Walk the Planets and Star Party at Alice Holt Forest
Tuesday 18th February 2025 from 18:00pm to 20:30pm
Alice Holt Forest - Forestry England
Bucks Horn Oak, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4LS, South East England
Join us to “Walk the Planets” and have a Star Party at Alice Holt Forest.
The short, accessible planet walk trail will see the planets of the solar system laid out to scale and includes an audio trail.
There will also be stargazing (weather permitting), meet the owls with the Bird of Prey Hospital, VR headsets and games, and award-winning astrophotography. You can also enjoy the cafe and grab a hot drink and light snack.
An event for the whole family.
This event takes place as part of the South Downs Dark Skies Festival 2025.
Please note that this has already taken place on 18/02/2025
Event organiser
South Downs National Park is organising this event
Please contact South Downs National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: South Downs National Park
Twitter: @sdnpa
Facebook: South Downs National Park
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 18th Feb
Local light pollution
Alice Holt Forest - Forestry England is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.