Carlisle Cathedral Angels' View Tours
Thursday 30th October 2025 from 10:30am to 12:00pm
Carlisle Cathedral
The Abbey, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8TZ, North West England
Please join us for a special tour of Carlisle Cathedral as part of Cumbria Dark Skies Festival. Climb up to our clerestory to experience the Cathedral in a unique way. Get up close to our medieval stained glass in the East Window and see the starry ceiling and the Cathedral from a new perspective. Please note this at-height tour includes steps and confined spaces.
This event takes place as part of the Cumbria Dark Skies Festival 2025.
Event organiser
Friends of the Lake District is organising this event
Please contact Friends of the Lake District directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Friends of the Lake District
Twitter: @FriendsofLakes
Facebook: Friends of the Lake District
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.
Thu 30th Oct
Local light pollution
Carlisle Cathedral is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
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