Bardsey/Ynys Enlli Day and Night Photography Experience
Saturday 23rd August 2025 from 12:00pm to Saturday 30th August 2025 12:00pm
Bardsey Island - Hendy
Pwllheli , Bardsey Island, Gwynedd, LL53 8DE, Wales
Join experienced photographers as castaways on a remote Welsh island for an incredible photography masterclass adventure!
Bardsey Island is a wild Welsh island located 2 miles off the Llŷn Peninsula. With a rich wildlife, dramatic coastline and fascinating history.
In 2023 Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island) received International Dark Sky Sanctuary certification by the International Dark Skies Association (IDA). This makes Enlli the first site in Europe to achieve this status.
Bardsey is renowned for its wildlife and is a perfect place to see choughs, grey seals, puffins and manx shearwaters. There have been 310 species of birds recorded on the island.
The Bardsey Island workshop is self-catering. Welcome meal provided- all other supplies will need to be bought with you.
You’ll be accompanied by:
GARETH MON JONES- Landscape and Astro photographer
KAT LAWMAN -Astro photographer
GARY JONES – Wildlife photographer
Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
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Local light pollution
Bardsey Island - Hendy is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Bardsey Island - Hendy. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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