Winchester Science Centre

Winchester Science Centre[1] (known as INTECH Science Centre until 2013) is a hands-on educational science and technology centre located at Morn Hill near Chilcomb, three miles from the city of Winchester in Hampshire, England.[2] 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.[3]

"INTECH" redirects here. For other uses, see Intech (disambiguation).

Winchester Science Centre
Winchester Science Centre Logo
Former namesINTECH (1986–2002)
INTECH Science Centre (2002-2013)
LocationMorn Hill, Chilcomb, England
Coordinates51.05983°N 1.26544°W / 51.05983; -1.26544
OperatorWonderseekers
Opened28 October 2002 (2002-10-28)
Website
www.winchestersciencecentre.org

The centre is operated by Wonderseekers, a registered charity in England and Wales.[4]

History

INTECH (a portmanteau of "Interactive Technology") was founded in 1986 as a response to a local shortage of scientists, engineers and technicians, in a disused canteen at King's School 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.[5][6]

In 2002, INTECH relocated to the present-day site at Morn Hill at a cost of £10 million.[7] The new 3,500 square metre, purpose-built centre was funded partly through the Millennium Commission, NTL, IBM, the DfES and DTI, SEEDA and Hampshire County Council.[8] The centre was opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on the 28th October 2002.[9]

INTECH re-opened as Winchester Science Centre in October 2013.[10]

Exhibits

The centre has two floors of hands-on science exhibits and a planetarium with a programme of full-dome films and presenter-led shows.[11]

Hands-on exhibits on the centre's first floor.

See also

References
  1. "What we do". Wonderseekers. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. "Getting Here - how to find us". Winchester Science Centre. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. "Winchester Science Centre & Planetarium Dark Sky Discovery Site". South Downs National Par Authority. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. "Winchester Science Centre, registered charity no. 294582". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  5. "Winchester Science Centre". Ecsite. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. "Roads and Development Sub-Committee, Planning Application W1706/07". Hampshire County Council. Archived from the original on 17 May 2003.
  7. "County Grant To INTECH". Hampshire County Council. Archived from the original on 18 February 2005.
  8. "About Us". INTECH. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
  9. "The Scotsman". The British Newspaper Archive. UK. 29 October 2002. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  10. "Winchester children learn about kaleidoscopes at new science centre". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  11. "What's on | Winchester Science Centre". www.winchestersciencecentre.org. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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