Camphill Village Trust - Botton Village
Botton, Danby, North Yorkshire, YO21 2NJ, Yorkshire and The Humber
Experience the fabulous starry skies above the North York Moors Dark Sky Reserve at Botton Village. The location is ideal for stargazing experiences with events organised by Cosmic Wonders and Go Stargazing.
Location events organiser
Cosmic Wonders organises events at this location
Please contact Cosmic Wonders directly with any enquiries relating to visiting this location
Email: [email protected]
Website: Cosmic Wonders
Facebook: Cosmic Wonders
Weather forecast
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30/09/25
14° 8% -
30/09/25
11° 0% -
01/10/25
11° 1% -
01/10/25
11° 5%
Weather forecast for Castleton (north Yorkshire) (2.4 miles away) updated 30/09/25 at 20:02.
Local light pollution
Camphill Village Trust - Botton Village 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.
Light pollution map of Camphill Village Trust - Botton Village
Best time to visit
The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. 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. See our dark sky calendar for more details.
Tue 30th Sep
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Find more dates
If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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