Stargazing on the Weardale Railway
Wednesday 22nd October 2025 from 17:30pm to 20:30pm
Weardale Valley Railway - Stanhope Station
Stanhope, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 2YS, North East England
Enjoy Weardale’s dark skies on Wednesday 22 October, 5.30pm to 8.30pm. The experience starts at Stanhope Station with exciting space themed activities for all the family, this will be followed by a train ride, leaving at 6pm. At a unique location you will disembark and enjoy stargazing using telescopes and while listening to experts from the Bishop Auckland Astronomical Society.
This event takes place as part of the North Pennines Stargazing Festival 2025.
Event organiser
North Pennines National Landscape is organising this event
Please contact North Pennines National Landscape directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
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Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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.
Wed 22nd Oct
Local light pollution
Weardale Valley Railway - Stanhope Station is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural 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 Weardale Valley Railway - Stanhope Station
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