Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station
Goonhilly in Cornwall was one of the first Connected Earth partners. An inaugural part of BT's vision for a distributed national telecommunications heritage collection, the Visitors Centre at Goonhilly has been substantially extended to include a new Connected Earth gallery.
In line with the unique role of Goonhilly in Britain's telecommunications heritage, the Connected Earth gallery focuses on the history of international connections, satellite and radio communications.
The Centre also has an interactive exhibition area, runs guided tours around the site, film shows, children's play areas, shops, a licensed cafe and what we believe is the fastest internet cafe in the world.
Goonhilly is the first visitor attraction in England to offer to members of the public a Segway experience. You can be one of the first people to ride the Segway personal transporters as seen on TV.
You can see some information relating to the exhibits at Goonhilly below, and the team looks forward to seeing you in the near future.
Visitor information
Welcome to Connected Earth at the Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station. There are many exciting things to see and do at Goonhilly...
Virtual tour
Explore Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station at your leisure by taking our interactive virtual tour.
3D objects
Experience our interactive 3D objects and view some of the Connected Earth objects and artefacts available at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station.
Tracking Telstar
Antenna No. 1, known as Arthur, the satellite dish in front of the Visitors Centre, was built in 1962 to track Telstar, a low orbit satellite. ...
The first transatlantic television broadcast
The very first live transatlantic television broadcast was in 1962. The experimental Telstar satellite relayed the signals from the USA to the UK via ...
