There are a number of travel agents who specialise in astronomical holidays and tours, ranging from Northern Lights Tours, Meteor watches, Cruises and Total Solar Eclipses.<\/p>\n
For those who do not want full tours and would like somewhere to visit while on holiday, or take a holiday where they can do astronomy but remain self-sufficient, there are quite a number of options available.<\/p>\n
These are the ones I know about. If I have missed any off this list, let me know and I will add them.
\nIf there are any mistakes, or details have changed, also let me know so I can amend the entry.<\/p>\n
These are listed alphabetically by country.
\nThey are not in any way a personal recommendation either as I have not visited most of them.<\/p>\n
United Kingdom.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Go Stargazing<\/strong> <\/span>also have a list of\u00a0stargazing-friendly accommodation across the UK. Astro Adventures.<\/span> AstroVentures<\/span>. Eddington Lodge.<\/strong><\/span> Galloway Astronomy Centre.<\/span> Northumberland International Dark Sky Park \/ Kielder Observatory.<\/span> Europe. Centro de Observa\u00e7\u00e3o Astron\u00f3mica no Algarve (COAA).<\/strong><\/span> Dark Skies Tenerife.<\/span> Les Granges, France.<\/strong><\/span> United States. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are a number of travel agents who specialise in astronomical holidays and tours, ranging from Northern Lights Tours, Meteor watches, Cruises and Total Solar Eclipses. For those who do not want full tours and would like somewhere to visit while on holiday, or take a holiday where they can do astronomy but remain self-sufficient, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Astronomy Holidays - Star-Gazing","description":"There are a number of travel agents who specialise in astronomical holidays and tours, ranging from Northern Lights Tours, Meteor watches, Cruises and Total Sol"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8555,"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/106\/revisions\/8555"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.star-gazing.co.uk\/WebPage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThis should also help you find your perfect dark sky location for your next stargazing break, including dark sky sites, observatories and public stargazing events.
\nhttps:\/\/gostargazing.co.uk\/stay-gaze<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Located in North Devon, this resort is run on a bed & breakfast basis.
\nObservatories and telescopes that are available free of charge if you are staying.
\nwww.astroadventures.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Based at the Dark Sky Discovery Observatory at the Battlesteads Hotel in Wark and at various other hotel, camping and glamping sites around Northumberland, AstroVentures deliver stargazing sessions, astrophotography workshops, and astronomy activities to suit anyone from the absolute beginner to the professional. Bespoke individual stargazing sessions are also available and AstroVentures regularly delivers workshops to schools, girl guides, scouts, cubs and beavers in the region.
\nhttp:\/\/www.astro.ventures<\/a>
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\nLocated in North Cornwall, offer self-catering holidays and short breaks.
\nHave observation pods as well as a fully equipped observatory.
\nwww.eddington-lodge.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Bed & Breakfast accommodation located in The Dark Sky Park area in the Galloway Forest National Park, Dumfries, Scotland.
\nA range of astronomical equipment is available.
\nwww.gallowayastro.com\/index.htm<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Various accommodation types available around the park.
\nwww.visitnorthumberland.com\/darkskies\/experiences
\n<\/a><\/strong>The Kielder Observatory holds a series of events throughout the year.
\nKielder Observatory.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong><\/span>Astrofarm.<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Located in the Southwest of France alongside a national park with\u00a0dark skies.
\nhttp:\/\/astrofarmfrance.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nLocated in The Algarve in Portugal, views and tours through observatories and telescopes can be organised for a fee, but are unfortunately no longer taking staying guests.
\nwww.coaa.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Organises stargazing tours in Tenerife up the mountain to observe and image in very dark skies of Parque nacional del Teide<\/span>.
\nhttps:\/\/darkskiestenerifeguide.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nTraditional Provence-style farmhouse for rent with all astronomical telescopes and imaging equipment available to use.
\nwww.sunstarfrance.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n<\/strong><\/span>Arizona Sky Village.<\/strong><\/span>
\nA holiday resort set up by the renowned astrophotographer Jack Newton, actively maintaining their nice dark skies in Arizona.
\nBoth accommodation and telescopes are available for rent.
\nwww.arizonaskyvillage.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n