Dark Skies
The UK's national parks, wild places and rural countryside are the best places to go stargazing and experience our fabulous Dark Skies – thousands of stars, distant planets, twinkling constellations and even the sheer sweep of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, can all be seen in areas where light pollution is low. In fact, if you're after a UK stargazing holiday, it's good to know that you can normally see at least ten times as many stars in the darkest areas of the country as in a town or city. Our handy Dark Skies accommodation guide picks out some amazing UK stargazing locations, from remote hostels and country B&Bs to deeply rural holiday cottages, hotels and forest lodges. Stay up late, look up and gaze in wonder at the UK's glorious night skies, then back to bed for a great night's sleep!
Best Places to Stay in Best UK Hotels, B&Bs, Cottages & Glamping for Stargazing - Dark Skies Places to Stay in the UK
Best Places for Dark Skies
The perfect countryside weekend escape for jaded city-dwellers.
The Oaksmere, Rectory Rd, Eye, Suffolk IP23 8AH
Holidays in East Anglia
Holidays in Suffolk
Holidays in Eye
A cosy place to stay in the heart of the Peak District
Barrel Inn, Bretton, Near Eyam, Hope Valley, Derbyshire S32 5QD
Holidays in East Midlands
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Holidays in Hathersage
Not far from Falmouth, this is a unique Cornwall hotel nestled in its own by sub-tropical gardens overlooking the sea
Hotel Meudon, Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 5HT
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Holidays in Falmouth
A beautiful contemporary boutique hotel by the sea with gorgeous rooms and a superb restaurant
The Idle Rocks, Harbourside St, Mawes, Cornwall, TR2 5AN
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Holidays in Cornwall
This Lancashire inn is a shining beacon of good cooking and warm hospitality
The Cartford Inn, Cartford Lane, Little Eccleston, Near Preston, Lancashire PR3 0YP
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Holidays in Preston
A beautiful country house hotel set in gorgeous grounds in the heart of St Davids, Pembrokeshire
Penrhiw Priory, St Davids, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA62 6PG
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Holidays in Pembrokeshire
Holidays in St Davids
A friendly, well-catered hostel that's convenient for Snowdonia – and, in particular, Snowdon itself.
Lodge Dinorwig, Lodge Dinorwig, Dinorwig, Gwynedd, North Wales LL55 3EY
Holidays in North Wales
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One of the UK's most remote youth hostels, ensconced amongst some of its most dramatic mountain and coastal scenery.
Torridon Youth Hostel, Achnasheen, Ross-Shire IV22 2EZ
Holidays in Highlands
Holidays in Ross-shire
A cosy youth hostel on the northern shore of Loch Gairloch with magnificent sea and mountain views
Gairloch Sands Youth Hostel, Carn Dearg Gairloch, Ross-shire IV21 2DJ
Holidays in Highlands
Holidays in Ross-shire
The perfect budget base for Loch Lomond - and watersports of all kinds
Rowardennan Lodge Youth Hostel, Rowardennan By Drymen, Near Glasgow G63 OAR
Holidays in Central Scotland
This fabulous converted Suffolk windmill is the ultimate romantic stargazing escape.
The Windmill Suffolk, Lavenham Road, Cockfield, Near Lavenham, Suffolk IP30 0HX
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Holidays in Lavenham
A comfortable converted barn in a gloriously tranquil rural location in the heart of Suffolk
Ivy Grange Farm Barn, Butts Road, Westhall, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19 8RN
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Holidays in Halesworth
Coastal Cabins, Coastal Cabins, East Long Furlong, Hartland, Devon EX39 6AT
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Holidays in Bideford
Tree Top View, 34a Brook Road, Sheringham, Norfolk NR26 8QE
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Holidays in Sheringham & Cromer
Luxury glamping at its best in the heart of the North Cotswolds!
Shepherds Retreat, Little Comberton, Worcestershire WR10 3EP
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Holidays in Worcestershire
Holidays in Evesham
Historic house and cosy lodge in one of the most beautiful parts of central Scotland
Balgedie House & Lodge, Easter Balgedie Kinross KY13 9HQ
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Holidays in Kinross
A bright, contemporary seaside cottage in the heart of the North Norfolk Coast resort of Sheringham – 2 minutes from the beach and coast path
Cliff Cottage, Sheringham, Sheringham Salt, NR26 8BJ
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Holidays in Sheringham & Cromer
A properly off-grid Scottish adventure on the West Coast's Ardnish Peninsula
Peanmeanach Bothy, Ardnish Peninsula
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Holidays in Mallaig
A super-inviting pub with comfy rooms and terrific food in majestically rugged surroundings.
The West Arms, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, Wrexham LL20 7LD
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Holidays in Wrexham
Holidays in Wrexham
A unique adults-only B&B in a peaceful corner of Herefordshire that you won't want to leave.
The Cob at Montpelier, Brilley, Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR3 6HF
Holidays in West Midlands
Holidays in Herefordshire
Holidays in Whitney-on-Wye
Hedgerow Luxury Glamping, Hedgerow Luxury Glamping, Knott Lane, Newsholme, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 4JF
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Holidays in Lancashire
Holidays in Clitheroe
Boutique glamping in barns and shepherds huts in the Snowdonia National Park
Snowdonia Glamping Holidays, Plas yn Rhos, Rhydlanfair, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy LL24 0SS
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Holidays in Conwy
Holidays in Betws y Coed
Cosy yurt glamping in a beautiful rural mid-Wales location.
