Stargazing in North East England
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Stargazing locations in North East England
The map below shows places to go stargazing in North East England including observatories, officially recognised dark sky locations and recommended sites. We very much welcome suggestions if you'd like to contact us.
List of stargazing locations in North East England
Allen Banks and Staward Gorge – National Trust
Near Ridley Hall, Bardon Mill, NE47 7BP
Allendale Golf Club
Near Sinderhope, Allendale, NE47
Alnmouth Beach
Alnmouth, Warkworth, NE66
Alwinton Car Park
Alwinton, Near Harbottle, NE65 7BQ
Balderhead Reservoir
Hunderthwaite, Near Cotherstone, DL12
Battlesteads Observatory
The Battlesteads Hotel, Wark, Northumberland, NE48 3LS
Blackhall Rocks Local Nature Reserve
Blackhall Colliery, Hartlepool, TS27 4AT
Bollihope Common
Hill End, Frosterley, DL13 2SY
Burnhope Reservoir
Wearhead, St Johns Chapel, DL13
Cawfields Quarry
Cawfields, Near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 9PJ
Clesketts Car Park
RSPB Geltsdale, Forest Head, CA8
Cow Green Reservoir
Upper Teesdale, Langdon Beck, DL12
Creswell Beach Car Park
Beach Road, Cresswell, NE61 5LF
Cygnus Observatory at Washington Wetland Centre
Washington Wetland Centre, Washington, Sunderland, NE38 8LE
Derwent Waterside Park Visitor Centre
Endmundbuyers, Consett, DH8 9TT
Dunsten Steads Car Park
Dunsten Steads, Embleton, NE66 3DT
Elf Kirk Viewpoint
Near Tower Knowe Visitor Centre, Kielder Water, Northumberland, NE48 1BX
Elsdon Village Hall
Elsdon, Otterburn, NE19 1AA
Grassholme Reservoir
Grassholme, Barnard Castle, DL12 0PW
Hamsterley Forest Visitor Centre
Hamsterley Forest, Bedburn, County Durham, DL13 3NL
Hauxley Nature Reserve and Observatory
Low Hauxley, Newcastle, NE65 0JR
Hawkhope Car Park
Hawkhope, Near Falstone, NE48
Hury Reservoir
Hury , Barnard Castle, DL12 9UU
Ingram Village Hall
Ingram, Near Powburn, NE66 4LT
Kielder Campsite
Kielder Village, Kielder, Northumberland, NE48 1ER
Kielder Observatory
Black Fell, Near Kielder Village, Northumberland, NE48
Kirknewton Village Hall
Kirknewton, Near Wooler, NE71 6XA
Knarsdale with Kirkhaugh Cairns Community Hall
Slaggyford, Brampton, CA8 7NP, North East
North Pennines Observatory
The Old School House, Allenheads, NE47 9HR
Pow Hill
Pow Hill Country Park, Edmundbuyers, DH8
Redesdale Arms
Horsley, Rochester, NE19 1TA
Rochester Roundhouse
Rochester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE19 1RH
Selset Reservoir
Grassholme, Near Mickleton, DL12
St Mary’s Island Car Park
Whitley Bay, Newcastle, NE26 4RS
Stonehaugh Stargazing Pavilion
Stonehaugh, Kielder Water Forest Park, Northumberland, NE48 3DZ
The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre
Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7AN, North East
The Stell at Falstone
The Stell, Falstone, NE48 1AA
Tower Knowe Visitor Centre
Tower Knowe, Kielder, NE48 1BX
Twice Brewed Inn & Observatory
Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7AN
Walltown Country Park
Walltown Quarry, Greenhead, CA8 7HF
Waskerley Reservoir Car Park
Waskerley, Stanhope, DH8 9DX
Wynyard Planetarium & Observatory
Thorpe Thewles, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, TS21 3JG
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