Hawes National Park Centre

Hawes National Park Centre

Burtersett Road, Hawes, North Yorkshire, DL8 3NT, Yorkshire and The Humber

The car park at the Dales Countryside Museum, just outside Hawes, benefits from particularly low levels of light pollution and is free to park from 7pm to 6am. The photo of the Milky Way over Buttertubs pass is used with kind permission from Paul Clark.


Hawes National Park Centre 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

  • 18/07/25

    19° 4%

Weather forecast for Hawes (0.2 miles away) updated 18/07/25 at 04:00.




Events nearby

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  • Eddington Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 7th August 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Kendal Museum, Kendal, LA9 6BT (22.2 miles away)

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  • Stargazing break at Ashes Farm for the Perseids Meteor Shower

    Monday 11th August 2025 from 16:00pm to Wednesday 13th August 2025 12:00pm

    Ashes Farm Bed & Breakfast, Holiday Cottage and Lodges, Settle, BD24 0JB (9.5 miles away)

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  • Reeth Informal Astronomy Group meeting & observing

    Thursday 14th August 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Fremington Village Hall, Reeth, DL11 6AR (11.8 miles away)

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  • Sun Chaser Family Astronomy

    Saturday 16th August 2025 from 15:30pm to 17:00pm

    Bampton Memorial Hall, Bampton, CA10 2RS (28.3 miles away)

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  • Stargazing Supper at High Force Waterfall

    Saturday 30th August 2025 from 20:30pm to 22:30pm

    The High Force Hotel, Middleton-in-Teesdale, DL12 0XH (24.0 miles away)

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Stay and gaze nearby

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    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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  • Butt House Guest House – Keld

    Keld, Thwaite, North Yorkshire, DL11 6LJ (6.9 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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  • Yore Mill Starfall Apartment – Aysgarth

    Church Bank, Aysgarth, North Yorkshire, DL8 3SR (8.4 miles away)

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