Venue & Accommodation

Venue

Our host for BAP2026 will be the team from Sherwood Observatory in Nottinghamshire.

Sherwood Observatory is the newest UK Science centre, a journey that many of the BAP community have followed and celebrated. There you can learn about the wonders of the cosmos, experience the scale of the universe in our immersive wrap-around planetarium shows,  browse our NEW exhibition and experience hands-on use of high quality telescopes at one of our open events.

Web: Sherwood Observatory

Address: Sherwood Observatory, Coxmoor Road, Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 5LF

Nearest airport is East Midlands Airport (EMA). 

For advice on transport : Sherwood Observatory: How to find us
For accessibility information: Accessibility at Sherwood Observatory

Dinner Venues

Friday 18th September: Conference dinner - Mour Hotel

All lunches, breakfast baps on Friday 19th September, tea and coffee is included in the conference registration price

Accommodation

We want to ensure BAP remains good value and there are many hotels nearby for all budgets.  The nearest hotel (and location of the Friday night conference dinner is the Mour Hotel details can be found here: https://www.mourhotel.co.uk/

If you would prefer to stay else where you can check out the following local hotels:

The Bowman, Hucknall

Mansfield Travelodge

Holly Lodge, Blidworth

Reminder – The conference will run between the following dates Fri 18 Sept - Sat 19 Sept

For details about Airbnb locations then click here