Jodrell Bank, Planet Pavilion Cafe

I cannot overstate how much I enjoyed visiting here. Excellent visitor pavilions, a brilliant immersive cinema for video shows, knowledgable staff and of course the stars of the show, the radio telescopes. Highly recommended if you are able to go.

Myself and two younger children had a great day out here. It's come a long way since I went as a child. There are lots of interactive parts to engage the children. The 'We are stars' show was really good! I was pleased to see the whispering dishes are still there (my highlight as a child). They also have worksheets that can be printed from home for the children to fill out on the way round. This was a great addition and much appreciated! The children enjoyed looking out for the different things on the worksheets. We purchased lunch, which was fairly priced, and the food was fresh. I've given one star less as I wasn't aware purchasing our tickets on the day doesn't allow us the annual pass! Had the lady told me when I was paying, I'd have gone online and booked my tickets there and then. I chose to pay on the day as I wanted to pay with cash (which is not allowed). It is very sad to see yet another business refusing cash and bribing you to pay digitally. I am really disappointed we missed out on the annual passes all because we didn't pay online!! So beware if you want the annual passes, pay online to receive them!! All in all, it was a great day, but it is a shame we won't be returning in the coming year due to not receiving our annual passes.