Stargazing in East of England

You’ll find miles of wide flat spaces in these counties: ideal for
stargazing and uninterrupted views of the horizon.

East of England includes the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

The best places to stargaze in Bedfordshire are to the north and west of Bedford – across the Great Ouse Valley.

You don’t have to travel far in Cambridgeshire to witness expansive dark skies. Wicken Fen is the National Trust’s oldest nature reserve. Also well worth a visit is the Cambridge Institute of Astronomy who hold regular public open evenings of their observatory.

Essex has plenty of places, with miles of dark coastline. Clacton-on-Sea is popular with the local astronomy club, and Abberton Reservoir is a favourite location for Essex Astronomical Society — it makes an ideal spot for Milky Way photography too!.

Kelling Heath Holiday Park hosts regular star parties where hundreds of astronomers meet under the dark skies of North Norfolk.



Stargazing events in East of England

  • Peterborough Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Thursday 5th June 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Sacrewell Heritage Farm, Peterborough, PE8 6HJ

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  • Clacton and District Astronomical Association meeting

    Thursday 5th June 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:45pm

    Christ Church Clacton - United Reform Church, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6PH

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  • Loughton Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Thursday 5th June 2025 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Theydon Bois Scout Hall, Epping, CM16 7EJ

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  • Stargazing at Gemma’s Farm

    Friday 6th June 2025 from 18:30pm to 23:00pm

    Gemma's Farm, Braintree, CM8 1RG

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  • Stargazing at Gemma’s Farm

    Saturday 7th June 2025 from 18:30pm to 23:00pm

    Gemma's Farm, Braintree, CM8 1RG

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  • King’s Lynn and District Astronomy Society meeting

    Monday 9th June 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Tottenhill Village Hall, Tottenhill, PE33 0RS

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  • Orwell Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Monday 9th June 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Newbourne Village Hall, Newbourne, IP12 4NP

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  • Community open evening at Bayfordbury Observatory

    Tuesday 10th June 2025 from 18:00pm to 20:00pm

    Bayfordbury Observatory, Bayfordbury, SG13 8LD

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  • North Essex Astronomical Society – Young Astronomers Club

    Tuesday 10th June 2025 from 18:30pm to 19:30pm

    Southview School - Witham, Witham, CM8 2TA

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  • East Essex Astronomy Club meeting

    Tuesday 10th June 2025 from 19:15pm to 21:00pm

    Burnham-on-Crouch Village Hall, Burnham-on-Crouch, CM0 8EF

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Stargazing locations in East of England

  • Abberton Reservoir Observatory and Visitor Centre

    Abberton Reservoir, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0EU

    Observatory, Public Venue

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  • Anglian Observatory

    Garwood Lodge, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3QG

    Observatory

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  • Athenaeum Observatory

    Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1LU

    Observatory

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  • Barrow Common – Brancaster

    Common Lane, Brancaster, Norfolk, PE31 8DB

    Dark Sky Discovery Site

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  • Bawsey Country Park

    Bawsey, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 1EP

    Go Stargazing Site

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  • Bayfordbury Observatory

    Lower Hatfield Road, Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire, SG13 8LD

    Observatory

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  • Bedford Purlieus Woods Car Park

    Old Leicester Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6NN

    Go Stargazing Site

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  • Breckland Astronomical Observatory

    Great Ellingham, Near Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17

    Dark Sky Discovery Site, Observatory

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  • Cambridge Observatory – Institute of Astronomy

    University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0HA

    Astronomical Society, Observatory

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  • Dedham Vale Dark Sky Discovery Centre

    Thorington Street, Colchester, C06 4SS

    Dark Sky Discovery Site

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Stargazing accommodation in East of England

  • Albion Nights

    Norwich Road, Woodton, Norfolk, NR35 2LP

    Stay & Gaze

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  • Blyth Rise Stays

    Station Road, Laxfield, Suffolk, IP13 8HF

    Stay & Gaze

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  • Brancaster Stays

    Common Lane, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk, PE31 8BL

    Stay & Gaze

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  • Bumblebarn Bell Tents

    Sheringwood, Beeston Regis, Norfolk, NR26 8TS

    Stay & Gaze

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  • Fox Tiny House

    Billingford Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4QY, East of England

    Stay & Gaze

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