Stargazing at Flag Fen Archaeology Park
Saturday 30th May 2026 from 20:00pm to Sunday 31st May 2026 00:00am
Flag Fen Archaeology Park
The Droveway, Northey Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7QJ, East of England
Flag Fen Archaeology Park hosts monthly stargazing sessions where visitors can explore changing constellations and distant celestial objects through professional telescopes. Suitable for all experience levels, the events include guided night sky tours, informal astronomy talks, live telescope viewing, and hands-on opportunities to use the equipment — all set against the unique fenland landscape.
Event booking
Weather forecast
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30/05/26
24° 4% -
30/05/26
24° 5% -
31/05/26
19° 6% -
31/05/26
17° 2%
Weather forecast for Peterborough (2.1 miles away) updated 29/05/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Sat 30th May
Sun 31st May
Local light pollution
Flag Fen Archaeology Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Flag Fen Archaeology Park. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.
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