{"id":408,"date":"2022-06-01T08:36:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T08:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/?page_id=408"},"modified":"2026-05-20T05:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T05:48:20","slug":"visit-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/visit-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #3987c2;\"><strong>Opening Times<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">The <strong>Sandwich Bay Observatory Trust (SBBOT)<\/strong> is open from<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>10:00 AM to 4:00 PM<\/strong>, seven days a week.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffe14d;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3987c2; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>Where to Find Us<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d9985.416322286936!2d1.3742138!3d51.2678011!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x68d53a0de0e34c1e!2sSandwich+Bay+Bird+Observatory+Trust!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1562162615529!5m2!1sen!2suk\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffe14d;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/how-to-find-us\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Directions<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #3987c2;\"><strong>Toll Gate<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SBBOT members can drive to the Observatory car park for free as long as they arrive and leave by the same Estate entrance. In order to benefit from this concession, members need to display a \u201cB\u201d sticker on their windscreen. This can be obtained in March by showing their membership card at the main toll booth at the Sandwich entrance to the Estate (membership cards are issued when members renew their SBBOT membership in January each year or when they join).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SBBOT Members with recognised mobility issues can obtain one of a limited number of \u201cBS\u201d stickers, which allows them to drive as far as the scrape (and return through the same Estate entrance).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to benefit from this concession, they need to get their membership card signed on the reverse by a Trustee before presenting it at the main toll booth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Non-members visiting the Observatory are charged a discretionary fee of \u00a31 by the Estate for access to the Observatory car park and must return through the same Estate entrance. If the toll booth is unstaffed, they should put \u00a31 and a note with the registration of the car in the main toll booth or pay online before the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">NB. No vehicles should ever be parked on the Observatory access track. 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