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

  • 28/03/24

    92%
  • 28/03/24

    95%
  • 29/03/24

    89%
  • 29/03/24

    86%

Weather forecast for Hawes (0.2 miles away) updated 28/03/24 at 16:00.




Events nearby

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  • Keighley Astronomical Society monthly meeting

    Thursday 23rd May 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 20th June 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 27th June 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 18th July 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

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

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  • Eddington Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 1st August 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

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

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    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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    Keld, Thwaite, North Yorkshire, DL11 6LJ (6.9 miles away)

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    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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