Stargazing in Yorkshire and The Humber

The Yorkshire and Humber offer a wide variety of stargazing destinations at some of the best dark sky locations in the UK.

The region is home to the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors Dark Sky Reserves, collectively one of the most significant dark sky areas in Europe. A stargazer’s paradise!



Stargazing events in Yorkshire and The Humber

  • East Riding Astronomers meeting and observing

    Monday 6th May 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Woodmansey Village Hall, Beverley, HU17 0TR

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  • Huddersfield Astronomical Society meeting and observing

    Tuesday 7th May 2024 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Lockwood Park Bowling Pavilion, Huddersfield, HD4 6EN

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  • Rosse Observatory public open evening

    Tuesday 7th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Rosse Observatory, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ

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  • Leeds Astronomical Society meeting

    Wednesday 8th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Quaker Meeting House - Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9DX

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  • Reeth Informal Astronomy Group meeting & observing

    Thursday 9th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Fremington Village Hall, Reeth, DL11 6AR

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  • Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Meeting

    Thursday 9th May 2024 from 19:45pm to 22:00pm

    Swinton Bottom Club, Swinton, S64 8AU

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  • Beginner’s Astronomy at Beacon Hill Observatory

    Friday 10th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Beacon Hill Observatory, Cleethorpes, DN35

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  • Brough Observatory informal open evening

    Friday 10th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 22:00pm

    Brough Observatory, Brough, HU15 1BB

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  • Rosse Observatory public open evening

    Friday 10th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

    Rosse Observatory, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ

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  • Bradford Astronomical Society lecture evening

    Monday 13th May 2024 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Idle & Thackley Conservative Club, Idle, BD10 8QB

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Stargazing locations in Yorkshire and The Humber

  • Sutton Bank Star Hub

    Sutton Bank National Park Centre, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2EX

    Go Stargazing Site

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  • Sutton Bank Visitor Centre

    Sutton Bank, Near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2EH

    Dark Sky Discovery Site

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  • Swinsty and Fewston Reservoir Car Park

    Fewston, Otley, North Yorkshire, HG3 1ST

    Dark Sky Discovery Site

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  • Tan Hill Inn

    Reeth, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL11 6ED

    Dark Sky Discovery Site, Stay & Gaze

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  • The Coldstones Cut – Nidderdale

    Toft Gate, Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, HG3 5BJ

    Dark Sky Discovery Site

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  • The Moors National Park Centre

    Danby, Near Whitby, North Yorkshire, YO21 2NB

    Dark Sky Discovery Site

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  • Thruscross Reservoir Car Park

    Thruscross, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 4BB

    Dark Sky Discovery Site

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  • Watersinks Car Park – National Trust

    Settle, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD24 9PU

    Go Stargazing Site

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  • Wharram Percy Car Park

    Wharram le Street, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 9TD

    Go Stargazing Site

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  • White Wells Car Park

    Wells Road, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 9JS, Yorkshire and The Humber England

    Go Stargazing Site

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Stargazing accommodation in Yorkshire and The Humber

  • Middlehead Cottages – Stape

    Stape, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8HY

    Stay & Gaze

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  • Noelle’s Cottages – Middleton Hall

    Middleton Hall, Pickering, North Yorkshire, YO18 8NX

    Stay & Gaze

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  • North Shire

    Liverton, Saltburn by the Sea, Cleveland, TS13 4TJ

    Stay & Gaze

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  • Pheasant’s Roost Shepherd’s Hut

    Thorpe Bassett, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 8LU

    Stay & Gaze

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  • Poppy Cottage – Buckden

    Buckden, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 5JX

    Stay & Gaze

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