Byland Abbey Car Park

Byland Abbey Car Park

Byland, Coxwold, North Yorkshire, YO61 4BD, Yorkshire and The Humber

The ruins of this remote medieval monastery are incredible to view by daytime and offer some excellent stargazing and astrophotography opportunities by night.


Byland Abbey 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.

Weather forecast

  • 28/03/24

    95%
  • 28/03/24

    95%
  • 29/03/24

    55%
  • 29/03/24

    7%

Weather forecast for Shandy Hall (1.3 miles away) updated 28/03/24 at 20:00.




Events nearby

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  • Scarborough & Ryedale Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Friday 17th May 2024 from 19:45pm to 21:30pm

    East Ayton Village Hall, East Ayton, YO13 9HY (27.5 miles away)

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  • Family star show at Wynyard Planetarium and Observatory

    Friday 31st May 2024 from 18:45pm to 20:30pm

    Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3JG (29.6 miles away)

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  • The York Astronomical Society meeting & observing

    Friday 7th June 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Beetle Bank Farm, Murton, YO19 5XD (16.8 miles away)

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  • Cleveland and Darlington Astronomical Society meeting

    Friday 14th June 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3JG (29.6 miles away)

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  • Scotland’s Night Sky Astrophotography Workshop

    Thursday 20th June 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Pocklington Arts Centre, Pocklington, YO42 2AR (24.4 miles away)

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    Carlton, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, YO62 5HH (6.7 miles away)

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    Beadlam Rigg, Pockley, North Yorkshire, YO62 7TG (8.3 miles away)

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  • Camp Katur Glamping

    The Camp Hill Estate, Kirklington, North Yorkshire, DL8 2LS (14.7 miles away)

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