Orwell Astronomical Society (Ipswich)

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Open Evenings 2024

Larger map of open evening entrance.

Our 2024 open evenings celebrate the 150th anniversary of the commissioning of Orwell Park Observatory.

Opening times:

Enter at purple marker ("open evening entrance").

Our address is:

Orwell Astronomical Society (Ipswich)
c/o Orwell Park School
Nacton
Ipswich
IP10 0ER
 

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Access to observing using telescopes at the foot of the observatory is free.

Tickets may be purchased from the Welcome Desk for tours of the observatory. Adult £3.00; under-16s free. Tours last one hour.

NB: numbers of tickets are strictly limited (for safety reasons) and are available first-come, first-served.

Please Note

Access to the observatory is via two flights of stairs and a spiral staircase.

There are no toilet facilities.

Previous open evenings.