Ribblehead Viaduct Car Park

Ribblehead Viaduct Car Park

Far Gearstones, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 3AS

This lay-by car park with walking-distance access to the Ribblehead Viaduct offers a great place to park and prepare for a night time of astrophotography! Image: Pete Collins / Diamond Skies


Ribblehead Viaduct 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

    80%
  • 28/03/24

    89%
  • 29/03/24

    89%
  • 29/03/24

    83%

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




Events nearby

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  • Eden Valley and Penrith Astronomy Group meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 28th March 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Morland and Newby Village Hall, Penrith, CA10 3AS (28.6 miles away)

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  • Keighley Astronomical Society monthly meeting

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

    Steeton Methodist Church Hall, Keighley, BD20 6PD (27.2 miles away)

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  • Lancaster and Morecambe Astronomical Society Meeting

    Wednesday 3rd April 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Church of the Ascension - Torrisholme, Morecambe, LA4 6RH (21.6 miles away)

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  • Eddington Astronomical Society meeting

    Thursday 4th April 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Kendal Museum, Kendal, LA9 6BT (17.6 miles away)

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  • Alston Observatory Open Evening – April 2024

    Wednesday 10th April 2024 from 18:00pm to 22:00pm

    Alston Observatory, Preston, PR3 3BP (29.8 miles away)

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Stay and gaze nearby

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  • Station Inn – Ribblehead

    Ribblehead, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA6 3AS (0.2 miles away)

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  • Ashes Farm Bed & Breakfast, Holiday Cottage and Lodges

    Selside, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 0JB (1.0 miles away)

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  • Broadrake Bunkbarn & Workshops

    Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleton, Lancashire, LA6 3AX, Yorkshire and The Humber (1.6 miles away)

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  • Shepherds Cottage – Winshaw

    Chapel-le-Dale, Ingleton, Lancashire, LA6 3AT (2.2 miles away)

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  • Deeside House

    Cowgill, Dentdale, Cumbria, LA10 5RN (3.6 miles away)

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  • Scalegill Foot

    Dent, Sedburgh, Cumbria, LA10 5RN (3.6 miles away)

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