The Olympic torch relay will be visiting Jodrell Bank in Cheshire East on May 31, 2012.
Local schoolchildren will be on hand to see the torch pass through the Cheshire countryside and arrive at the Observatory.
Jodrell Bank is one of just a few landmarks and special activities to be announced by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
Sir Bernard Lovell, founder of Jodrell Bank, said: "I am delighted to hear that the Olympic Torch will be visiting Jodrell Bank as part of the relay route.
"It’s a great honour for us and we feel very privileged to have been selected to take part in such a great national and international event."
Dr Teresa Anderson, Director of the Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre, said: "This will be a fantastic opportunity for people in the area to be a part of the Olympic Torch Relay and see the flame in such an iconic setting. We feel proud and honoured to have been selcted as one of the venues and look forward immensely to seeing the Olympic flame arrive here next year."
