The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory| is near Didcot in Oxfordshire. Nearby towns are Oxford, Reading, Newbury, Abingdon and Wantage.
The Daresbury Laboratory| is near Runcorn in Cheshire. Nearby towns are Warrington, Liverpool, Manchester and Chester.
The Chilbolton Observatory| is in the village of Chilbolton, near Stockbridge in Hampshire. Nearby towns are Winchester and Andover.
The UK Astronomy Technology Centre| is based at the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. Situated on Blackford Hill, to the south of the city.
STFC's Headquarters is Polaris House|, a large modern building set in its own grounds in Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.