Stargazing break at Ashes Farm for the Orionids Meteor Shower
Tuesday 21st October 2025 from 16:00pm to Thursday 23rd October 2025 12:00pm
Ashes Farm Bed & Breakfast, Holiday Cottage and Lodges
Selside, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 0JB
Book a lodge at Ashes Farm and enjoy a stargazing break away from light pollution under the starry skies of the Yorkshire Dales Dark Sky Reserve, with special discounts for stargazers! This self-lead stargazing experience is timed at New Moon when the skies are at their darkest. The dates also coincide with the peak of the Orionids meteor shower, one of the best meteor showers of the year!
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.
Tue 21st Oct
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Thu 23rd Oct
Local light pollution
Ashes Farm Bed & Breakfast, Holiday Cottage and Lodges is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Ashes Farm Bed & Breakfast, Holiday Cottage and Lodges
Forthcoming events
Below is a list of events at Ashes Farm Bed & Breakfast, Holiday Cottage and Lodges. View these events on our calendar, add them to your calendar or Google Calendar.