Dalby Forest Adderstone Field
Dalby, Thornton-le-Dale, Yorkshire, YO18 7LT
Description
Tucked away in the heart of The Great Dalby Forest is Adderstone Field and home to this annual stargazing festival. The event takes place around a new moon period and that combined with being distant from local light pollution means the dark skies above Dalby reveal fabulous views of the Milky Way arching from one tree-lined horizon to the other.
UPDATED 07/07/20 UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
The event is open to the public and everyone who goes along are guaranteed an extremely friendly welcome. With this being an official "star camp" attendees are asked to abide by "white light" rules (red light only at night) and be mindful of astronomers who stay up most of the night and enjoy a lie in during the morning!
A hog roast and welcome drinks are offered on the Friday and each evening talks are given in the main marquee whilst the skies darken. The forest is a also great place to explore by day and as such this makes for a fantastic weekend away...
- Event is a hosted at a dark sky location such as a remote campsite over several nights usually around a new moon when the skies are dark.
Corona virus
Please be aware that due to the Coronavirus it is likely that this event has been cancelled or postponed. If you are considering attending this event please double check with the event organiser directly to confirm. If this event is indeed affected the organisers will no doubt need your support in the future -- please do consider attending an event of theirs when possible! Thank you!
Organiser
This event is being organised by Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society who should be contacted if you have any queries. We highly recommend you confirm this event is indeed going ahead before travelling. If you do attend it would be fantastic if you could let the organiser know you found them via Go Stargazing!
Bookings
Please contact Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Go to the organiser's web page for this event
Location light pollution
This location is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site setting based on satellite data from CPRE.
Location darkness on Thursday 20th August 2020
The below graphic shows if and when it will be dark at Dalby Forest Adderstone Field on the evening of this event. Yellow areas show when the skies are not dark due to daylight (bold yellow) and moonlight (faded yellow). Click on the image for an explanation on how darkness is determined.