Fforest Fields Glamping, Hundred House Llandrindod Wells Powys LD1 5RU
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Holidays in Powys
Holidays in Llandrindod Wells
Great Langdale Campsite, Great Langdale LA22 9JU
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Your choice of intriguing glamping options, spread throughout the grounds of a beautiful country estate
Walcot Hall Glamping, Walcot Hall, Lydbury North, Shropshire SY7 8AU
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Holidays in Shropshire
Holidays in Bishop's Castle
A cosy and very well-equipped glamping pod for two in the heart of the Lake District
The Yan Glamping, Broadrayne Farm, Grasmere, Cumbria LA22 9RU
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Holidays in Cumbria
Holidays in Grasmere
Pod and bell tent glamping in the Berkshire woods on the edge of the North Wessex Downs
Hollington Park Glamping, Rose Cottage, Hollington House, Woolton Hill, Nr. Newbury, Berkshire RG20 9XR
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Holidays in Newbury
A perfect site right next to the River Wyre – ideal for picnicking and larking about in the sun.
Dolphinholme House Farm, Dolphinholme House Farm, Dolphinholme, Lancashire LA2 9DJ
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Holidays in Lancashire
Holidays in Lancaster
Family-sized safari tents on the edge of the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire
Up Sticks Glamping, Birtsmorton, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6AP
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Holidays in Worcestershire
Holidays in Upton-Upon-Severn
Luxurious and eco-friendly glamping deep in the heart of the Devon countryside.
Exe Valley Glamping, Bickleigh, Tiverton, Devon EX16 8RG
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Holidays in Tiverton
Yorkshire's original glamping site – and still one of the best!
Pinewood Park, Racecourse Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO12 5TG
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Luxury shepherds huts on the Yorkshire-Lancashire border.
Copy House Hideaway, Copy House Farm, Bleara Road, Earby, Lancashire BB18 6LF
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Holidays in Lancashire
Holidays in Clitheroe
Adults-only wee caravans of love in the Scottish Borders.
Roulotte Retreat, Roulotte Retreat, Bowden, Melrose, The Scottish Borders TD6 0SU
Holidays in South Scotland
Holidays in Scottish Borders
Holidays in Melrose
Your very own glamping spot in a remote wilderness location, with only the trees and the birds for company.
The Yurt Farm, Sigl-dy-Gwt, Penuwch, Tregaron, Ceredigion, SY25 6RE
Holidays in Mid Wales
Holidays in Ceredigion
Holidays in Aberaeron
Shepherd’s huts with romance and style in Somerset’s Blackdown Hills
Dimpsey Glamping, Beetham Farm, Combe St Nicholas, Chard, Somerset TA20 3PY
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Holidays in Chard
Secluded bell tent glamping on a North Norfolk estate currently re-wilding 2000 acres of land.
Amber's Bell Tent Camping Little Massingham Estate, Little Massingham Estate, Church Lane, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE32 2JS
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Cosy, mountainside camping pods for Snowdonia hikers, bikers and adventure junkies
Bryn Dinas Glamping Pods, Nantgwynant, Beddgelert, Gwynedd LL55 4NH
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Holidays in Beddgelert
An organic smallholding in Orkney with yurts, pods, bell tents – and a cosy cottage!
Wheems Organic Farm, Wheems, Eastside, South Ronaldsay, Orkney KW17 2TJ
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Lodges, safari tents and pods in a fabulous – and famous! – Cotswolds farm location
Cotswold Farm Park Holidays, Cotswold Farm Park, Bemborough Farm, Guiting Power, Gloucestershire GL54 5UG
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Welcoming, well-run woodland glamping in the heart of rural Suffolk.
West Stow Pods, West Stow Pods, Ingham Road, West Stow, Suffolk IP28 6EX
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If you want quirky, cool glamping in a beautiful National Park location, Lazy Duck is the place for you.
Lazy Duck, Nethy Bridge, Inverness-shire PH25 3ED
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Holidays in Aviemore
Comrie Croft is as good as glamping gets – it has glamping options and a bunkhouse too!
Comrie Croft, Braincroft, Crieff, Perthshire PH7 4JZ
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Holidays in Perthshire
Holidays in Perth
Rolling Dartmoor views from the yurts from the shower, and from the rolltop bath...
Devon Yurt, Borough Farm, Kelly, Lifton, Devon PL16 0HJ
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Holidays in Tavistock
En-suite glamping pods near the beach on the remote Hebridean island of Baleshare
Baleshare Bothies, Baleshare, North Uist, Western Isles, HS6 5HG
Holidays in Scottish Isles
Exquisite wooden cabins for two in a stunning Warwickshire location
Tiny Wooden House, Grange Cottages, Snowford Hill, Long Itchington, Southam, Warwickshire CV47 9QE
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Holidays in Warwickshire
Holidays in Leamington Spa
An eco-youth hostel on the banks of Loch Ossian, with breathtaking views inevery direction.
Loch Ossian Youth Hostel, Corrour By Fort William PH30 4AA
Holidays in Central Scotland
These eco-friendly pine lodges are a perfect base for this corner of the Scottish Highlands – and they're dog-friendly too!
Big Sky Lodges, Drynie Park Muir of Ord Inverness IV6 7RP
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Holidays in Inverness-shire
Holidays in Inverness
Well-appointed wooden lodges in a spectacular woodland location on the shores of Loch Awe.
Log Cabin Scotland, Dalavich Argyll & Bute PA35 1HN
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Holidays in Argyll & Bute
Holidays in Oban
