Aira Force High Force Car Park

Aira Force High Force Car Park

Park Brow, Dockray, Cumbria, CA11 0JY, North West England

This National Trust car park offers access to the Aira Force waterfall and is an excellent location to stop and look at the starry skies above the Lake District. No overnight camping is allowed.


Aira Force High Force Car Park is a Go Stargazing Site. The location has been identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good location for stargazing based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and offers a safe place to park.

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Weather forecast for Ullswater (2.6 miles away) updated 11/12/24 at 16:01.




Events nearby

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  • Border Astronomical Society informal meeting and observing

    Thursday 12th December 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Trinity School Observatory, Carlisle, CA1 1JB (21.8 miles away)

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  • Eden Valley and Penrith Astronomy Group meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 19th December 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Morland and Newby Village Hall, Penrith, CA10 3AS (12.5 miles away)

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  • Cockermouth Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Tuesday 31st December 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Friends Meeting House - Cockermouth, Cockermouth, (17.9 miles away)

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  • Eddington Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 2nd January 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Kendal Museum, Kendal, LA9 6BT (18.9 miles away)

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  • Border Astronomical Society informal meeting and observing

    Thursday 9th January 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Trinity School Observatory, Carlisle, CA1 1JB (21.8 miles away)

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Stay and gaze nearby

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  • Greenah Bed & Breakfast

    Matterdale, Thackthwaite, Cumbria, CA11 0SA (2.3 miles away)

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  • The Quiet Site

    Ullswater, Bennett Head, Cumbria, CA11 0LS (2.7 miles away)

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  • Another Place – The Lake

    Watermillock, Ullswater , Cumbria, CA11 0LP, North West (3.6 miles away)

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  • Near Howe

    Mugrisdale, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0SH (5.0 miles away)

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  • Brookfield Guest House – Keswick

    Penrith Road, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4LJ (7.4 miles away)

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  • Lily Hall – Ennerdale Bridge

    Ennerdale Bridge, Cleator, Cumbria, CA23 3AR, North West England (20.3 miles away)

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