Cumbria Dark Skies Festival Stargazing Night Swim
Saturday 8th November 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Another Place - The Lake
Watermillock, Ullswater , Cumbria, CA11 0LP, North West
Swim in Ullswater lake at night under The Milky Way, the glow of your light-up tow float keeping you company under the stars. Open water swimming specialist, Colin Hill, will be your guide in the water with you. Afterwards, head back to Another Place, The Lake for a bite and something to drink.
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.
Sat 8th Nov
Local light pollution
Another Place - The Lake is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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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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