience science through hands-on activities. There are also special events organised throughout the year.
Location: Herstmonceux, East Sussex

INSPIRE Science Centre gives hands-on science fun housed in St. Michael’s Coslany, one of Norwich’s finest Medieval Churches.
Location: Norwich, Norfolk

Island Planetarium, Fort Victoria, Yarmouth, Isle of White

Otford Solar System Walk gives you an idea about the scale of the solar system. On the recreation ground you find the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter. Then it's an expedition around the village looking for Saturn to Pluto. All the planets are at their correct relative sizes, distances and positions to each other (more or less!) as on 1st January 2000 - It's a millennium solar system walk. Great for children to find out how really big the solar system is.
Location: Otford, nr. Sevenoaks, Kent

Southend Planetarium gives shows for school parties, groups and the general public. Shows run from Wednesday to Saturday.
Location: Central Museum, Southend on Sea

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South-West England

Bristol Planetarium & Science Centre. Visitors are invited to: Step inside the beautiful stainless-steel sphere and be transported into the future. Recline in comfort in one of 100 seats and be immersed in a 3D virtual world created using ultramodern technologies. Explore the universe by travelling to the far-reaches of space. Learn about the night sky and easy-to-identify celestial phenomena. Lose yourself in surround-sound and laser-light music spectaculars. More than just a planetarium!
Location: Bristol

Norman Lockyer Observatory, Sidmouth, Devon

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Midlands

Leicester Space Science Centre will take you on an awe-inspiring journey of discovery through interactive challenges, images, sounds and real space hardware. The stories, personalities and technology of the past and present will combine to explain our current understanding of space and how it will affect our future. The Challenger Learning Centre where you can take part in space missions is currently open for booked groups (mainly school parties). The centre also houses a planetarium.
Location: Leicester

Jodrell Bank Science Centre stands beside the world famous Lovell Radio Telescope and the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories of the University of Manchester. It contains a 170 seat Planetarium. The objectives of the Centre are to educate and inform the public on astronomy; space technology; energy; and the environment; through exhibitions and hands-on exhibits. The planetarium is used for star shows and interactive 'galactic adventure'.
Location: Nr. Macclesfield, Cheshire

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North-East England

South Tyneside College Planetarium
and Observatory seats 75 people and is available (phone to book) to school parties, youth groups, private parties etc. Under fives not admitted. Planetarium shop sells books, posters, star charts, slides, prints, postcards and other astronomical materials (ask for list). Astronomy and Space Exhibitions. Pupils on work-experience accepted. Small telescopes for hire.
Location: South Shields, Tyne and Wear

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Wales

Techniquest is the UK's leading science discovery centre. There are 160 exciting hands-on exhibits: puzzles, challenges and scientific marvels, to enthuse and amuse the whole family! Then there's a Planetarium, a Lab, a Discovery Room, and a hi-tech Science Theatre.
Location: Cardiff Bay

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Northern Ireland

Armagh Planetarium provides a broad range of educational resources for schools to all school parties from Northern Ireland. A mail order shop provides a wide range of educational materials. Armagh Planetarium offers star shows and talks on astronomy to schools in Northern Ireland. An 'Astrovan' outreach programme can be booked by schools at a small charge. INSET astronomy courses for teachers. Video material produced. Posters, slides, video tapes, etc.
Location: Armagh, Co Armagh

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Scotland

Coats Observatory, Paisley is an astronomical observatory with 128mm and 256mm refractors, meteorological station and a seismic station. It is open to public on Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 2pm-5pm. (Last entry 15 minutes before closing.)
Location: West Paisley, Renfrewshire

Mills Observatory, Dundee is a full-time public astronomical observatory, with open evenings throughout the winter and in daytime during the summer. There are permanent and temporary exhibitions on astronomy and space science, children's summer workshops, winter lecture courses and planetarium shows.
Location: Balgay Park, Dundee

Satrosphere is a science and technology centre where the world comes alive through hands-on experience. Find out about energy, where oil comes from, what keeps aeroplanes up, how colour television works - and how the planet works!
Location: Justice Mill Lane, Aberdeen

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France

La Coupole is a history centre of war and rockets. Discover the hidden facets of world war II and the conquest of space. This is an imposing underground V2 missile base built in 1943 and converted into a history centre with an audio headset tour lasting over two hours. It includes models, exhibitions, underground passages, and two cinemas.
Location: Helfaut, Saint-Omer, France. 00 33 3 2193 0707

La Cite is a museum of science and industry. It combines permanent and temporary exhibitions devoted to major scientific, technological and industrial themes of our time. Space forms part of the permanent exhibitions, with areas covering space exploration, satellites, launch vehicles (Ariane 5), shuttles and living in space. There is also a 300 seat planetarium.
Location: Paris

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Belgium

Euro Space Centre and Camp consists of a permanent exhibition and show describing space technology, exploration and applications, and a space camp based on the US Space Camp concept at Huntsville, Alabama. You can practice with construction and launching of a mini-rocket, with computer use; training in the multi-axis chair, in the pool simulating weightlessness, and in a device which recreates Moon gravity; close-to-reality space mission in a Space Shuttle simulator. There is also a full-size mock-up of a shuttle orbiter.
Location: Rue Devant Les Hetres, 1 Transinne 6890 Belgium. 00 32 61 656465

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SOUTH AMERICA
European Southern Observatory (ESO)

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is a major web-based educational resource giving schools direct access to some of the most sophisticated astronomical telescopes in the world.

Association for Astronomy Education (AAE)

Association for Science Education (ASE)

The National Schools' Observatory (NSO)

Astrodome Mobile Planetarium can bring the stars to your school, museum or science festival.