Welsh Dark Skies Week
Welsh Dark Skies Week Overview
Welsh Dark Skies Week Overview
- Coverage: Wales
- Size: 2,083 sq/m
- Highest point: Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon)
- Stargazing hotspot: Too many to list!
- Best time for stargazing: September-March
Welcome to our third annual Welsh Dark Skies Week! - (February 9th-18th, 2024)
We are proud to be working together with the whole protected landscape family in Wales to bring to you a week of events around the country.
Together, the National Parks and Area’s of Outstanding Natural Beauty are all working hard to raise awareness of light pollution and how this impacts not just our view to the stars, but also our wildlife and health. We would love for you to join us on our journey around Wales’s protected landscapes to learn more about the work that is going on there to protect our Dark Skies and what you could do to help.
Date | Time | Designated Landscape | Where | Price | Event | Booking Link |
Fri 9th | 17:00-19:00 | Eryri | Cwm Idwal | Free | Dark Skies Guided Walk | |
Sat 10th | 18:00-20:30 | Clwydian Range Dee Valley AONB | Llaferres | £27.50 | SUP + Stargazing | |
| Mon 12th | 18:30-19:30 | Eryri | Online | Free | Astroarchaeology – Archaeology in the Stars Clive Ruggles | |
Tues 13th | 17:30-21:30 | Eryri | Cwm Eigiau | Free | Dark Sky and Archaeology Walk | Sold Out! |
Tues 13th | 10:00-16:00 | Gŵyr AONB | Swansea Waterfront Museum | - | AstroCymru - Rocket building and space art workshops. | E-mail - Jake.Cosgrove@swansea.gov.uk |
Wed 14th | 17:30-21:30 | Eryri (in association with the Carneddau Partnership) | Abergwyngregyn | Free | Dark Sky and Archaeology Walk | Sold Out! |
Wed 14th | 17:30-21:30 | Pembrokeshire Coast NP | Castell Henllys | £8 | Wonders of the Night Sky – A storytelling event | |
Wed 14th | 10:00-16:00 | Gŵyr AONB | Oriel Science Lab | - | Stardust Hunters – Hunt for Stardust with help from Swansea Uni Physics Department | E-mail - Jake.Cosgrove@swansea.gov.uk |
Wed 14th | TBC | Gŵyr AONB | TBC | - | Faulkes Telescope session – Help Swansea Uni staff control the Faulkes telescope in Hawaii for a view into our Universe. | E-mail - Jake.Cosgrove@swansea.gov.uk |
| Thur 15th | 17:15-19:15 | Ynys Môn AONB | Bryn Celli Du, Brynsiencyn | Free | Dark Skies at Bryn Celli Du with Rhys Mwyn | |
Thur 15th | 18:30-20:00 | Bannau Brycheiniog | Online | Free | Astronomy Stellarium session with astronomer Nick Busby | |
Fri 16th | 18:00-20:30 | Clwydian Range Dee Valley AONB | Llaferres | £27.50 | SUP + Stargazing | |
Fri 16th | 18:00-20:00 | Clwydian Range Dee Valley AONB | Northop Campus | £7.50 | XPLORE! Astronomy Evening with planetarium | Xplore Science Centre |
Sat 17th | 10:00-17:00 | Gŵyr AONB | Port Eynon Village Hall | - | Planetarium sessions | E-mail - Jake.Cosgrove@swansea.gov.uk |
Sat 17th | 18:00-23:00 | Gŵyr AONB | Port Eynon Village Hall | - | Moongazing Session | E-mail - Jake.Cosgrove@swansea.gov.uk |
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