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42: 33: 259: 182:. The centre houses a range of interactive exhibits, aimed at a core audience of children aged 5–12 years old and has over 185,000 annual visitors. The dome's planetarium seats 176 and is the UK's largest standalone planetarium. 336: 574: 225: 229: 212:
In 2002, INTECH relocated to the present-day site at Morn Hill at a cost of £10 million. The new 3,500 square metre, purpose-built centre was funded partly through the
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on Romsey Road, Winchester. By the late 1990s, the centre had grown in popularity and began to look for a larger premises to meet increasing demand.
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The centre has two floors of hands-on science exhibits and a planetarium with a programme of full-dome films and presenter-led shows.
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nology") was founded in 1986 as a response to a local shortage of scientists, engineers and technicians, in a disused canteen at
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until 2013) is a hands-on educational science and technology centre located at Morn Hill near
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INTECH re-opened as Winchester Science Centre in October 2013.
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Winchester Science Centre, registered charity no. 294582
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Intech (disambiguation)
Winchester Science Centre Logo

Chilcomb
England
Coordinates
51°03′35″N 1°15′56″W / 51.05983°N 1.26544°W / 51.05983; -1.26544
www.winchestersciencecentre.org
Chilcomb
Winchester
Hampshire
England
registered charity
King's School
Millennium Commission
NTL
IBM
DfES
DTI
SEEDA
Hampshire County Council
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

List of science centres in Europe
"What we do"
"Getting Here - how to find us"
"Winchester Science Centre & Planetarium Dark Sky Discovery Site"
"Winchester Science Centre, registered charity no. 294582"
Charity Commission for England and Wales
"Winchester Science Centre"

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