Stargazing at the Gun Brewery Tap Room (free!)
Saturday 14th February 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Gun Brewery Taproom
Hawthbush Farm, Gun Hill, East Sussex, TN21 0JX , South East England
A joint Valentine’s evening event at Gun Brewery Taproom and Lewes Astronomical Society featuring stargazing with telescopes and binoculars. Attendees will observe winter highlights like Orion, Jupiter, Uranus, and the Andromeda galaxy, and enjoy a short talk on Greek constellation myths, including a romantic legend for Valentine’s night. No booking required, just turn up on the night.
This event takes place as part of the South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2026.
Please note that this has already taken place on 14/02/2026
Event booking
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 14th Feb
Local light pollution
Gun Brewery Taproom 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.