Dark Skies in the Vale

Dark Skies in the Vale

Saturday 24th February 2024 from 18:00pm to 20:30pm

The Catton Kitchen
Catton Hall, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4SG

Experience the night sky like never before! As part of the 2024 Dark Skies Festival, the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected Programme brings the night sky to you and presents an evening of star-gazing and dark-sky activities in the Vale of Mowbray.

Local astronomers will guide you through the stars, whilst Yorkshire Dales National Park staff will be running night-time activities (especially if it’s cloudy!)

Excellent locally-sourced hot food will be available from The Catton Kitchen at night. Options are available for selection in the booking process or via email before the event date.

The Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected Programme is a five-year National Lottery Heritage Fund programme led by the North Pennines National Landscape in partnership with the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

This event is part of the Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Festival 2024 which occurs from the 9th of February to the 25th of February.

Please note that this has already taken place on 24/02/2024


Event organiser

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Yorkshire Dales National Park is organising this event

Please contact Yorkshire Dales National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.


Event booking

For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.

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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

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  • Little Seed Field Glamping

    Castiles Farm, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 3PU (11.2 miles away)

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  • Firs Farm Bed & Breakfast

    Healey, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 4LH (12.0 miles away)

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  • Carr House Farm Bed and Breakfast – Ampleforth

    Ampleforth, York, North Yorkshire, YO62 4ED (12.0 miles away)

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  • The Bivouac – Nidderdale

    High Knowle Farm, Upper Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, HG4 4JZ (12.1 miles away)

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