Stainburn Forest Yorkshire Dales Stargazing Experience 1-Hour

ENJOY A JOURNEY TO THE STARS FROM THE YORKSHIRE DALES WITH AN EXPERIENCED ASTRONOMER AS YOUR GUIDE 

1-HOUR STAINBURN FOREST YORKSHIRE DALES STARGAZING EXPERIENCE GIFT BOX

IDEAL FOR INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES & FAMILIES -- EXCLUSIVE STARGAZING EXPERIENCE -- VOUCHER VALID FOR 2 YEARS -- DISPATCHED IN LUXURY PRESENTATION GIFT BOX

Discover the night sky from the Yorkshire Dales with a professional astronomer as your guide on a private 1-hour stargazing experience from Stainburn Forest. Your astronomer will meet you at the location to provide a laser-guided tour of the stars and constellations that we can see on your stargazing night. We'll have one of our large dobsonian relfector telescopes on hand to then transport you out across the universe to see some amazing sights. Along the way you'll get views in our large telescope of dazzling star systems, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies beyond our own, and your astronomer will provide the background story to each view. If the moon and / or planets are visible on the night we'll get some close up views of them too in the telescope.

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1-HOUR STAINBURN FOREST YORKSHIRE DALES STARGAZING EXPERIENCE 

Go stargazing in the Yorkshire Dales with this fabulous 1-hour private stargazing experience run by a professional astronomer. If you're mad about space - or know someone who is - then this is the perfect stargazing gift for them! 

Our astronomer will meet you at the Stainburn Forest car park on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. From the car park it is a short walk to the stargazing spot where we'll have one of our large telescopes ready to whisk you off on an adventure among the stars. You'll get sharp and bright views through the telescope of dazzling star systems, ancient star clusters, red supergiants, nebulae and vast distant galaxies far beyond our own during your 1-hour stargazing experience. We also include a laser-guided tour of the stars and constellations, all with expert narration and guidance from a professional astronomer. For stargazing in Leeds, Bradford, York and Harrogate the Stainburn Forest Yorkshire Dales stargazing location is the closest one to you.

If you'd like a list of available dates and times for our Stainburn Forest location please do get in touch. Alternatively we offer the 1-hour Stainburn Forest Yorkshire Dales stargazing experience as a gift voucher inside one of our luxury A5 gift boxes so the gift recipient can choose their own date when conveninent. The stargazing voucher is valid for two years initially, wirth an option to extend the voucher for an additional year free of charge so as to allow plenty of time for the recipient to book a date, and for us to find a clear night on which to run the stargazing experience. 

We're happy to personalise the voucher with a short message. A message box will appear during the checkout process for you to add your personal note.

When can the stargazing voucher be used? 

Weekends and weeknights ay time of the year, subject to our availability.  Please consider booking 4 - 6 months in advance for the best selection of dates.

What if it is raining or cloudy? 

Naturally cloud and rain is always a threat. When booking the stargazing experience we recommend that you choose  2 or 3 nights initially on which you’d be happy for us to run the experience for you. If it is cloudy / raining on all selected nights then we’ll simply roll the experience forward to an alternative date that works. We can keep rolling the experience forward until we are able to run the stargazing for you.

How to book a date for your stargazing session

If you already have a voucher please email bookings@darkskytelescopehire.co.uk with your voucher number so we can let you know dates & time slots that are available.