Bayfordbury
Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire is the location of a University of Hertfordshire campus, housing their biology/geography field station and observatory. The site is also home to the Regional Science Learning Centre, which runs training courses for teachers and technicians in science learning for early years, primary and secondary. Also located here is a large Grade II* listed country house and parkland.
Bayfordbury Observatory
The site is the location of the University of Hertfordshire's astronomical and atmospheric physics remote sensing observatory, and one of the largest teaching astronomical observatories in the UK.
Science Learning Centre
In 2005 the Regional Science Learning Centre was set up at Bayfordbury to run courses that provide continuing professional development for anyone involved in the teaching of science.
The Science Learning Centre has close ties with the nearby observatory and hosts activities during their astronomy open evenings such as planetarium shows and talks. The building also hosts some of the observatory's scientific instruments on its roof.
