Dales Countryside Museum

Dales Countryside Museum

Station Yard, Hawes, North Yorkshire, DL8 3NT

Museum car park at Hawes accessible free of charge between 7pm and 6am (even if signage states otherwise), drive down to the bottom end of the car park away from the building for the best sky views.


Dales Countryside Museum is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Weather forecast

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  • 28/03/24

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  • 29/03/24

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  • 29/03/24

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Weather forecast for Hawes (0.2 miles away) updated 28/03/24 at 12:00.




Events nearby

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  • Keighley Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Thursday 24th October 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Steeton Methodist Church Hall, Keighley, BD20 6PD (29.8 miles away)

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  • Stargazing & Walking Weekend in the Yorkshire Dales

    Friday 1st November 2024 from 16:00pm to Sunday 3rd November 2024 12:00pm

    Broadrake Bunkbarn & Workshops, Ingleton, LA6 3AX (10.7 miles away)

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  • Eden Valley and Penrith Astronomy Group meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 21st November 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Morland and Newby Village Hall, Penrith, CA10 3AS (26.5 miles away)

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  • Keighley Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Thursday 28th November 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Steeton Methodist Church Hall, Keighley, BD20 6PD (29.8 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 (26.5 miles away)

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Stay and gaze nearby

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  • Cherish Glamping

    West Shaw Cote Farm, Low Abbotside, North Yorkshire, DL8 3JH (2.2 miles away)

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  • Ingleby Lodge Holidays

    Askrigg, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 3JQ (2.8 miles away)

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  • Greenlands Bed and Breakfast – Keld

    Angram Lane, Keld, North Yorkshire, DL11 6DY (6.3 miles away)

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  • Butt House Guest House – Keld

    Keld, Thwaite, North Yorkshire, DL11 6LJ (7.0 miles away)

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  • Deeside House

    Cowgill, Dentdale, Cumbria, LA10 5RN (7.0 miles away)

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  • Scalegill Foot

    Dent, Sedburgh, Cumbria, LA10 5RN (7.0 miles away)

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