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
A beautifully renovated Scottish bolthole by the sea – the perfect romantic escape.
Lower Polnish, Ardnish Peninsula, Scottish Highlands, PH38 4NA
Holidays in Highlands
Holidays in Inverness-shire
Holidays in Mallaig
A cosy off-grid cottage in as remote and challenging an environment as you'll find in the UK.
Laggan, Ardnish Peninsula, Scottish Highlands, PH38 4NA
Holidays in Highlands
Holidays in Inverness-shire
A huge country estate dotted with glamping and self-catering accommodation that feels like the middle of nowhere!
Byford Glamping, Garnons Estate, Byford, Hereford HR4 7JX
Holidays in West Midlands
Holidays in Herefordshire
Holidays in Hereford
A unique off-grid cottage, on the banks of one of Scotland's most remote sea lochs.
Craig Cottage, Craig Cottage, Near Bonawe, Oban, Argyll PA37 1RL
Holidays in Highlands
Holidays in Argyll & Bute
Holidays in Oban
A very special working farm set in beautiful countryside and with a variety of holiday accommodation and activities. The perfect family holiday destination.
Nettlecombe Farm, Whitwell Isle of Wight PO38 2AF
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Holidays in Isle Of Wight
Holidays in Ventnor
A stunning and huge converted watermill, right on the river, that sleeps eight people.
Fletland Mill, Baston Lincolnshire PE6 9NS
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Holidays in Lincolnshire
Holidays in Stamford
Beautifully designed log cabins with hot tubs set, within ancient woodland overlooking a trout river on the edge of the Lake District
Hidden River Cabins, Longtown, Carlisle, Cumbria CA6 5TU
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The ultimate luxury, contemporary country holiday property – deep in the heart of North Norfolk.
The Old Stables at Godwick Hall, Mill Road, Godwick, Norfolk, PE32 2RJ
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Holidays in Fakenham
Luxurious and very cosy shepherds huts on a glorious North Norfolk country estate.
Godwick Hall Shepherds Huts, Godwick Hall, Godwick, Mill Lane, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE32 2RJ
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An eco-friendly shepherds hut based on a working farm near Beccles in Suffolk
Berry Farm, Berry Farm, Clarkes Lane, Ilketshall St Andrew, Norfolk NR34 8HR
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Holidays in Beccles
Your own private estate - in a beautiful and unspoilt part of Norfolk.
Bodney Lodge, Bodney Hall, Bodney, Norfolk IP26 5BX
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Holidays in Swaffham
A sumptuous North Norfolk self-catering property with less emphasis on the 'self'!
Godwick Hall, Godwick Hall, Godwick, Mill Lane, Fakenham, King's Lynn PE32 2RJ
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Holidays in Fakenham
Super Lake District luxury by Ullswater's lakeside and catering for every need.
Waternook, Howtown, Ullswater, Cumbria CA10 2ND
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Holidays in Ullswater
A luxury Lake District barn conversion right by the shores of Ullswater.
The Great Barn, Howtown, Ullswater, Cumbria CA10 2ND
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Holidays in Ullswater
Charming Lake District yurt glamping for friends, families and romantic couples.
Long Valley Yurts at Moss Howe Farm, Witherslack, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6SA
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Holidays in Cartmel
Gypsy Caravan holidays in the Lake District - both mobile and stationary.
Wanderlusts Gypsy Caravans, Wanderlusts Gypsy Caravans, Nutwood, Melmerby, Cumbria, Ca101hf
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Holidays in Penrith
Cabins and lodges for families, dog lovers and glamping enthusiasts
Loose Reins, Loose Reins, Ridgeway Farm, Shillingstone, Dorset DT11 0TF
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Holidays in Blandford Forum
These bell tents are the perfect North Devon glamping spot for a couple, young family or group of friends.
Springfield Glamping, Springfield farm, Marwood, Barnstaple EX31 4DU
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Holidays in Barnstaple
Luxurious glamping close to the glorious North Devon coast
Longlands Glamping, Longlands Farm, Coulsworthy, Combe Martin, North Devon EX34 0PD
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Holidays in Ilfracombe
A friendly, well-equipped glamping site with cabins in a lovely rural location.
