Daresbury Laboratory

The Daresbury Laboratory hosts one of STFC's major facilities, the Synchrotron Radiation Source(SRS), and a number of other resources and services that have a strategic importance for the research community. The unique facilities at the Science and Technology Facilities Council's laboratories provide a major resource for science and society activities.

More than 5000 members of the public and school students currently visit the Council each year. All are enthused by what they see and do.

For details of future events see our website.

Photo Daresbury Laboratory at Dusk provided by STFC.

Road Directions

The STFC Daresbury Laboratory is 5 miles south west of Warrington and 5 miles east of Runcorn, immediately to the west of the A56 near the village of Daresbury.

Daresbury Laboratory is located 1 mile down the A56 from junction 11 of the M56 motorway, which connects to the national motorway network via the M6 (6 miles east).