Walking & Night Navigation Using The Stars - Goathland (Heartbeat Country)
Friday 23rd October 2026 from 16:30pm to 20:30pm
Scripps Garage
Goathland, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO22 5LY, Yorkshire and The Humber
Join Walk Yorkshire for an atmospheric 4 to 5-mile evening walk around Goathland and Mallyan Spout, a spectacular waterfall plunging more than 60 feet into the wooded valley below. Setting out at 4:30pm as daylight begins to fade, the walk offers the chance to experience the North York Moors after dark and, as night falls, learn how the stars can be used for navigation beneath the area’s dark skies.
This event takes place as part of the North York Moors Dark Skies Fringe Festival 2026.
Event organiser
North York Moors National Park is organising this event
Please contact North York Moors National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: North York Moors National Park
Facebook: North York Moors 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.
Fri 23rd Oct
Local light pollution
Scripps Garage is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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