Teignmouth Science Café is a forum for promoting public engagement with Science. As of February 2025 – our 14th anniversary – we have been located at the Alice Cross Centre on the last Sunday of the month. You can see a complete list of previous presenters and the extraordinary range of topics covered here. Please book your place early!

The Alice Cross will be open from 6.15pm to serve hot meals. There is no need to book for this. Menu options are shown below. Our licenced bar will be open selling a range of Alcohol and Non-alcoholic beverages as well as hot drinks and cakes.

Booking is Essential for Teignmouth Science Cafe, the event is always popular, we operate a strict capacity of 60 guests. Unfortunately, if you arrive without a booking, we may need to turn you away on the night.

You can book for free using the form below. Please book before the weekend of the event if possible, Making sure you tell us how many people will be in your group.

To help us provide enough food and ensure we have the right number of volunteers on hand, advance booking is essential for our evening events.

Please note that these hugely enjoyable evenings are very special to us, and careful planning helps us keep them enjoyable, welcoming, and well-run for everyone who attends. We really appreciate your understanding and support.

If you find that you’re unable to attend, please let us know as soon as possible by emailing info@thealicecross.co.uk so we can offer your tickets to others on our waiting list. This helps us make sure no spaces go unused and gives everyone a fair chance to participate in this event.

The Alice Cross Centre is located at 1-3 Bitton Park Road, TQ14 9BT. We are next to the hairdressers (Big neon sign – you cant miss them!). There is a small parking forecourt which is reserved for volunteers. Parking is FREE after 6pm at Teign Street Car Park (Behind the Blue Anchor Pub). There is an underpass you can walk through to get to the library and we are just round the corner – about a 2 minute walk from the carpark!

Our next event is on 27th October – Book your tickets below…

The Infinite Grass Field

Dr Francesca Boyd
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – University of Exeter Business School

Teignmouth Science Café
8pm Sunday 25th October 2026

Today, future land use is under unprecedented pressure with infinite demands on finite space to provide food, renewable energy, recreation, livelihoods, and wild spaces. In the context of climate change, economic uncertainty and changing policy, this talk asks what, who and how are our landscapes changing?

The aim is to challenge how we think about land use, to pose questions rather than prescribe answers. Together we’ll explore how the value of our environment is more than a spreadsheet or single policy can contain.

Frankie is a researcher in nature and human connection. She is currently the principal investigator on a project focused on nature restoration and rewilding projects in farming landscapes. It aims to understand the relationship and trade-offs between food and nature, and the different roles of farming, other businesses, policymakers and organisations. In addition, she has researched business owners’ action to engage with biodiversity priorities.

Alice Cross Centre, 1–3 Bitton Park Road
Teignmouth TQ14 9BT (just below St James’s church)

A variety of food from snacks to chef-prepared full meals available from 6.15–7.30pm.

Hot, cold & alcoholic beverages available at the bar (cash preferred).

Please book your free tickets at: thealicecross.co.uk/teignmouth-science-cafe

And – importantly – let them know if you can’t come after all so that others can!

Book your FREE tickets using the form below: