Stars and songs: family-friendly stargazing
Tuesday 28th October 2025 from 17:00pm to 21:00pm
Bowlees Education Farm
Bowlees, Newbiggin, County Durham, DL12 0XE, North East England
Celebrate the North Pennines Stargazing Festival with guided stargazing and astronomy, arts and crafts, and an enchanting, evening sing-along. Suitable for all ages with facts, food and fun for everyone.
Experience the magic of the dark, Teesdale night at Bowlees Farm and learn about the night sky with a local astronomer from Go Stargazing, guiding you around the starry skies.
Get a closer look, with the opportunity to use high-tech telescopes and see the night in a new light. Note that live stargazing is obviously dependent on suitable sky and weather conditions.
Gather around the warmth of the fire pit with local singer, Tabby Michelin, as she leads a celestial sing-along. Toast marshmallows and fill up on homemade soup and bread, all included in the ticket price.
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.
Tue 28th Oct
Local light pollution
Bowlees Education Farm is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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.
Forthcoming events
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