Crowtree Wigwams, Crowtree Farmhouse Wragg Marsh Spalding Lincolnshire PE12 6HF
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Just outside Lewes, this East Sussex glamping and camping site is a wonderful place to get back to nature.
Secret Campsite, Brickyard Farm, Town Littleworth, Cooksbridge, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 4TD
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Holidays in East Sussex
Holidays in Lewes
'Have a great time in the woods' in this cosy off-grid Devon cabin.
Bulworthy Project, Hensons Wood, Rackenford, Devon EX16 8DL
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Holidays in Devon
Brand-new, high-end luxury cottages and lodges just a few minutes' walk from the beach.
Martha's Orchard, Constantine Bay, Cornwall PL28 8JQ
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Holidays in Padstow
Glorious rural tranquillity in twin holiday cottages in the heart of mid-Wales.
Fforest Fields Cottage, Hundred House, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 5RU
Holidays in Mid Wales
Holidays in Powys
Holidays in Llandrindod Wells
Reconnect with the natural world at this cosy yet elegant house on the banks of the River Wye
The Bothy at Racquety Farm, Racquety Farm, Wyecliff, Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR3 5LA
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Escape to a hidden corner of Sussex for wine tasting, seasonal food, and style aplenty
Tillingham Vineyard, Dew Farm, Dew Lane, Peasmarsh, East Sussex TN31 6XD
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Holidays in East Sussex
Holidays in Rye
The perfect place to be at one with nature on Skye.
Skye Shepherd Huts, Skye Shepherd Huts, 1 Heaste, By Broadford, Isle of Skye IV49 9BN
Holidays in Scottish Isles
An idyllic Devon retreat for couples - complete with hot tub and its own woodland!
The Gamekeeper's Cottage, Buckland Filleigh, Beaworthy, Devon EX21 5PH
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Holidays in Devon
Holidays in Bideford
Comfy glamping near the Isle of Wight's unspoilt south coast.
Tom's Eco Lodge – Tapnell Farm, Tapnell Farm Isle of Wight PO41 0YJ
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Utterly charming hand-built log cabin with hot tub, hidden away in the woods by a trout river.
Shank Wood Log Cabin, Longtown Carlisle Cumbria CA6 5TU
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This historic and characterful Tregaron inn has an excellent restaurant and and comfy rooms and is a perfect base for the Ceredigion coast and Cambrian mountains.
Y Talbot, Tregaron, Ceredigion SY25 6JL
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Holidays in Ceredigion
Holidays in Tregaron
The Stables offers informal luxury in a spectacular environment.
The Stables at The Torridon, Annat, By Achnasheen, Wester Ross IV22 2EY
Holidays in Highlands
Holidays in Ross-shire
This wonderful Skye restaurant with rooms is the perfect place to celebrate a special occasion.
Three Chimneys, Colbost Dunvegan Isle of Skye IV55 8ZT
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Deep in the heart of the Forest of Bowland, this is the ultimate country escape.
The Inn at Whitewell, Whitewell, Near Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 3AT
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Holidays in Lancashire
Holidays in Clitheroe
Dales Bike Centre, Parks Barn, Fremington, Reeth, North Yorkshire DL11 6AW
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Holidays in Reeth
A rustic youth hostel set amid the rugged mountains of Skye.
Glenbrittle Youth Hostel, Glenbrittle Carbost Isle of Skye IV47 8TA
Holidays in Highlands
Holidays in Argyll & Bute
A unique and romantic place to stay for two among the vines of one of Suffolk's oldest vineyards.
The Cabin-in-the-Vines, Rumburgh Road, Wissett, Suffolk IP19 0JJ
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Holidays in Halesworth
A romantic hideaway for two deep in the heart of the Welsh Borders with no mobile reception, TV or internet.
Cider House, Near Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 8PU
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Holidays in Abergavenny
