Bayfordbury Astrocamp - Summer 2026
Monday 27th July 2026 from 10:00am to 15:00pm
Bayfordbury Observatory
Lower Hatfield Road, Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire, SG13 8LD
AstroCamp returns for Summer 2026, offering fun and educational day camps for children aged 8–12 throughout the school holidays. Running every Monday from 10am to 3pm, each session combines astronomy, maths, science, and art through hands-on activities and interactive learning with university experts. Parents can stay or drop off their children, with places limited to 20 participants per session.
Event organiser
Bayfordbury Observatory is organising this event
Please contact Bayfordbury Observatory directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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
Bayfordbury Observatory is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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