Family Dark Sky Canoeing on Coniston Water
Wednesday 29th October 2025 from 16:00pm to 19:00pm
Brown Howe Car Park - Coniston
Brown Howe, Coniston, Cumbria, LA12 8DW
Experience a night-time adventure with the whole family on Coniston Water in rafted canoes. Enjoy the beauty and vastness of the night sky in the heart of the Lake District.
You will start the guided canoe tour in the daylight, giving you time to get to grips with paddling the canoe. We will embark on a journey to explore the island, inspired by Swallows and Amazons. Then, we will find a secluded bay where we can light a small fire to boil water for hot chocolate, tea, or coffee, and watch as the sun sets over the magnificent mountain scenery.
Enjoy your hot drink whilst we take you on a guided star-gazing session. We’ll show you how to identify some constellations and share our knowledge of the myths and legends that surround the stars. If the skies are cloudy, no sweat, we will stargaze using apps.
Canoes are rafted together to ensure they are extremely safe and stable, making it easy and fun for everyone to paddle. No experience is necessary.
This event takes place as part of the Cumbria Dark Skies Festival 2025.
Minimum Age: 8 years +
Please note that this has already taken place on 29/10/2025
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
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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 29th Oct
Local light pollution
Brown Howe Car Park - Coniston is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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