Stargazing in East of England

You’ll find miles of wide flat spaces in these counties: ideal for
stargazing and uninterrupted views of the horizon.

East of England includes the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

The best places to stargaze in Bedfordshire are to the north and west of Bedford – across the Great Ouse Valley.

You don’t have to travel far in Cambridgeshire to witness expansive dark skies. Wicken Fen is the National Trust’s oldest nature reserve. Also well worth a visit is the Cambridge Institute of Astronomy who hold regular public open evenings of their observatory.

Essex has plenty of places, with miles of dark coastline. Clacton-on-Sea is popular with the local astronomy club, and Abberton Reservoir is a favourite location for Essex Astronomical Society — it makes an ideal spot for Milky Way photography too!.

Kelling Heath Holiday Park hosts regular star parties where hundreds of astronomers meet under the dark skies of North Norfolk.



Stargazing events in East of England

  • Cranfield Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Tuesday 19th March 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Loxham Observatory, Cranfield, MK43 0TH

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  • Institute of Astronomy Public Open Night

    Wednesday 20th March 2024 from 18:45pm to 21:30pm

    Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CB3 0HA

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  • Piazzi Smyth Observatory observing session

    Wednesday 20th March 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Piazzi Smyth Observatory, Bedford, MK40 2LD

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  • North Essex Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 20th March 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Henry Dixon Hall, Witham, CM8 3HR

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  • Dark Skies Guided Walk at NWT Cley Marshes

    Thursday 21st March 2024 from 18:00pm to 19:30pm

    Cley Marshes - Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Holt, NR25 7SA

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  • North Norfolk Astronomy Society public stargazing session

    Thursday 21st March 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Binham Village Hall, Fakenam, NR21

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  • Loughton Astronomical Society meeting & observing

    Thursday 21st March 2024 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Theydon Bois Scout Hall, Epping, CM16 7EJ

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  • Stargazing at Little Easton Manor

    Saturday 23rd March 2024 from 18:30pm to 21:30pm

    Little Easton Manor, Great Dunmow, CM6 2JN

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  • DASH Society Meeting and Talk

    Sunday 24th March 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Darsham Village Hall, Darsham, IP17 3QJ

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  • King’s Lynn and District Astronomy Society informal meeting

    Monday 25th March 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Tottenhill Village Hall, Tottenhill, PE33 0RS

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Stargazing locations in East of England

  • Athenaeum Observatory

    Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1LU

    Observatory

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  • Barrow Common – Brancaster

    Common Lane, Brancaster, Norfolk, PE31 8DB

    Dark Sky Discovery Site

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  • Bawsey Country Park

    Bawsey, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 1EP

    Go Stargazing Site

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  • Bayfordbury Observatory

    Lower Hatfield Road, Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire, SG13 8LD

    Observatory

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  • Bedford Purlieus Woods Car Park

    Old Leicester Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6NN

    Go Stargazing Site

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  • Breckland Astronomical Observatory

    Great Ellingham, Near Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17

    Dark Sky Discovery Site, Observatory

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  • Cambridge Observatory – Institute of Astronomy

    University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0HA

    Astronomical Society, Observatory

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  • EAARO Space Operations Centre

    Space Operations Centre - Building 1013, Alconbury Airfield, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4XA

    Observatory, Private Venue

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  • Herringfleet Windmill Car Park

    Slugs Lane, Somerleyton, Suffolk, NR32 5QT

    Recommended Stargazing Site

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  • High Top Observatory

    Flaunden, Hemel Hempstead, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1FF

    Observatory

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Stargazing accommodation in East of England

  • Albion Nights

    Norwich Road, Woodton, Norfolk, NR35 2LP

    Stay & Gaze

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  • Blyth Rise Stays

    Station Road, Laxfield, Suffolk, IP13 8HF

    Stay & Gaze

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  • Brancaster Stays

    Common Lane, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk, PE31 8BL

    Stay & Gaze

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  • Bumblebarn Bell Tents

    Sheringwood, Beeston Regis, Norfolk, NR26 8TS

    Stay & Gaze

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  • Haw Wood Farm Caravan Park

    Hinton, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3QT

    Stay & Gaze

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