Dark Skies Festival Family Drop-in

Dark Skies Festival Family Drop-in

Saturday 17th February 2024 from 14:00pm to 16:00pm

Bentham Golf Club
Robin Lane, Bentham, Lancashire, LA2 7AG

Head to the Clubhouse at Bentham Golf Course to enjoy a drop-in dark skies session for families, where a variety of free colouring sheets and activities will be available to help children appreciate the dark skies around us.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. The Café Bar will be open to buy hot and cold drinks and snacks. (The Clubhouse is wheelchair accessible.) 



No need to book, but for further information please contact Bentham Golf Course on 015242 62455.

This event is part of the Forest of Bowland Dark Skies Festival 2024.

Please note that this has already taken place on 17/02/2024


Event organiser

Forest of Bowland National Landscape

Forest of Bowland National Landscape is organising this event

Please contact Forest of Bowland National Landscape directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.


Event booking

Please email [email protected] or phone 07973 923142 for bookings.

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Event darkness

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

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.



Stay and gaze nearby

Stay at one of these stargazing-friendly accommodation providers.

  • Shepherds Cottage – Winshaw

    Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleton, Lancashire, LA6 3AT (6.2 miles away)

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  • Broadrake Bunkbarn & Workshops

    Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleton, Lancashire, LA6 3AX, Yorkshire and The Humber (7.3 miles away)

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  • Station Inn – Ribblehead

    Ribblehead, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 3AS (8.2 miles away)

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  • Ashes Farm Bed & Breakfast, Holiday Cottage and Lodges

    Selside, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 0JB (8.5 miles away)

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  • Deeside House

    Cowgill, Dentdale, Cumbria, LA10 5RN (11.5 miles away)

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  • Scalegill Foot

    Dent, Sedburgh, Cumbria, LA10 5RN (11.5 miles away)

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