Dark Sky Canoeing on Coniston Water
Wednesday 1st November 2023 from 15:40pm to 18:40pm
Brown Howe Car Park - Coniston
Brown Howe, Coniston, Cumbria, LA12 8DW
Experience something truly unique. Join us on a tranquil night-time canoe paddle on Coniston Water and enjoy the beauty and vastness of the night sky in the heart of the Lake District. Expect to meet like-minded people on this magical experience.
The guided canoe tour will start in the daylight, giving you time to get to grips with paddling the canoe.
We will find a secluded bay, enjoy a hot brew and watch as the sun sets over the magnificent mountain scenery.
Once the sun has set, we will continue our canoe journey, stopping to look up and marvel at the stars, identify some constellations and see the beauty of the Milky Way.
This event occurs as part of the Cumbria Dark Skies Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 01/11/2023
Event organiser
Path to Adventure is organising this event
Please contact Path to Adventure directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Path to Adventure
Twitter: @HRWolfenden
Facebook: Path to Adventure
Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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.
Wed 1st Nov
Local light pollution
Brown Howe Car Park - Coniston is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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