February Half-Term: Meet the Expert at Jodrell Bank

Sarah Gaffney-Lang, Families Editor
A smiling audience at a meet the expert and science show event

February Half-Term: Meet the Expert at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, Macclesfield 17 — 21 February 2020 Tickets from £8.50 — Book now

Head to Jodrell Bank this February half term for your chance to meet one of their resident science and astronomy experts. Meet the Expert is an exciting opportunity to ask all those questions about the universe that leave your brain aching!  You’ll learn all about their work and maybe just inspire a scientist of the future.

The event is free with general admission to the Discovery Centre.

Check out what else is happening at Jodrell Bank this half term.

February Half-Term: Meet the Expert at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, Macclesfield 17 — 21 February 2020 Tickets from £8.50 Book now

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Cheshire
Tourist Attraction
Nether Alderley Mill

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Yu Alderley Edge

High-end Chinese restaurant that combines traditional Cantonese cooking and modern ideas. Based in Alderley Edge.

Alderley Edge
Restaurant
Les Deux Pizza Bar

Charming independent pizza and cocktail bar in Alderley Edge, that prides itself on only using the freshest ingredients.

Cheshire
Hotel
The Courthouse Cheshire

A one-of-a-kind hotel experience in Knutsford, this beautiful dog-friendly venue is – as you may have already guessed – a renovated court house, with plenty of original fixtures and fittings.

Cheshire
Restaurant
Barristers Restaurant & Bar

The in-house restaurant for The Courthouse in Knutsford, serves high-end but pleasingly traditional food with a fantastic range of drinks for the thirsty traveller.

Cheshire House Bar and Grill
Cheshire
Restaurant
Cheshire House Bar and Grill

Based in the heart of Knutsford, Cheshire House Bar and Grill combines a beautiful location with top-level cuisine and a superb range of drinks.

Bar or Pub
The Church Inn, Mobberley

This is one of our favourite cosy pubs: not far from Manchester, The Church Inn is Grade II-listed and dates back to the 18th-century.

Danes Moss Nature Reserve
Macclesfield
Park
Danes Moss Nature Reserve

Danes Moss near Macclesfield is an oasis of lowland raised bog, one of the scarcest and most threatened habitats in the UK. The open areas of the bog are covered with cotton grass, cross-leaved heath and at least six species of sphagnum moss.

Macclesfield
Museum
West Park Museum

West Park Museum was purpose built to house the Egyptian collections of Victorian explorer Marianne Brocklehurst, daughter of the Macclesfield mill owner, John Brocklehurst.

Macclesfield
Restaurant
Picturedrome

Macclesfield’s first ever cinema re-imagined as a gourmet food hall by the minds behind Altrincham Market, Manchester’s Mackie Mayor.

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