Whitby Night Photography Workshop
Saturday 24th October 2026 from 18:45pm to 21:45pm
Whitby Abbey House Tea Rooms
Abbey Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO22 4JR
Join local landscape photographer Richard Burdon for an evening photography workshop capturing the lights of Whitby reflected in the harbour after dark. Starting near Whitby Abbey, the two-to-three-hour session will visit a variety of locations around the harbour and historic old town, with practical guidance on achieving the correct exposure, composing stronger images and making the most of Whitby’s atmospheric night-time scenery.
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.
Sat 24th Oct
Local light pollution
Whitby Abbey House Tea Rooms is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-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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